See the 6.4km cut sea-level canal from the sinking road bridge, then actually pass through it on a small chartered boat rather than just photographing it from above.
What to expect
You start at the submersible road bridge and watch it lower into the seabed for a passing vessel — a genuinely strange piece of engineering. Then you board a small boat at Isthmia and motor the full length of the canal, walls rising vertically on either side, built in the 1890s on a route Nero himself once tried to dig. It's a 45-60 minute transit, quiet and dramatic in a way no viewing platform captures.
Good to know
Canal transits depend on shipping traffic and sea conditions — book with flexibility built in. Time this early or mid-morning; it pairs well before or after Ancient Corinth.
Sail there
Luxury cruises that call at Corinth — book through us, the fare is identical and your concierge stays on your side.
More to do in Corinth
- Acrocorinth: Sunrise Climb to the Citadel of Aphrodite
- Ancient Corinth & the Temple of Apollo, Guided at Opening Hour
- Mycenae & the Lion Gate, Small-Group with an Archaeologist
- Nemea Valley: A Private Winery Lunch Among Vineyards and Ruins
- Loutraki's Quiet Seafront and Thermal Springs, Corinth's Local Escape