Ancient Corinth 
The best plan is to enter the Corinth site from the ancient Lechaion road, on the north side of the excavated area. From here there is a general view of most of the site. Climbing up on an ancient paved road - as travelers arriving in the Lechaion harbor would have done - we come to the propylon at the entrance to the Agora. To the right of the road, here 7.5m/25ft wide, is the Basilica (A.D. first-second century); on the left there follow in succession the Roman Baths of Eurykles, a 20-seat public latrine (A.D. second century), the Precinct of Apollo and the Fountain of Peirene.
The ancient ruins of Corinth are located 7 km south-west of the city of Corinth.
The ancient ruins of Corinth are located 7 km south-west of the city of Corinth.
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Hours
June 15 to October 31
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| Open | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 |
| Close | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 |
November 1 to May 31
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| Open | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always opened on:
Assumption Day - Christian (August 15)
Óhi Day - Greece & Cyprus (October 28)
Óhi Day - Greece & Cyprus (October 28)
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
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Bema
Parallel to the South Stoa, running from end to end of the Agora, are the "Central Shops", and half way along the row is the Bema from which speakers addressed the people of Corinth. Here in A.D. 52 the Apostle Paul appeared before the Roman governor Gallio, a brother of Seneca's. There is some evidence on the Bema of the Christian church which was later built here.
Sacred Spring
There is a row of shops along the north side of the Agora, at any rate towards the west end, near the propylon and the "Captives' Facade". In front of the row of shops is the Sacred Spring, in a Greek fountain-house (fifth century B.C.) in the form of a Doric triglyph, with seven steps leading down to the chamber containing the spring.
Ancient Agora - Precinct of Apollo and Fountain of Peirene
The fountain was magnificently rebuilt in marble by Herodes Atticus in the 2nd Century A.D., with three apses enclosing a square court, and a new façade with six round-arched openings was erected in front of the old front walls of which can still be seen. (The water is now diverted for the use of the village.)
