Sunset in Corinth and Sunio - Greece

I was thinking what can be my last post from Greece. But when I was checking the photos of last two weeks I found couple of Sunsets in Corinth and Sunion, the perfect departing post from Greece. However I will continue posting old photos of Greece.

The first two photos are taken last weekend in Corinth and last two one week back in Sunion. Second and Forth one are original, but I wanted a Black & White and Zoomed view as well.

The name of the blog is slightly changed. I will not be regular next few weeks due to my migration to India. Have a nice weekend and Happy Durga Puja.

Corinth Sea - Gulf of Corinth

These are two pictures of Gulf of Corinth which is in the arm of the Mediterranean Sea . I am amazed to see Mediterranean in its different views. This is something special to me because of its kaleidoscopic blue water with greenish touch. I have captured these two pictures standing in a same point in Corinth, a city close to Athens, Greece.

Ancient Corinth

Acrocorinth (Gr. Ακροκόρινθος), the acropolis of Corinth, is a monolithic rock overseeing the ancient city of Corinth, Greece. It was continuously occupied from archaic times to the early nineteenth century.

The city Corinth was founded in the Neolithic Age, circa 6000 BC. According to myth, the city was founded by Corinthos, a descendant of the god Helios (the Sun), while other myths suggest that it was founded by the goddess Ephyra, a daughter of the titan Oceanus, thus the ancient name of the city (also Ephyra). There is evidence that the city was destroyed around 2000 BC.We have been to Corinth on 29th April, Sunday. One and half hour drive from Athens on E94 highway next to the sea. The coastal areas are really beautiful and anyone can enjoy the drive. In the Driveway the landscape was fascinating as usual. The tough part is on the way to castle, it is stiff and exiting. The view from the castle is really beautiful. Once we reached the castle, we found it as it is somewhere in Middle-east, hot humid and full of ancient stones. The city is very ancient and the acropological ruins have been found in many place, like the ancient theater in the above picture। Natural beauty of Corinth is enchanting and majestic.

Three circuit walls formed the man-made defense of the hill. The highest peak on the site was home to a temple to Aphrodite which was Christianized as a church, and then became a mosque. The American School began excavations on it in 1929. Currently, Acrocorinth is one of the most important medieval castle sites of Greece.

I will rate this place very high in terms of archeology and ancient come natural beauties. If one is planning to visit Greece, this is a must seen place with a combined package of Sea, Canal, Hills, Castle, Museum and Acropolis.

Corinth Canal - Mediterranean sea

The Corinth Canal is a canal connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnesian peninsula from the Greek mainland and therefore effectively making the former an island.

The canal is 6.3 km in length and was built between 1881 and 1883.

The isthmus of Corinth is the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the mainland of Greece (Attiki), near the city of Corinth.

In Left Saronic Gulf & right Gulf of Corinth in the arm of the Mediterranean Sea


Gulf of Corinth Sea beach and the driveway is just along the beach. The colourful nature of the sea, cold currents are something to mention, which is reflected in delighted face of Kabita.