Oude Korinthe en kanaal privétour van een halve dag vanuit Athene
Beschrijving
Ga ten zuiden van Athene naar hoogtepunten van de Peloponnesos. Steek het Corinth-kanaal over om het vasteland van Griekenland te verlaten en verken het oude Korinthe, het krachtigste commerciële kruispunt van de oudheid. De rijkste stad in de hele oude wereld, een leider onder de machtige Griekse stadstaten, gebouwd aan de uitlopers van de rotsachtige heuvel van Acrocorinth, van ver te zien, een opvallende uitkijk op potentiële vijanden die over land of over zee komen.
Rondreisopties
Reisroute
Je wordt opgehaald bij je hotel, appartement, Airbnb, de luchthaven van Athene of de haven van Piraeus.
Het Kanaal van Korinthe verbindt de Golf van Korinthe in de Ionische Zee met de Saronische Golf in de Egeïsche Zee. Het snijdt door de smalle landengte van Korinthe en scheidt de Peloponnesos van het Griekse vasteland, waardoor het schiereiland waarschijnlijk een eiland wordt. Het kanaal is op zeeniveau door de landengte gegraven en heeft geen sluizen. Het is 6,4 kilometer (4 mijl) lang en slechts 21,4 meter (70 voet) breed aan de basis, waardoor het onbegaanbaar is voor veel moderne schepen. Van bovenaf kun je genieten van het beste uitzicht op de landengte van Korinthe en de steile kalkstenen muren bewonderen terwijl je de schepen beneden je ziet navigeren door het kanaal.
Korinthe was een stadstaat op de landengte van Korinthe, het smalle stuk land dat de Peloponnesos met het vasteland van Griekenland verbindt, ongeveer halverwege Athene en Sparta. De moderne stad Korinthe ligt ongeveer 5 kilometer ten noordoosten van de oude ruïnes. Voor christenen is Korinthe bekend uit de twee brieven van Paulus in het Nieuwe Testament, Eerste en Tweede Korintiërs. Korinthe wordt ook genoemd in de Handelingen van de Apostelen als onderdeel van de zendingsreizen van Paulus de Apostel. Bovendien is het tweede boek van Pausanias' Beschrijving van Griekenland aan Korinthe gewijd. Het oude Korinthe was een van de grootste en belangrijkste steden van Griekenland, met een bevolking van 90.000 in 400 voor Christus. De Romeinen verwoestten Korinthe in 146 voor Christus, bouwden in 44 voor Christus een nieuwe stad op zijn plaats en maakten er later de provinciale hoofdstad van Griekenland van.
Het Archeologisch Museum van het oude Korinthe werd gebouwd tussen 1931-1932, met de bedoeling om de talrijke recente archeologische opgravingen te tonen. Het museum bevindt zich op de archeologische vindplaats van het oude Korinthe, Griekenland, en valt onder de jurisdictie van de 37e Ephoreia van de Griekse Archeologische Dienst. De belangrijkste aspecten van de archeologische vindplaats van het oude Korinthe zijn onder meer: • Hadgimoustafa-veer • Lechaion-weg • Basiliek • Fontein van Peirene • Stoa • Agora • Odien • Andere tempels • Theater
De tempel van Apollo in Korinthe werd gebouwd in 550 voor Christus.
Acrocorinth, "Upper Corinth", de acropolis van het oude Korinthe, is een monolithische rots die uitkijkt over de oude stad Korinthe, Griekenland. Met zijn veilige watervoorziening werd het fort van Acrocorinth herhaaldelijk gebruikt als laatste verdedigingslinie in Zuid-Griekenland, omdat het het bevel voerde over de landengte van Korinthe en vijanden afweerde van toegang over land naar het schiereiland Peloponnesos.
