Title : In 1893 a 3.9-mile (6.3-km) ship canal, the famous Corinth Canal, was opened that shortened the journey from the Adriatic Sea to Athens' port, Piraeus, by more than 200 miles (320 km)
Description : In 1893 a 3.9-mile (6.3-km) ship canal, the famous Corinth Canal, was opened that shortened the journey from the Adriatic Sea to Athens' port, Piraeus, by more than 200 miles (320 km). To the south is the site of the Isthmian sanctuary at which the biennial Isthmian Games were celebrated in antiquity. Greece.
