Half Day trip to Canal of Corinth

Hi

Can anyone recommend anyone that could do a half day excursion to canal of corinth from the port of piraeus?

Thanks

We did a trip like this quite a number of years ago but I think it was really a full day trip. It was at the end of our cruise and some of those on the tour continued on to the airport afterwards. We did Corinth and the sights of Athens combined.

The drive to Corinth was rather boring but Corinth itself was fascinating!! We used Paul's Taxis and he was excellent. He wasn't a guide - he classed himself as a driver but he did give some info and his van was new and comfortable. He may or may not still be in business but I have no hesitation saying that I would happily use him again. Just google Pauls Taxis Greece.

Hi Can anyone recommend anyone that could do a half day excursion to canal of corinth from the port of piraeus? Thanks

The Corinth Canal is nice and interesting to see, but I would also consider doing a longer, more comprehensive full-day loop around the entire Peloponnesian Peninsula. Why? Lots of very unique and interesting history, sights, etc. Need proof? See my "visual evidence" below.

Which firm to use? I would look at both TripAdvisor for "Athens tour guides" and also Google with that same topic title. Write to two, three or four of the top options, see what they offer, how they respond and understand your interests/needs, etc.

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

ForAthens and nearby, look at this earlier posting for many options and visual samples from this city that is so great for seeing its great history, style and architecture. This posting is now at 13,797 views.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1101008

The Corinth Canal is right on the route as we were circling the Peloponnesian Peninsula and nearby to the famed, ancient, historic city of Corinth. This canal is a unique engineering job carved through about 260' of rock. The canal is four miles in length, 75' wide and was built between 1881 and 1893:

Historic Roman ruins are in Ancient Corinth, including this portion of the Temple of Apollo and the mountains over this site. This historic area is 48 miles southwest of Athens. It was a city-state on the Isthmus of Corinth that joins the Peloponnesus to mainland Greece, roughly halfway between Athens and Sparta. In classical times, Corinth rivaled Athens and Thebes in wealth, based on the Isthmian traffic and trade. Apostle Paul first visited the city around AD 51-52. He lived here for eighteen months, including writing two of his epistles on the difficulties of maintaining a Christian community in such a cosmopolitan city with so much sin and corruption existing in this city.:

These Mycene ruins go back 2700 years from a spectacular empire. As a major center of Greek civilization, this military stronghold dominated much of southern Greece. The period of Greek history from about 1600 BC to about 1100 BC is called Mycenaean in reference to Mycenae's power during this "bronze age". Much of the Mycenaean religion survived into classical Greece in their pantheon of Greek deities. Lots of "real" history here!!:

Example of Mycene gold in the museum at this historic site:

Looking down upon Nafplion from the historic Palamidi military fortress that overlooks the town and its harbor. This fortress is on the crest of a 216-metre high hill. It was built by the Venetians during their second occupation of the area (1686-1715).:

Epidaurus is the famed outdoor theater with super great acoustics on the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Their local prosperity enabled Epidaurus to construct civic monuments including this huge theater that had dramatic performances, ceremonial programs, etc. It was designed in the 4th century BC. The original 34 rows were extended in Roman times by another 21 rows. As with many Greek theaters (and as opposed to Roman ones), the view on a lush landscape behind the performing areas was an integral part of the design. It seats up to 15,000 people. The acoustics permit almost perfect intelligibility of un-amplified spoken word from the proscenium. A 2007 study by Georgia Tech scholars indicates that the amazing acoustic properties are either the result of an accident or the product of advanced design . . . rows of limestone seats filtering out low-frequency sounds and amplify/reflect high-frequency sounds from the stage.:

we have just returned from a cruise with Piraeus as port stop

we used PK travel which we used on a previous cruise when saw main sights of Athens

this time we had a 5 hour tour which included a stop at Corinth Canal and ancient Corinth

it was 170 euros for 4 of us in a taxi