Corinth

Built around 560 B.C.E. atop a rocky hill, the Temple of Apollo is one of the earliest Doric temples in Greece. It was restored In the Roman period and dedicated to the cult of the Emperor. In the Byzantine era was turned into a basilica, whereas in the Ottoman period was partly demolished and a new residence of the local Turkish Bey was built on top of its crepis. Today only seven standing columns are preserved.

Pirene, a nymph who, according to legend, gave the name to the fountain. Poets would travel there to drink and receive inspiration.

The Roman Odeion was constructed in the 1st century AD, while in the 3rd century AD it was converted into an arena.

The Glauke Fountain was built near the Temple of Apollo in Roman times. According to tradition, Glauke, daughter of king Kreon, was about to marry the hero of the Argonauts Jason. A little before her wedding, Glauke received a poisoned peplos by Medea, which inflamed immediately after it was worn, In order to be saved, the girl fell in the fountain, which was named after her.

"Upper Corinth", the ancient city's acropolis, a monolithic rock overseeing Corinth. Hailed as the most impressive of the acropoleis of mainland Greece, Acrocorinth was continuously occupied from archaic times to the early 19th century.

connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea, cutting through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separating the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland, arguably making the peninsula an island. The builders dug the canal through the Isthmus at sea level; no locks are employed. It is 6.4 kilometres (4 mi) in length and only 21.4 metres (70 ft) wide at its base, making it impassable for most modern ships. It now has little economic importance. The canal was initially proposed in classical times and a failed effort was made to build it in the 1st century CE. Its construction started in 1881 but was hampered by geological and financial problems that bankrupted the original builders. It was completed in 1893 but, due to the canal's narrowness, navigational problems and periodic closures to repair landslides from its steep walls, it failed to attract the level of traffic expected by its operators. It's now used mainly for tourist traffic. Interesting are the submersible bridges at both ends of the canal. The Isthmia Bridge at the SE end of the canal has the best facilities for watching the bridge sinking into the water, from one of the terraces.