Corinth Canal, Peloponnese, Greece

4.5 (1.913 reviews) Monday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Spent < 1 hour Ranking #2 in Peloponnese Bodies of Water • Points of Interest & Landmarks

Easily accessed viewpoint of a historical site.

We stopped here at the 19th C bridge for the classic view(we had photographed in 1989 while traveling with our daughter) of the 300’ deep and 4 mile long canal, joining many visitors running to snap a quick photo. I found a dirt lane 500 m farther that accessed a disused railroad bridge and walked along the canal to view a huge landslide (Nazi’s bombed on their retreat) that may have closed this canal in the past. I read there is an effort to open this canal to single lane boats and even swimmers this year?
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Address

, Isthmia, Greece, Postal Code: 201 00.

Website

https://www.korinthos.gr

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Current local date and time now

Monday, May 13, 2024, 20:07

User Ratings

4.5 based on (1.913 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 4KarenM1_10 5:00 PM Nov 23, 2022
    Worth going
    We booked a tour from our ship to cruise through the Corinth Canal. We started at the bridge above the canal and were able to see various boats passing through. We then boarded the bus and headed to the dock where we boarded a boat to travel through the canal. Since the canal is so narrow, you get a good view of the rock walls, which you really cannot see from above. Boats typically exit the canal, however being on the last boat traversing the canal allowed us to turn around and immediately begin our return trip. We also experienced one boat that was stalled near the entrance, so we had a significant delay until the boat was moved out of the way. This delay impacted the time we had to also see the city center, which was a shame because the city is very nice with lots of shops and restaurants.
  • 4Spiderdog 5:00 PM Oct 3, 2020
    Corinth Canal Crossing
    Everyone must have heard of the Corinth Canal so it's something not to be missed when touring the area. We visited mid September and there had been torrential rain earlier in the day. Must have cleaned everywhere up as it certainly wasn't the dirty sight that has been described in previous reviews. It is very impressive and I would really have liked to have seen a ship sailing through it. The guidebook we were using commented that many modern cargo ships are now too large to access the canal so I presume that the details at the site regarding numbers of crossing per annum are probably out of date now. We walked across the bridge to take pictures from both sides of the road and then stopped for drinks at one of the restaurants nearby. We also returned here for a quick stop later on our holiday as our son had joined us and wanted to see it. You should visit if in the area.

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