Day 5, September 26, 2024, Corinth/Nafplion

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This morning, we visited the highly acclaimed National Archaeological Museum. Considered one of the 
greatest museums in the world, it houses the richest collection of Greek antiquities on the planet, as well 
as collections dating from Roman, Mycenaean, and Classical times.

Afterwards, we departed by coach to the Peloponnesian Peninsula, Greece’s southernmost region, which is 
separated from the mainland by the Corinth canal.

Then visit the evocative ruins and Museum of Ancient Corinth, one of the country’s largest cities in antiquity. Boasting a population of 90,000 in 400 BCE, Corinth was demolished by the Romans three centuries later, then rebuilt in 44 BCE by Julius Caesar shortly before his assassination.

Today only low stone walls, foundations, and a few iconic Corinthian order columns stand as testament to the city that once flourished here. In addition to its ties to Greek and Roman history, Corinth is well known for a strong connection to Christianity: Paul the Apostle wrote his two letters, First and Second Corinthians, to “the church of God which is at Corinth.”

Paul also preached and made missionary travels here, and we see the very altar where this early Christian figure stood and delivered his message.

We enjoyed lunch at a local restaurant, then we continue on to our hotel in Nafplion, where we dine tonight.



















































 






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