Greece – Corinth (En)
Corinth is a former municipality of Corinthia, the gateway to the Peloponnese if you come from Athens, in south-central Greece. For centuries, Corinth was an important Greek city until the Romans destroyed it in 146 B. C., but a century later they built a new city in its place.
We stayed in a camper stop called Aphrodite’s Water (37.9118, 22.878 lat, long) in the old town of Corinth, managed by a lovely family. It has all the necessities, wifi, a small shop where you take what you want and leave the money in a bowl, the installations are rustic but with good hot water, area for washing dishes with hot water also. And you are only 5 minute’s walk to the old town of Corinth and its ruins. Good also for empty grey and black water. All for 15 euros per day. You cannot ask for something better.
We went on our motorbike to visit the old town of Corinth where is located the archaeological site, which barely has an area of 0,05 km². This area, however, houses the remains of some of the most important buildings from those times, such as the Temple of Apollo, which is one of the oldest temples still standing. It was built in 560 B. C., in Doric style, this huge temple originally had 38 columns, each 7 m high, of which 7 remain today.
In addition to the Temple of Apollo, in the archaeological site, you can see the remains of other places of interest. Near the entrance is the Glauce Fountain, where mythology places the tragic death of the daughter of Creon, king of Corinth, after being poisoned by Medea. The original fountain could belong to the 6th century B.C., although it was completely restored in 146 B. C., already in the imperial period. Another notable building at the site is the Temple of Octavia built in Roman times (1st-century a.c.), following the Doric order and later adapting to the Corinthian style.
The town is beautiful, with a square full of bars and taverns and narrow streets with souvenir shops.
We decided to have lunch in the Restaurant Aigli on the square where the waitress was very nice and friendly. We shared a jug of rose wine and a platter of fried small fish similar to the anchovies in Malaga which was really good, and for a second course, we shared a platter of Gyros which is pork meat (super yummy) with chips, pita bread, tomatoes and the typical tzatziki sauce. For now one of my favourite dishes together with the sardines we ate in Pireaus. They also gave us cherries free for dessert, and all for 22 euros! Really recommend it.
After lunch, we went to see the rest of the town where we saw its church from which you have amazing views of the ruins.
Next stop on the beach, to Gythio, the bigger town on the East Coast of the Mani Peninsula in the south of the Peloponnese. Which you can see in the next post!
