Acrocorinth Akrokórinthos
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The ascent of Acrocorinth (Akrokórinthos; 575m/1,887ft) is made easier by a road which climbs to a point near the lowest gate on the west side. This commanding site was fortified in ancient times, and its defenses were maintained and developed during the Byzantine, Frankish, Turkish and Venetian periods. Beyond a moat (alt. 380m/1,245ft) constructed by the Venetians we come to the first gate (Frankish, 14th C.) and first wall (15th C.); then follow the second and third walls (Byzantine), with a Hellenistic tower in front of the third gate, to the right.
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Acrocorinth, Kórinthos , Greece
Hours:
June 15 to October 31: 8am-7pm
November 1 to May 31: 8:30am-3pm; Closed: Mon
Always opened on: Assumption Day - Christian (August 15), Óhi Day - Greece & Cyprus (October 28)
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Greek National Day (March 25), May Day / Labor Day (May 1), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26), Easter - Christian
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