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<< Our Photo Pages >> Diolkos - Ancient Trackway in Greece in Peloponnese Peninsula

Submitted by Armand on Wednesday, 02 January 2019  Page Views: 836

Multi-periodSite Name: Diolkos
Country: Greece
NOTE: This site is 6.499 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Peloponnese Peninsula Type: Ancient Trackway
Nearest Town: Korinthe
Latitude: 37.950200N  Longitude: 22.961200E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Ancient Trackway in Peloponnese Peninsula

The Diolkos saved ships sailing from the Ionian Sea to the Aegean Sea a dangerous sea journey round the Peloponnese, whose three headlands had a reputation for gales, especially Cape Matapan and Cape Malea. By contrast, both the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf were relatively sheltered waters. In addition, the overland passage of the Isthmus, a neck of land 6.4 km (4.0 mi) wide at its narrowest, offered a much shorter route to Athens for ships sailing to and from the Ionian coast of Greece.

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 4.7km SE 144° Isthmia Temple of Poseidon* Ancient Temple
 5.4km WSW 249° Korakou* Ancient Village or Settlement
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