The Corinth canal which we had seen on heaps of postcards but didnt look quite so good close up especially as it was another 40 degree day .. I guess you can see that from the pic
A better pic but still it wasnt as stunning as the picture postcards
and one of Coraleen with the canal in the background .... to tell you the truth it took some doing for her to get on it as she is scared of that type of thing
and another oneThe famous Corinth Canal, which separates the Peloponnese from mainland Greece, connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf.
The Corinth Canal, though only completed in the late 19th century, was an idea and dream that’s dates back over 2000 thousand years. The strip of land that connects the Peloponnese and mainland Greece is called the “Isthmus”. At it’s narrowest point, it is only 4 miles wide, and in ancient times, one could see from one side to the other. Before the Corinth Canal was constructed, ships had to travel all around the Peloponnese, which added approximately 185 nautical miles, and several days more travel to their journey time.
The Ancient Greeks devised a solution to the problem of the extra length of the ships’ journey when the “Diolkos” was constructed. This was a stoned path, paved with limestone, which ran along from Schinous on the Saronic Gulf to Poseidonia on the Corinth Gulf.
The name “Diolkos” means a “movable platform”.The tyrant of Corinth, Periander, was the first who envisioned the Corinth Canal in 602BC, but the technical capabilities in ancient times made his idea impossible to carry out. Instead, he developed the “Diolkos”, which more than served its’ purpose.
