Corinthian Canal, Greece

Corinthian Canal
CORINTHIAN CANAL

The construction of the Corinthian Canal began in 1882 and was finished in 1893. It has a length of 20,000ft and width of 82ft. Small ships travel from Piraeus and go to the Ionian Sea after passing first through the Corinthian Canal. If there was no canal the ships would have to go around the southern part of Greece and pass through the wavy waters of Cavo Mallia. During the Roman times Nero tried to cut a canal but he did not succeed in doing so. Before the construction of the Corinthian canal boats were dragged from one side of the isthmus to the other with the help of Diolkos (this was done up until the 13th century). Diolkos was a road of stones that connected the Saronic Gulf with the Corinthian Gulf and was built in 6th century BC by the tyrant Periandros. Today the Corinthian Canal is a place where thousands of tourists and travelers stop for a while to rest and admire this great construction.

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