Corinth Canal.

[chicot60]

Corinth Canal.

http://i.imgur.com/kxmiB.jpg

[Costactc]

Nice pic Chico, I've passed over the Corinth Canal at least 100 times and it's a spectacular view.

[chicot60]

Canal of Corinth
Principal engineer István Türr and Béla Gerster
Construction began 1881
Date of first use July 25, 1893[1]
Length 3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Status Open
The Corinth Canal (Greek: Διώρυγα της Κορίνθου) is a canal that connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnesian peninsula from the Greek mainland, thus effectively making the former an island. The builders dug the canal through the Isthmus at sea level; no locks are employed. It is 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) in length and only 21.3 metres (70 ft) wide at its base, making it unpassable for most modern ships. It now has little economic importance.
The canal was mooted in classical times and an abortive effort was made to build it in the 1st century AD. Construction finally got underway in 1881 but was hampered by geological and financial problems that bankrupted the original builders. It was completed in 1893, but due to the canal's narrowness, navigational problems and periodic closures to repair landslips from its sheer walls, it failed to attract the level of traffic anticipated by its operators. It is now used mainly for tourist traffic.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Corinth_Canal_2.jpg/288px-Corinth_Canal_2.jpg

[Costactc]

There are tourists all year round at the Canal. As you pass by from or to Athens there are like steel grates that you drive over as you pass the Canal itself. I would always stop for a few minutes because the site is breathtaking, especially when a ship is going through.