Corinth is located on the narrow isthmus that connects the Saronic and Corinthian gulfs, that is, the city was the port of the two seas and through it was all the trade between the West and East of Greece. It was a very prosperous city, starting from the VIII century BC, which has its commercial and military fleet. But in rivalry with Athens Corinth lost and gradually fell into decay. In 44 BC Julius Caesar re-founded Corinth as a Roman colony. Here preached the Apostle Paul.

Archaeological excavations of the city allow us to estimate the gigantic size of Corinth. Most of the buildings of the city belongs to the Roman time, but preserved and the remains of older buildings. For example, the complex of the ruins of the temple of Apollo 550 B. C. He stood in the center of town, on a low hill. Preserved seven of its monolithic limestone columns. Elegant ancient Greek city fountain Peirene, restored in Roman times, still supplies water to the local village.

Paved with marble road Lechaion connected the same port with the city and ended extant staircase with majestic Propylaea.

From the temple of Octavia remained only three Corinthian columns. The temple was built on a raised Foundation and is dedicated to the sister of Emperor Augustus.

4 km from the town, on the rock of acrocorinth is. This fortress, built on the ruins of the Acropolis, which was rebuilt several times, the Byzantines, the Turks and the crusaders. Here are preserved fortress walls with imposing towers and minarets, Muslim tombs, chapels, ruins of the temple of Aphrodite – a variety of evidence of the eventful history of the fortress. It offers a magnificent view of the surroundings.

In the archaeological Museum of Corinth presents all periods of the history of the ancient city.