Category: Corinthian & Saronic Gulfs
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Ano Vayia and Lychnari Tower
The Saronic coast of the southern Corinthia provides some of the most beautiful views of Corinthian territory. It also provided for the Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey some of its most spectacular finds. One week spent in the area of Kalamianos near the harbor village of Korphos, for example, led to the discover of a major…
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Views from Mt. Oneion
I was twice dragged up to the top of Mt. Oneion, the range that marks the visual southern boundary of the Isthmus. While Dimitri Nakassis and I were walking survey teams around the plain of the Isthmus in 2000 and 2001, Bill Caraher was driving all over the eastern Corinthia doing “extensive survey” in remote…
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Whales in the Corinthian gulf
I have sometimes heard that sharks roam the Corinthian Gulf (the Blue Guide description of Perachora notes their presence in the deep waters there) but whales must be very uncommon. This video captures a trapped whale some 12 meters long swimming recently near Porto Germeno northeast of Corinth. Watch out swimmers.
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