Hoogtepunten
Wat is inbegrepen
Ophaallocaties en -tijden
Deze privétour is exclusief voor uw groep, waardoor u verzekerd bent van een persoonlijke en flexibele ervaring. Ophaaltijd kan op verzoek worden aangepast. Uw chauffeur kan u ophalen en afzetten op dezelfde locatie of op verschillende locaties van uw keuze binnen Athene. * Hotel pick-ups : Uw chauffeur zal wachten in de lobby van het hotel. * Appartement pick-ups : Uw chauffeur zal wachten buiten de ingang van het gebouw. * Cruisehaven pick-ups : Uw chauffeur zal u ontmoeten bij de ontschepingsgate, met een bord met uw naam voor gemakkelijke identificatie.
Beoordelingen van reizigers
Belangrijke informatie
- Opties voor openbaar vervoer zijn in de buurt aanwezig
- Kinderen moeten bij een volwassene op schoot zitten
- Er zijn speciale kinderzitjes beschikbaar
- Geschikt voor alle condities
- Onze chauffeurs zijn geen officiële gidsen, maar ze hebben kennis van zaken en kunnen boeiend commentaar leveren in vloeiend Engels. Hoewel ze de archeologische vindplaatsen niet met je zullen betreden, kunnen ze al je vragen beantwoorden over de plaatsen die je met deze tour bezoekt.
- Activiteiten van derden en vooral extreme sporten zijn tijdens de tour niet toegestaan. Dit kan een reden zijn voor onmiddellijke annulering van de tour.
Beoordelingen(116)
Looked this tour for pickup at Cruise Port with final drop off at our Hotel in Athens. Mike was our driver and arrived on time at 8AM outside the terminal. Car was clean and he provided great information on our way to Cirinth. First stop at the canal with great info. Then on to Ancient Corinth. Following great free time at the site and museum it was up the mountain to the Acrocorinth with a stop for a snack. As we were ahead of schedule he added in an extra stop at the seaside town with time for a boardwalk stroll and puttingnour toes in the water. After an easy dropoff in Athens with info in the Avropolis and recommendations on restaurants and other things to do. Mike was great from start to finish. Do not hesitate tonise this service and ask for Mike.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are truly delighted to hear that you had such an enjoyable experience with us. Your kind words are greatly appreciated and serve as a wonderful motivation for our entire team to continue delivering exceptional service. It was our pleasure to be part of your visit to Greece, and we sincerely hope to have the opportunity to welcome you again on a future trip. We wish you all the best and hope to see you again soon!
This is the first time I’ve really had an experience where it was a private tour just with the group you scheduled it with. Originally rescheduled for four (4) people but unfortunately less than 24 hours before my aunt fell and severely hurt herself at a cruise port. The injury required stitches and limited movement of her body. So unfortunately, she could not make this excursion so it was just me and my husband. George was very kind opened the door every time we got out. The vehicle was air conditioned. George was very kind, opened the door every time we got out the vehicle. It was air-conditioned Mercedes minivan, and it was in wonderful condition. He provided us cold water when we needed it. And he was really knowledgeable on all of the history and could answer all of the questions we had. I really enjoyed having the small group private option available. Even with our cruise ship tendering in from a different port, we were still able to easily find where George was waiting for us. I highly recommend. Seeing the canal is I short stop, but great photo op.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are truly delighted to hear that you had such an enjoyable experience with us. Your kind words are greatly appreciated and serve as a wonderful motivation for our entire team to continue delivering exceptional service. It was our pleasure to be part of your visit to Greece, and we sincerely hope to have the opportunity to welcome you again on a future trip. We wish you all the best and hope to see you again soon!
Our guide was Panos and he filled our day with fun facts as well as historical information about the region and its people. He shared some interesting insights about the Apostle Paul’s journey that was amazing. We had such a wonderful time.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are truly delighted to hear that you had such an enjoyable experience with us. Your kind words are greatly appreciated and serve as a wonderful motivation for our entire team to continue delivering exceptional service. It was our pleasure to be part of your visit to Greece, and we sincerely hope to have the opportunity to welcome you again on a future trip. We wish you all the best and hope to see you again soon!
It was a wonderful day outside the city of Athens. Corinth is beautiful and the ancient city was fabulous to visit. The trip to the canal and fortress were also an added bonus.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are truly delighted to hear that you had such an enjoyable experience with us. Your kind words are greatly appreciated and serve as a wonderful motivation for our entire team to continue delivering exceptional service. It was our pleasure to be part of your visit to Greece, and we sincerely hope to have the opportunity to welcome you again on a future trip. We wish you all the best and hope to see you again soon!
