• Attica - Travel through Attica to reach the renowned Corinth Canal. This journey through 6,000 years of history takes you to the birthplace of ideas and arts that have shaped Western civilization. Today, visiting Attica provides a unique experience, offering a “journey” through its rich history, including the opportunity to see famous monuments and masterpieces from antiquity and the Middle Ages, as well as 19th and 20th-century architectural heritage. Athens, the capital of Greece, is located here, bustling with activity and home to the country’s most significant archaeological site, the world-famous Acropolis.

Attica boasts some of the world’s most important and intriguing museums and archaeological sites, highlighting its significant role in world history. Festivals featuring ancient Greek drama, along with performances, sports, and culinary events, are organized. Then, continue the journey towards the Peloponnese!

• Piraeus - Pick-up from your accommodation in Athens or your cruise ship pier at Piraeus port. Enjoy a drive along the coastal road of the Saronic Gulf, taking in the sights of the Piraeus and Athens riviera.

The Port of Piraeus is Athens’ main seaport, situated on the Saronic Gulf along the western coasts of the Aegean Sea. As Greece’s largest port and Europe’s biggest passenger port, it attracts cruise ships from around the globe, bringing tourists eager to explore this historic city, one of Europe’s largest. Its proximity to Athens, just 12 kilometers or 7 miles away, makes visiting the Greek capital convenient. Head directly to the Acropolis to admire the Temple of Democracy!

• Peloponnese - The Peloponnese is a peninsula and geographic region in southern Greece, connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridge, which separates the Gulf of Corinth from the Saronic Gulf. Peloponnese grape varieties hold a special place in the treasure of native Greek grape varieties. The Peloponnese Wine Roads offer a journey into a modern, sometimes rare, and often unknown wine world, rich in authenticity and history. Native Peloponnese grape varieties not only reflect the diversity of Greek and Peloponnesian wine but also highlight the significance of some unique Greek varieties. Among them are two of the four most renowned Greek vineyard varieties in the world’s best markets: the exotic Moschofilero-Mantinia and the captivating Agiorgitiko-Nemea. Additionally, Mavrodafni is known for the popular Greek dessert wine, and Muscat produces sweet and potentially exquisite wines, along with many other rare grape varieties.
• Corinth Canal - The Corinth Canal, one of modern Greece’s most significant projects, played a crucial role in Mediterranean trade and has been an inspiration for centuries, completed 25 centuries after its conception. This man-made canal in Greece connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth, separating the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland, effectively making the peninsula an island.

Back in the late 7th century B.C., specifically in 602 B.C., the tyrant of Corinth, Periander, decided to connect the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf. His aim was to open a canal through the isthmus of Corinth to avoid the dangerous circumnavigation of the Peloponnese and shorten the route. Periander’s plans, as ancient writers testify, remained unfulfilled.

• Ancient Corinth (Archaia Korinthos) - Ancient Corinth was first inhabited during the Neolithic period (6500-3250 B.C.). It is located at the northern base of the hill of Acrocorinth, at the site of today’s agglomeration. Its fertile soil and strategic location at the intersection of land routes from the Balkan peninsula of Aimos and mainland Greece towards the Peloponnese, as well as waterways connecting the western Mediterranean to its eastern counterpart, Asia Minor, and Syro-Palestine, offered the region enormous potential for communication, growth, and prosperity from early on.

The city, known since the Mycenaean period, had a tremendous output of agricultural products, which favored intense trade expansion mainly towards the Western Mediterranean. In the 8th century BC, Corinthian colonies were founded, such as Corfu in the Ionian Sea and Syracuse in Sicily, playing an important role in the history of the ancient Mediterranean world.

