Day 5, September 26, 2024, Corinth/Nafplion
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: Pa...