Discover the Corinth Canal, one of Greece’s most fascinating architectural and engineering wonders. This man-made canal slices straight through the Isthmus of Corinth, connecting the Gulf of ...

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MEGARA, Greece — The seawater near this historic town on the Isthmus of Corinth is on fire. Not literally, but anyone hoping to find relief from the searing heat by jumping in the water will currently ...

Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. In the ancient Mediterranean, Corinth was an economic powerhouse. Built on a narrow isthmus—a natural choke point between north and south—the ...

Still older is the project of the opening of ship canal across the Isthmus of Corinth in the Mediterranean. It engaged the attention of Periander, Demetrius, Julius Cresar, Caligula, Herodes ...

The Corinth Canal connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnesian peninsula from the Greek mainland, ...