Explore the fascinating history and engineering behind the Corinth Canal, the remarkable sea passage that dramatically transformed Greece’s maritime routes. Carved through the narrow Isthmus of ...

The Corinth Canal also comes with sheer rock cliffs of limestone that rise dramatically on both sides up to 206 feet — almost within arm's distance for those onboard the cruise ship.

Around 300 years later, Demetrios, the Macedonian king, began building the canal, but it was the Roman emperor Nero who, in 66 AD, moved the work into top gear by importing 6,000 prisoners from ...