The Corinth Canal~by Jeremy J Croucher

Part 15 of 20 in ‘The Aegean Shores’ series

 

The Corinth Canal

The boat was somewhat smaller
but the view was just as fine
Confirming that our choice today
was a wise one made this time

For today instead of Athens
to Corinth our decision
The canal to link the Adriatic
and Aegean with precision

Nineteenth century engineering
shown to be the best
Breathtaking there in every way
to which this view attests

©Jemverse

The Corinth Canal connects the the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland. Construction started in 1881 and completed in 1893. Four miles long but only 70ft wide at its base, it’s used mainly now for small craft and pleasure trips. Still impressive though. Photo – Jempics

[This is part 15 of a 20-part series charting a seven-day cruise with Tui from 11-18 August 2017, travelling from London to Corfu, then Kalamata (Greece), Santorini, Rhodes, Crete, Piraeus (Greece), Kefalonia, Corfu and London, some 3,870 nautical miles]