Athens Greece Transfer & Tours

You will be greeted at your hotel, airport, port or outside your cruise terminal and after one hour and twenty minutes you will make your way to the most authentic and famous ancient town of Corinth where Saint Paul leaved and preached for two years.
Back in the ancient times, Explore the ruins of ancient Corinth and see the Corinth Canal.

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The Corinth Canal will be our firts short stop, The Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow piece of land that once linked a strip of land and now with the canal separates the Peloponnese from Central Greece, connecting the two seas, the Corinthian and the Saronic Gulf. 

One of the most important projects of modern Greece, which played a catalytic role for the Mediterranean trade, the canal of the Isthmus of Corinth, has constituted an inspiration for centuries and was completed … 25 centuries after the conception of its idea.

The “Afneios Corinth” since the ancient times was one of the most important cities of the then known world, but also of modern Greece. Its geographical position has highlighted it to a great Navy, Commerce and Cultural Centre. Eventually the canal was opened in 25.7.1893 in the presence of the Kings and the Government, officiated by the eparch of Corinth the opening of the Corinth Canal was made. The opening of the Isthmus, one of the greatest achievements of the construction period, shortened the sea route from Piraeus to Italy by half. Also AGT (Athens Greece Transfer & Tours) gives to lovers of extreme sports the opportunity for a dive into the void from of 78 m height due to the fact that a team of experienced bungee jumping trainers can be found at the Isthmus’s bridge.

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Shortly after, we reach the city of Corinth.​

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¨Ου παντος πλειν ες Κορινθον¨ and indeed, it was not easy for everyone to anchor in this rich city, whose fame in antiquity had reached the ends of the then known world due to its wealth and prosperity.

The Sun and Neptune were the two gods that claimed this part of the Peloponnese. The site of ancient Corinth was first inhabited in the Neolithic period (6500-3250 B.C.). It is located at the northern base of the hill of Acrocorinth at the site of today’s agglomeration, Ancient Corinth. The city was dominated by the hill of Acrocorinth and the old castle, The site located at the foothill includes the Roman Agora of Corinth, the Temple of God Apollo and the small Museum.Ancient Corinth is also one of the most popular religious destinations in Greece, this was where the Apostle Paul preached Christianity and established the best organized Christian churrch of that period.

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After your visit, you will begin your driver back to Athens.