4 miles across
Sailing around Cape Matapan was treacherous, so boats used
to unload and then a road actually moved their boats across
the 4 miles to the other side. A canal had been proposed for
hundreds of years but was finally begun in 1883 and finished
in 1892. When we were there we didn't see anyone go through,
but it was a very impressive sight all the same.
Corinth itself is known for being one of the places where St.
Paul lived and tried to speak out against the licentious living
the city was known for. The city was built by the Greeks and
then flattened by the Romans, only to be completely rebuilt by
the Romans about 100 years later.
Sailing around Cape Matapan was treacherous, so boats used
to unload and then a road actually moved their boats across
the 4 miles to the other side. A canal had been proposed for
hundreds of years but was finally begun in 1883 and finished
in 1892. When we were there we didn't see anyone go through,
but it was a very impressive sight all the same.
Corinth itself is known for being one of the places where St.
Paul lived and tried to speak out against the licentious living
the city was known for. The city was built by the Greeks and
then flattened by the Romans, only to be completely rebuilt by
the Romans about 100 years later.
It's a long way down
And not very far across.
And not very far across.
We really got a kick out of the isthmus
We're just sorry we didn't see a ship go
through it - what a tight squeeze.
We're just sorry we didn't see a ship go
through it - what a tight squeeze.
The shops of ancient Corinth
Temple of Apollo in Corinth
St. Paul's Platform
Behind Kate is the platform in the center of town where
St. Paul spoke to the masses.
Behind Kate is the platform in the center of town where
St. Paul spoke to the masses.
The Nude is Lude
No statue in Corinth has a head - apparently St. Paul felt
that the human figure was too suggestive, so they
removed the heads - think it helped?
No statue in Corinth has a head - apparently St. Paul felt
that the human figure was too suggestive, so they
removed the heads - think it helped?
The museum
.Corinth's little museum is quite beautiful with
some amazing frescos.
.Corinth's little museum is quite beautiful with
some amazing frescos.
The Temple of Olympian Zeus from the Acropolis
Journeys
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Corinth and the Corinthian Pass
