Swimming competitions have also been held in the canal. Here participants of a "swim across the canal" race swim through the 6,346-metre long Corinth canal in September 2017. (Image: Getty) ...

Discover the Corinth Canal, one of Greece’s most fascinating architectural and engineering wonders. This man-made canal slices straight through the Isthmus of Corinth, connecting the Gulf of ...

The idea of a canal in this region originated with Periander of Corinth in the seventh century BC, but land options were taken instead due to the project’s enormity. Construction of a canal ...

The Corinth Canal connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnesian peninsula from the Greek mainland, ...