• Temple of Apollo - The Temple of Apollo at Corinth is one of the earliest Doric temples in the Peloponnese and the Greek mainland. Built around 560 B.C.E. from local oolithic limestone atop an imposing, rocky hill north of Acrocorinth, the Archaic temple symbolized the growth and prosperity of the Greek city of Corinth. The temple was peripteral, surrounded by a pteron of 42 monolithic limestone columns (6×15), each over 7 meters high. Its central structure was divided into three parts: an antechamber with two columns in antis (pronaos), a central oblong, rectangular room subdivided into two parts (cella), and a rear room with two columns in antis (opistodomos). During the Roman period, when Corinth was refounded by the Romans, the Temple of Apollo was renovated to house the cult of the Emperor. In the Byzantine era, a basilica was built on the northeast part of Temple Hill, while in the Ottoman period, the eastern part of the Temple was demolished…
• Temple of Apollo - The Rostra (Bema) of the Roman Forum. Saint Paul, known as the Apostle of the Nations, embarked on missionary journeys throughout the eastern Mediterranean to spread Christianity. In this context, he visited several Greek cities, including the island of Samothrace, Philippi, Thessalonica, and Veroia in Macedonia, Athens, and most notably, Corinth. Corinth, a Roman imperial colony and capital of the province of Achaea (Peloponnese and Central Greece), experienced great prosperity during the Roman era. Saint Paul arrived in the city in the mid-1st century A.D. and stayed with the Jewish tentmakers Aquila and Priscilla. At the same time, he preached the Gospel to the city’s Jews, facing strong opposition from several members of the large Jewish community. Saint Paul thus decided to focus on converting the Gentiles, a decision that proved highly successful.
• Peirene Fountain - The Glauke Fountain was carved on the western slope of the Hill of the Temple of Apollo during Roman times. The fountain likely originated and was initially used in the Archaic period. According to local legends, Glauke, daughter of King Kreon, was about to marry Jason, the hero of the Argonauts, who was already associated with the Caucasian witch Medea. Shortly before her wedding, Glauke received a poisoned peplos from Medea, which ignited immediately upon wearing. To save herself, the girl fell into the fountain, which was named after her.
• Corinth - Within the Ancient Agora of ancient Corinth, you can admire the Temple of Octavia. This temple is one of the best-preserved examples of Roman architecture. Initially, the temple was Doric with six columns on its façade and stone foundations, possibly on a three-stepped crepidoma. The shrine was enclosed by a wall to the west and stoas to the north and south.

Towards the end of the 1st century A.D., the early temple was replaced by a new marble one, of the Corinthian order, with 6 x 12 columns surrounding it on a high pedestal. It included a long cella and a pronaos with two columns in antis, preceded by a staircase. The architrave of the eastern side bore a Latin inscription with inlaid bronze letters. The temple was likely dedicated to the cult of the Triad of the Capitol or the imperial family, while according to Pausanias, it was a place of worship for Octavia, the sister of Octavian Augustus.

• Peirene Fountain - According to myth, the monument is named after the nymph Peirini, while another myth links it to Pegasus. The first indications of its use date back to the Neolithic period, while the first spatial configuration dates to the geometric and archaic periods. During the 2nd century B.C., it included six chambers with access to three pumping basins. Its façade was constructed during the early Roman period, featuring Doric semi-columns framing the arched openings in front of the old chambers. Later, a rectangular yard to the north of the fountain was surrounded by high walls. At the center of the courtyard, an open-air fountain was created at a lower level and supplied with water through large ducts beneath the courtyard floor. The three-niche courtyard building was constructed in the late 4th century A.D. During the Byzantine era, a small church was built at the southwest corner of the courtyard, which was gradually filled with earth and used as a burial ground.
• Ancient Corinth - The Roman Odeion (Odeum) of Ancient Corinth was constructed in the 1st century AD as an integral part of the newly founded Roman Imperial colony of Corinth. The Odeion is estimated to have held an audience of 3,000 spectators for musical and rhetorical contests. In the 2nd century AD, it was renovated, likely thanks to a donation from the famous benefactor and philosopher Herodes Atticus, while in the 3rd century AD, it was converted into an arena. The monument was destroyed and abandoned in the 4th century AD.
• Piraeus - It’s time to return to Athens or Piraeus port. You will be dropped off at the same location where you were picked up! End of our services. Thank you for choosing us for your tour in Greece!

• Professional English speaking driver with historical and cultural expertise of Greece
• Guidance up to the entrance of archaeological sites and museums
• Optional licensed tour guide available for site and museum tours at extra cost
• Pickup and drop-off at Piraeus Port
• Air-conditioned transport tailored to group size
• Hotel pickup and drop-off in Athens

• Entrance fees to the archaeological sites and museum
• Gratuities
• Food and drinks
• English-speaking licensed tour guide (We can arrange for a tour guide for you with an extra cost)

Key Points

• A personalized tour of Corinth lasting 4 hours with an expert driver who speaks English
• Explore locations where St Paul delivered sermons in Southern Greece
• Visit the Ancient Corinth’s Agora
• Tour the Agora museum
• Ogle at the temple of Apollo
• Be captivated by the temple of Afrodite
• Explore The Bema
• Marvel at the renowned Corinth Canal

• The tour can be tailored as per the traveler’s preferences within the suggested places to visit!
• Dress code is formal
• At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
• Athens International Airport transfers can be arranged on request at an extra cost!
• Important note: You will have a professional English-speaking driver with good knowledge of the history and culture of Greece, to guide you till you enter archaeological sites and museums according to the program. Tour drivers are not licensed to companion you inside the archaeological sites and museums. If you’d like to have one, we can arrange it for you at an additional cost. Licensed by the state tour guides are freelance and it is subject to availability on bookings day!

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.