Location: 7 km (4 mi) South- west of modern Corinth Map
Tel. 27410 31207
Site/ Museum
Open: Apr- Oct: 8am- 7pm daily
Nov- Mar 8:30am- 3pm daily
Closed: Jan 1, 25 March, Good Friday, Easter, 1 May, 25, 26 Dec
Ancient City of Corinth is one of the most
important settlements in Antiquity. Although it was destroyed
several times its citizens managed to find strength to rebuild
Corinth to its former glory. Corinth is adjacent to the
Athens-Patras road, with easy access to the capital either via the
modern motorway or the Suburban Railway, which started operating in
2005.
The modern city, as it was rebuilt in the middle of the
19th century, has an excellent road plan with vertical roads that
lead to the sea. The southern part of the city, the so-called
Synoikismos or officially Ionia, has a relatively anarchic
structure, as it was formed gradually and without an organized plan
during the mass arrival of refugees that followed the Asia Minor
Catastrophe.
The patron saint is the Apostle Paul. The
homonymous metropolitan church dominates in a beautiful verdant
courtyard, in the center of the city. The central church in the
Settlement is considered to be the church of the Assumption of the
Virgin Mary.
The center, largely pedestrianized, houses most
of the shops. Noteworthy are the Courthouse and the building of the
National Bank. The main avenue - Ethnikis Antistaseos - leads to
Eleftherios Venizelos Square (known to the locals as Floisvos),
where the statue of the winged Pegasus, the symbol of the city, is
found.
Reference point is the beach "Kalamia", which had many
dining and entertainment areas and a very well organized beach.
Location: 4 km (2.5 mi) South of Ancient Corinth
Tel. 27410 31266
Open: 8am- 5pm daily
Corinth is a continuation of ancient Corinth. In 1858 the old
city of Corinth, now known as Ancient Corinth, was leveled by an
earthquake. This led to the construction of the new city SE of the
ancient port of Lechaio, on the shores of the Gulf of Corinth.
The city was hit by a devastating earthquake on April 22, 1928,
which left most of the houses uninhabited and left 5,000 families
homeless. It was rebuilt with the most complete anti-seismic rules
under the supervision of the AOSK (Autonomous Organization of
Seismic Patients of Corinth), which was established by the
government of Eleftherios Venizelos and endowed with 75 million
drachmas, the revenues of the then Casino Loutrakios and Drachio.
The strong earthquake of 6.6 on the Richter scale on February
24, 1981 brought the city back to the center of pan-Hellenic
interest, but the damage was limited thanks to the new seismic code.
Geography & Climate
The city of Corinth is by the sea, at an
altitude of 10 meters. It is located on the edge of the Isthmus of
Corinth, the narrow strip of land that connects the Peloponnese with
Central Greece, on the east side of the Gulf of Corinth. It is
surrounded by the coastal area of Lechaio and the areas of
Examilia and Xylokeriza. He moved to this location in 1858, after
the earthquake that leveled the old town located 8 km southwest, at
the foot of Mount Akrokorinthos. In that place is Ancient Corinth.
The climate of the city is Mediterranean, with mild winters and
hot and dry summers. The average annual temperature is 18 ° C, while
rainfall is limited.
Historical - Folklore Museum of Corinth
The Historical -
Folklore Museum of Corinth, Vassos Petropoulos - Univ. Gartagani,
was founded with the aim of finding, preserving and promoting
folklore material as well as disseminating in any way the relevant
knowledge and information to the general public. His rich
collections are placed from the beginning of the 19th century. until
the middle of the 20th c. and include women's and men's costumes
from many parts of Greece, embroidery, textiles, silversmithing,
metalwork and wood carving as well as agricultural tools and
household utensils.
Ecclesiastical Museum
The
Ecclesiastical Museum of Corinth was founded in 1971 by the
Metropolitan of Corinth Panteleimon to house icons and
ecclesiastical relics that are part of the local ecclesiastical
history. Since 2010 his collection is exhibited in the Krokideio
hall.
Municipal Art Gallery
The Municipal Gallery of
Corinth includes paintings by Sotiris Pylarinos, who donated his
collection in order to establish a gallery in his hometown. The
gallery was inaugurated on September 21, 1998 and houses both works
from the painter's studio and a number of important works by famous
artists from his personal collection. Among his works stand out the
award-winning The Prayer of the Hungry, The Rich and the Poor and
The Unknown Soldier. The gallery also hosts periodic exhibitions by
other artists.
Road transport
In Corinth there is a dense national road
network, as it is the main gateway to the Peloponnese, the
southernmost region of mainland Greece. The Moreas highway (A7)
connects the city with Tripoli and Kalamata. This is a fork of the
Olympia Road (A8) that passes a short distance from the city and
connects Athens with Patras via Corinth.
Access to the above
cities is via the respective highways (A7 to Tripoli and Kalamata
and A8 to Athens and Patras) plus the national road 10 that connects
the Isthmus with Epidaurus.
Rail transport
Corinth
acquired a railway station for the first time in 1884 on the railway
lines Piraeus - Patras and Corinth - Kalamata of SPAP. This Station
is no longer operating. On September 27, 2005, a newer railway
station was opened, served by the Athens suburb, which connects the
city with Athens and its airport. On July 9, 2007, the suburban
train began to connect Corinth with Kiato and the old station
closed.
Shipping
The port of Corinth, located north of the
city center and near the northwestern entrance of the Corinth Canal,
serves the local needs of industry and agriculture. Used mainly by
trucks.
It is an artificial harbor (about 9 meters (30 feet)
deep, protected by a concrete pier (approximately 930 meters long,
100 meters wide, 93,000 m2) .A new pier completed in the late 1980s
doubled the port's capacity. The reinforced mole protects moored
boats from strong north winds.
Traffic in the port has
increased rapidly since 1893, with the completion of the Corinth
Canal, which connects the Corinthian Gulf with the Saronic Gulf.