Ancient Corinth Private Tour
A private day trip to Corinth, 80 km from Athens, offers you enough flexibility to see all the main sites.
Acrocorinth the Golden City
When we reach the Isthmus of Corinth, we stop to marvel at the 6km long, manmade Corinth Canal. The Canal was a large-scale Greek construction between 1882 and 1893 to connect the Ionian Sea to the Saronic Gulf.
After you see the Canal, from the bridge above and take some extraordinary pictures, we continue our journey to Ancient Corinth, also called Acrocorinth “Upper Corinth,” the acropolis of ancient Corinth, built in the 7th century BC. Massive parts of its impressive fortification still stand today and are worth visiting.
The castle of Acrocorinth is a typical example of fortification architecture on the top of a hill. Corinth’s location with two ports, on the east and west, made it vulnerable to invaders, so it needed strong fortification to preventenemies from coming to Peloponnese.
Over the years, the Acrocorinth underwent changes and additions by the Romans and the Byzantines, the Franks, and the Ottomans. What we see today is the remains from each conquest. This historical blend makes it one of the most significant Greek ancient sites.
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Once you go through the gates, you’ll see historical buildings in ruins, depicting the various cultures and religions that sought protection there. Somechurches and mosqueshave been protected or restored, including the post-Byzantine church’ and the Mosque of Sultan Mehmed II.
If you are fit enough, don’t miss the Frankish Tower.Climbing the wooden steps to the top, you have a panoramic view of the whole region.
If you have the stamina, try going to the highest point, to the remains of Aphrodite’s Sanctuary,for more incredible views.
The Temple of Apollois another famous landmark at Ancient Corinth, and you can go up to its platform and walk the whole way around it. Its main feature is the length in relation to its width, the large monolithic columns.
The Bemais where Apostle Paul was condemned for his “illegal” speeches. In the Byzantine era, the place became a church. St. Paul spent time here in the mid-1 AD, preaching Christianity, and managed to establish a church here.The Corinthian books in the New Testament (Corinthians) are his letters to the Corinthian people.
The Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth exhibits a collection of valuable artifacts from the local archaeological site and the surrounding region. It includes include statues, mosaics, pottery, and sarcophagi.
Ancient Corinth is a place where a dominant city of ancient times stood, with museums, churches, mosques on site, and lots of significant monuments to see. Otherspots you can admire are the Pirini Spring, the Roman Era mosaic, the Ioulia Basilica, the Roman baths, the complex of the Holy Spring, the Glafki Spring, the Odeon, the Theater, and the Asklepion.
Before returning to Athens, we can enjoy good food, ouzo meze, and coffee with traditional Greek sweets, baklava, or galktopmouriko.
Contact us today to plan your private day trip to Ancient Corinth that will exceed your expectations.
Tour Highlights
- Taxi 4 passengers
- Minivan for maximum 8 passengers
- Duration maximum 5 hours
