The artificial canal that got its name from the city of Corinth is a direct maritime link between the Aegean and Ionian Seas, separating the Peloponnese peninsula from the rest of mainland Greece.
Corinth Canal was completed between 1881 and 1893 but the initial plans date back to the seventh century BC.
The construction of the Canal has saved hundreds of kilometers of navigation around the Peloponnese but ironically today it is useless for this purpose because it is too narrow for modern cargo ships.
The canal is 6 km long, very narrow (about 25 meters) and shallow (8 meters).
It takes only a few minutes to cross it on foot or by car along the vertiginous bridges that connect the two banks.
Currently access to boats is closed for maintenance due to some landslides but the works will be completed by the end of 2023.
