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Greece Reopens Corinth Canal for the Tourist Season
Authorities in Greece announced that the Corinth Canal that connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea reopened on Thursday for the summer period and will remain so until September.
The...
Greece
Woman Dies After Falling off Corinth Canal's Bridge in Greece's Peloponnese
A woman fell off a bridge over the Corinth Canal which connects the Peloponnesian Peninsula with the rest of the Greek mainland in the early hours of Friday.
The woman has not been identified at this time, but according to local media she...
Greece
Top Ways for Thrill-Seekers to Conquer the Corinth Canal: Swim It, Jump It, Fly It
Since antiquity, rulers considered cutting through the Isthmus of Corinth with the tyrant Periander being the first to propose the undertaking in the 7th century BC. Upon encountering the expense and complexity of the project, it was abandoned. Roman...