
1- We drive to Corinth Canal
2- Stop at the Corinth Canal for photos and drinks
3- After we drive to Ancient Corinth
4- Visit Ancient Corinth
5- Lunch in a Greek traditional tavern
6- Drive to back to Athens
7- Visit the Acropolis, Changing of The guards, The Temple of Zeus
8- Scenic drive in Athens City. Back to the ship or Hotel.
Our first stop it will
be at Corinth Canal,
the
first prefecture you come to in the Peloponnese, the first sign
of warmth and excitement,
It is a beautiful
drive, you will feel the
aromas
of the sea, the mountains for
about 1hour and 30 minutes. The concept of cutting a canal
through the Isthmus of Corinth to link the Ionian and Aegean
seas was first proposed by the
Emperor Nero in 67 A .D. During that year, several thousands of
workers dug away at the Isthmus for more than three months. The
vestiges of the work carried out at that time indicate that the
designers of the project had chosen the narrowest point of the
Isthmus for the purpose, following the same line as the modern
canal. The digging began either side of the canal, and the
workers were supposed to meet eventually in the middle. Nero’s
death put an end to the project. Work was only resumed again in
1881 and completed in 1893. The canal is about 6 km long; its
width upon completion was 25 meters, and 8 meters deep.
After we explore our selves in the canal we will take a 30
minutes drive the once rich and powerful city of Ancient Corinth.
The
ruins of ancient Corinth are spread out at the foot of the huge
rock of Acrocorinth. The monuments are mainly Roman; only a few
are Greek. You can trace the Long Walls which began at the
summit of Acrocorinth and descended all the way to Lechaion (Leheo),
the artificial harbour on the Corinthian Gulf. Lechaion was the
start of Lechaion road which led to the ancient agora. This was
paved with flagstones and lined with sidewalks, arcades and
shops. The area of the marketplace was filled with imposing
buildings, temples and business emporia. The Doric temple of
Apollo (6th c. BC with 1st c. AD restorations) stands on a knoll
to the north of the agora; it is the most important monument of
that period. To the northwest of the agora lie the ruins of the
4th century BC theatre - which underwent some changes in the
Roman Odeon. The museum is in the southwest sector of the site.
It contains mosaic floors, Mycenaean and Corinthian pottery,
terra cotta sphinxes, statues of two supernatural beings, relief
plaques, the Roman head of the Goddess Tyche and small objects
of various kinds. On the north side of the building one can see
the remains of the fountain of Glauke hewn out of the rock.
Glauke, daughter of king Creon, was the reason why Jason
deserted Medea. In revenge Medea sent her as a wedding gift a
poisoned mantle which envelopped the girl in flames the moment
she put it on. In order to save herself she leapt into the
fountain which since then has borne her name.
After finishing your visit to these unique
sites, we will stop on a Greek traditional
tavern for lunch and then we will drive back to Athens city for
the rest of
Athens tour, on which you will see
of the famous
Acropolis,
which was build ''during the
golden age of Pericles''
and it means the
high city,
the
Parhenon,The Temple of
the Olympian Zeus, The Kalimarmaro, The tomb of the Unknown
Soldier, The Lycabettus Hill: Syntagma Square, the Olympic
stadium Which is the original stadium built in the 1800s
for the first modern Olympic games in 1896.
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In most of the tours in Greece, sport type shoes
are recommended
Corinth and Athens Private tour Prices: