Adriatic Trip Day 13: Corinth Canal

Sunday, June 22, 2025

The early event for the day was the ship’s passage through the Corinth Canal, a narrow sea-level canal providing a shortcut from having to sail around the Peloponnese peninsula. The canal is very narrow, and the Orion was just small enough to make it through. Our entrance to the canal was delayed by a ship passing through in the opposite direction. Soon we were towed through the canal, an operation that required considerable precision and skill.

After passing through the canal, we made our way to Delphi, considered by the ancient Greeks to be the center of their world. After lunch, we visited the Temple of Apollo, where the Oracle of Delphi delivered prophecies. The Temple itself was constructed about 330 BCE, although two earlier temples on the site date to as early as the 7th century BCE. It was adjacent to a sizable theatre and by an athletic stadium. There was also a modern museum at the site, constructed to present and preserve many of the smaller and more fragile artifacts.

This article is part of a series about our recent trip to Italy, Greece, Albania, and Croatia. To see the introductory article in the series, click here.