My big summer roadtrip was wonderful. I visited 12 countries, and each of them was incredible. I’ve already wrote about Greece and Meteora, you can read here. And now I want to tell about other interesting place in Greece – the Corinth Canal. It’s paradox: this channel connects two seas and separates Greek mainland and the Peloponnese.
First man who wanted to connect two seas was the tyran Periander. He began to dig canal In the 7th century BC. But it was very difficult and dangerous, and he abandoned his idea.
Modern Corinth Channel was constructed in 19th century. Two Hungarian architectures made the project. Before they worked on the project other canal – Panama. It was very expensive construction. French company paid 30 000 000 franks (only for beginning). It’s approximately 6 000 000 dollars. But construction was finished by Greek company – French workers refused to continue their work. Construction was last for eleven years and Corinth Canal was opened on 25 July 1893.
@NatalkaR I can see you have enjoyed the trip just by looking at the last photo. I love your post as it gives the detailed description about how the canal was made. When I saw the first picture, I was thinking, is this man-made canal?
Just to the north of the Corinth Canal is the village of Perachora .
Perachora is an inland settlement in Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi, Corinthia, in the region of Peloponnese in Greece.
It is located about 7 km northwest of the town of Loutraki in the foothills of the Geraneia mountains.
This is an area rich in ancient sites and there is a beautiful shrine at the edge of the waters which once had a Heraion, a small temple dedicated to Hera, Queen of the Gods, nestled within a scenic cove.