The driver was very knowledgeable of Athens and Corinth. He was very accommodating with our needs. Great tour.
Thank you very much for your wonderful review! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your experience with us. Your kind words truly mean a lot to our team and motivate us to continue providing the best possible service to our guests. It was our pleasure to be part of your trip to Greece, and we hope to welcome you again in the future! Thank you once again for choosing us.
We had a great day out with Michael, our driver and Tour guide for the day. The canal was very interesting and worth a visit and Ancient Corinth has some amazing archaeological ruins. Just note that if going up the entire site, tennis shoes or shoes with very good grip are highly recommended as many of the stones are marble and you travel up fairly steep terrain. We had lunch at a restaurant right by the site and we’re treated wonderfully by the staff and had a great view!
Thank you very much for your wonderful review! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your experience with us. Your kind words truly mean a lot to our team and motivate us to continue providing the best possible service to our guests. It was our pleasure to be part of your trip to Greece, and we hope to welcome you again in the future! Thank you once again for choosing us.
Michael was a great guide--friendly and knowledeable. We really enjoyed the day, and saw everything that was promised. GREAT meal at a local rstaurant was included. I highly recommend this tour.
Thank you very much for your wonderful review! We are delighted to hear that you had a great experience with us. Our team works hard to provide memorable transfers and tours, and excellent service, so your kind words truly mean a lot. We hope to welcome you again in the future and wish you many more great travels ahead!
We started in Athens with a stop at the Parliament House, Acropolis, and the Olympic stadium then off to Corinth. On the way to Corinth we stopped by the canal to see the work that had been done there to connect the 2 bodies of water. Also we visited some of the historic places where the Apostle Paul would have walked. The Acropolis (castle) and the ancient city ruins where he would have preached. Our tour guide, George, was very knowledgeable about the city and history surrounding Greece and about Paul as well.
Thank you very much for your wonderful review! We are delighted to hear that you had a great experience with us. Our team works hard to provide memorable transfers and tours, and excellent service, so your kind words truly mean a lot. We hope to welcome you again in the future and wish you many more great travels ahead!
Dispute rainy weather we learned a great deal on our tour with Notis. He is very knowledgeable about the history of Ancient Corinth and of ancient Greece as well as a strong understanding of the links between Greek and English. The museum was well appointed but due to the weather our walking tour of the Corinth Agora and the Temple of Apollo was cut short. We went up to Acrocorinth and spent a bit of time exploring the original Corinth Acropolis but again the weather cut the walk short so we did not go up to the Temple of Aphrodite. Luckily our tour began with the Corinth Canal and we had a chance to take photos while it was still sunny. I would highly recommend a tour with Notis. He is knowledgeable, professional and friendly.
Thank you very much for your wonderful review! We are delighted to hear that you had a great experience with us. Our team works hard to provide memorable transfers and tours, and excellent service, so your kind words truly mean a lot. We hope to welcome you again in the future and wish you many more great travels ahead!
It wasn't going great at first because I think my family thought that our driver was supposed to be a guide and he didn't have a lot of information on Corinth or the areas we were trying to visit but he was flexible because he ended up taking us to Acropolis and the Pantheon which was not on our route so we ended up having a great time, the vehicle was awesome!
Thank you very much for your kind review and for sharing your experience with us! We’re really happy to hear that, despite the initial confusion, you ended up having a great time and enjoyed both the flexibility of your driver and the comfort of the vehicle. We would like to clarify (for future travelers as well) that our drivers are not licensed tour guides. While they are knowledgeable and always happy to share general information, they are not able to provide in-depth historical guiding inside the archaeological sites. For guests who are looking for a more detailed and guided experience, we do offer the option to include a licensed tour guide who can accompany you at the sites. That said, we’re especially glad to hear that your driver was flexible and went the extra mile to adjust the itinerary and include additional highlights like the Acropolis, helping turn your day into a memorable experience. We truly appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you again in the future!
