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A canal you should visit...
The Isthmus of Corinth
08-03-2013 18:03A very interesting site you should see is the Isthmus of Corinth. The surrounding area has stores and café shops where you can stop for lunch and of course to photograph the scenery. If you have children with you, then it is definitely a spectacle that will thrill them.
The Canal of Corinth is a project whose construction lasted for 2.300 years.
First tyrant Periander had the idea of the canal of Corinth in 602 BC, but he failed to start the project, so then Demetrius in 306 BC tried to do the same but stopped when engineers brought from Egypt for this purpose assured him that the difference in level of the sea between the Saronic Gulf and the Corinth Gulf was such that it would sink Aegina island and the coast of the neighboring coasts.
Julius Caesar, Caligula and Nero studied sequentially the drill of the canal, the latter in 67 AD even began digging and went a distance of 3.300 meters.
After the opening of the Suez Canal, the government Zaimi took the decision of the intersection of the Canal and the November 1869 they voted a low about it. The project began on 23 April 1882, the design of the project was made by the Hungarian B. Gerfer, on the design which was implemented by Nero with a total length of 6,300 meters.
In August 1893 Queen Olga with gold scissors cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Canal and the first ship officially sailed along.
For the creation of the Canal, 2,500 thousand workers had been used. The length is 6.343 meters, width 24.6 meters and 21.3 meters depth. Extraction was 12 million cubic meters of earth to construct and along it there is a wall of iron up to 2 meters above the sea.
Today, the Corinth Canal is an international marine transportation hub and serves approximately 12.000 ships annually, of all nationalities.
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Santorini has a secret... but we have to share it.
It opened in 2004 and soon became one of the favourite dining spots in Santorini. It is called Metaxy mas which means.. between us, but it is not a secret any more that this restaurant has a rich menu with almost 40 different dishes and appetizers based on traditional Greek cuisine.
We found the best scandinavian bar in Naxos!
Touristorama has been travelling all around Greece and its islands for over a decade. This year, during our trip to Naxos, the biggest of the Cyclades complex, we discovered an interesting spot, perfect for your night out on the island… which is what we do best: finding the best places and then propose you should visit them! Prime is a Scandinavian Bar, located on a privileged position in Chora of Naxos, opposite the port. It’s been operating for 21 years and enjoys a great fame to both foreign and local tourists.
Aktaion - Writing gastronomic history since 1922
Like a relay race of three generations; a journey with happy days, sad days, joys, sorrows, wars, Occupation, poverty, hunger, deaths, volcanic eruptions, catastrophic earthquakes, flee for a better life, return, better days, feasts, tourism explosion, financial crises and so on… Everything has been indelibly inscribed on the walls of this small building, Aktaion. I feel grateful that life has given me the opportunity to hold the reins of Aktaion all the way to its centennial.
Parea Restaurant: a beautiful terrace for the perfect dinner.
We have been choosing Parea Tavern for our meals and dinners for 14 years! Every time someone from Touristorama travels to the island of Santorini, he enjoys authentic Greek cuisine at the terrace of this restaurant in the heart of Fira. And we are not the only ones. Thousands of tourists include it among their favorites on the volcanic island.
Something old, something new.... Marmita combines them both!
The Marmita Restaurant is now a part of the history of Santorini, since it has been operating in Megalochori since 2004. From 2013 it s been running under the observation of new owner Giannis Manikas and the sense of renewal is obvious.
Privacy on the vivid island of Santorini? Yes, you can have it!
Explore the fascinating volcanic island of Santorini the way you want it yourself! Enjoy a unique accommodation experience, with huge doses of privacy and luxury by choosing to stay in Incognito Villa.
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