{"id":2842,"date":"2012-06-13T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T08:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vintageholidays.co.uk\/?p=2842"},"modified":"2012-06-13T09:00:55","modified_gmt":"2012-06-13T08:00:55","slug":"a-brief-history-of-the-corinth-canal-in-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/a-brief-history-of-the-corinth-canal-in-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"A brief history of the Corinth Canal in Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greece has many famous sites, landmarks and vestiges and none more so than the Corinth Canal, which separates Peloponnese from mainland Greece, connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Corinth-canal-vintage-travel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2843\" title=\"Corinth canal vintage travel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Corinth-canal-vintage-travel.jpg\" alt=\"Corinth canal\" width=\"410\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Corinth-canal-vintage-travel.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Corinth-canal-vintage-travel-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although the dream of having a canal that linked continental Greece with Peloponnese was a vision of Greeks more than 2000 years ago, Corinth Canal was not completed until the late 19<sup>th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n<p>Asides the canal that divides the large peninsula of Peloponnese with mainland Greece, there is a narrow strip of connecting land that is known as the \u201cIsthmus\u201d. At its narrowest point the \u201cIsthmus\u201d is just 4 miles wide, ironic when you consider that before the Corinth Canal was built, boats had to travel some 185 nautical miles, taking several days to complete the journey.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, it was Periander, the second tyrant of Corinth in the 7<sup>th<\/sup> century BC, son of the first tyrant, Cypselus, who first envisioned the Corinth Canal.<\/p>\n<p>When upgrading Corinth port, Periander is said to have built a ramp across the Isthmus so that ships could have been dragged across to Peloponnese and avoid the lengthy sea route. This ramp became known as the \u2018Diolkos\u2019 and the money gained from it enabled Periander to abolish taxes in Corinth.<\/p>\n<p>The Corinth Canal is almost four miles long, eight metres deep and, at its widest point, is almost 24.5 metres in width, and is still in use today. While impassable for larger vessels, the canal is used mostly by smaller ships and cruise ships. Organised cruises through the Greek islands and Istanbul take guests through the famous Corinth Canal, which remains one of such cruises highlights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greece has many famous sites, landmarks and vestiges and none more so than the Corinth Canal, which separates Peloponnese from mainland Greece, connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf. 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