Isthmus of Corinth
The Isthmus of Corinth is the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the rest of the mainland of Greece, near the city of Corinth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Istmia and Temple of Poseidon.
Istmia
Archaeological site
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Isthmia is an ancient sanctuary of Poseidon and important archaeological site and museum located on the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece. Situated on the territory of the ancient city-state of Corinth, it was famous in antiquity for the Isthmian Games and its Temple of Poseidon.
Temple of Poseidon
Archaeological site
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The Temple of Isthmia is an ancient Greek temple on the Isthmus of Corinth dedicated to the god Poseidon and built in the Archaic Period. It is about 16 kilometers east of ancient Corinth, at the site of ancient Isthmia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gefyra Isthmou and Isthmia.
Isthmia
Village
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Isthmia is a Greek village and community 7.5 km southeast of Corinth. It is located in the south entry of Corinth Canal. The community spreads in the place where the Isthmian Games were held in antiquity. Isthmia is situated 2½ km southeast of Isthmus of Corinth.
Loutraki
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Loutraki is a seaside resort and spa town in the Corinth Region of the Peloponnese. The ancient town – Thermae today called Loutraki, is located on the north side of the Corinthian Gulf and it's extended on the foot of the Gerania mountain range, along a pebbled beach of 4 km.
Isthmus of Corinth
- Type: Isthmus
- Description: isthmus in Peloponnese, Greece
- Categories: isthmus and landform
- Location: Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi, Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Wu Chinese—“Isthmus of Corinth” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Landengte van Korinte”
- Albanian: “Istmusi i Korinthit”
- Arabic: “برزخ كورنث”
- Armenian: “Կորնթոսի պարանոց”
- Asturian: “ismu de Corinto”
- Asturian: “ismu de Corintu”
- Azerbaijani: “Korinf bərzəği”
- Azerbaijani: “Korinf bərzəxi”
- Basque: “Korintoko istmoa”
- Bavarian: “Isthmus vo Korinth”
- Belarusian: “Карынфскі перашыек”
- Belarusian: “Карынфскі пярэсмык”
- Belarusian: “Карынцкі пярэсмык”
- Bulgarian: “Коринтски провлак”
- Catalan: “istme de Corint”
- Catalan: “Istme de Corint”
- Catalan: “Istme de Cortint”
- Cebuano: “Isthmus of Corinth”
- Chinese: “哥林多地峽”
- Chinese: “柯林斯地峽”
- Chinese: “科林斯地峡”
- Chinese: “科林斯地峽”
- Chuvash: “Коринф пымакĕ”
- Czech: “Isthmos”
- Czech: “Korintská šíje”
- Dutch: “Istmus van Korinthe”
- Dutch: “Landengte van Korinte”
- Dutch: “Landengte van Korinthe”
- Esperanto: “Istmo de Korinto”
- Esperanto: “Korinta istmo”
- Estonian: “Kórinthose maakitsus”
- Finnish: “Korintin kannas”
- French: “Isthme de Corinthe”
- Georgian: “კორინთის ყელი”
- German: “Isthmos von Korinth”
- German: “Isthmus von Korinth”
- Greek: “Isthmós Korínthou”
- Greek: “Isthomís Korínthou”
- Greek: “Ισθμός Κορίνθου”
- Greek: “Ισθμός της Κορίνθου”
- Hebrew: “איסתמוס הקורינתי”
- Hebrew: “מיצר קורינתוס”
- Hebrew: “מצר קורינתוס”
- Hungarian: “Korinthoszi-földszoros”
- Indonesian: “Tanah Genting Korintus”
- Italian: “Istmo di Corinto”
- Japanese: “コリントス地峡”
- Japanese: “コリント地峡”
- Korean: “코린토스 지협”
- Korean: “코린트 지협”
- Kurdish: “Berzaxa Corinth”
- Kurdish: “Berzaxa Korîntê”
- Kurdish: “بەرزاخا کۆرینتێ”
- Latin: “Isthmus Corinthius”
- Latvian: “Korintas šaurums”
- Latvian: “Korintas zemesšaurums”
- Lithuanian: “Korinto sąsmauka”
- Macedonian: “Коринтска Провлака”
- Macedonian: “Коринтски Теснец”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Korinteidet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Korintheidet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Landtangen ved Korint”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Korinteidet”
- Norwegian: “Korinteidet”
- Norwegian: “Landtangen ved Korint”
- Persian: “باریکه کورینس”
- Polish: “Przesmyk Koryncki”
- Portuguese: “Istmo de Corinto”
- Romanian: “Istmul Corint”
- Russian: “Истм”
- Russian: “Истмийский перешеек”
- Russian: “Коринфский перешеек”
- Serbian: “Коринтска превлака”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Korintska prevlaka”
- Slovak: “Korintská šija”
- Slovenian: “Korintska ožina”
- Spanish: “Istmo de Corinto”
- Swedish: “Korinthiska näset”
- Swedish: “Korintiska näset”
- Tamil: “கொரிந்தின் பூசந்தி”
- Thai: “คอคอดคอรินท์”
- Turkish: “Korint Boğazı”
- Turkish: “Korint Kıstağı”
- Ukrainian: “Істм”
- Ukrainian: “Істмійський перешийок”
- Ukrainian: “Коринфський перешийок”
- Uzbek: “Korinf boʻyni”
- Welsh: “Isthmws Corinth”
- Western Armenian: “Կորնթոսի Նեղուցը”
- Western Frisian: “Lâningte fan Korinte”
- Wu Chinese: “科林斯地峡”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Korinthos Canal and Roman Bath at Isthmia.
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