It turns out, that only in 1893, after twelve years of works, Corinth canal wide twenty three metres was opened. Ships in it reached directly to Pireus. They at the moment are also using it, at least much more rarely, more around recreational or tourist destinations. It is necessary to admit that the channel this way is constructed that oil tankers cannot simply oneself before to sneak.
At the same time one should emphasize that he is also enjoying the great popularity put high above the channel, at its west outlet, iron bridge. It is peculiarly thrown on the river. Across the very bridge a motorway is running from the Athens to Patras. Practically it is possible in order to attempt to formulate even, that Corinth canal is dividing, is separating from himself, old part of Corinth, ancient, from the new part, typically modern.
This channel exists from hundreds not to say thousands of years. As can be seen reaches of the river almost didn’t change at all. At the same time already ancient Greeks, and then Romen, they used it willingly and extremely he has often been used for the transport of people and the food as well as new slaves, the contact between Corinth and remaining cities of Greece. At the same time at present using it at these targets already impoverished a little. Rather how it higher was already recalled, he practically is already only destined and exclusively to tourist destinations. If somebody already toured entire Corinth from the land, all its small streets and attractions, it a time to tour Corinth canal finally came. The view on the city is simply uncanny from the deck of the local ship. Nothing practically will replace it. If they are already in this city, one should also absolutely try this attraction. I assure by personal experience that nobody certainly will regret this expedition.