Blairhoyle

heading to Greece tomorrow.

is this place worth visiting?

Dukey

Corinth itself is a usual stop on the so-called "classical tour" which usually points out the location where St. Paul supposedly preached to the Corinthians amidst the now ruins.

Blairhoyle

classical tour?

Zeus

The canal is truly awe-inspiring but warrants about 10-15 minutes of your time. Stop and take a few pics as you head-on toward somewhere else.

Dukey

The "classical tour" typically consists of two-three days and includes Corinth, Naphleon, Epidaurus, Olympia, and Delphi.

Tour companies such as Chat and Key Tours have run these for decades.

Blairhoyle

I take it is very good then?

samtraveler

I agree with Zeus. It's amazing, breathtaking really, but also does not take so much time. We hired a private taxi guide for the day to drive us from Athens to Nafplio with stops at the Corinth Canal, Epidaurus and Mycenae on the way. After our 15-20 minute stop at the Canal overlook he took us to a part of the canal where cars cross, which was also interesting.

Nikki

I would not make a trip specially to see the canal, but it is conveniently on the way from Athens to the Peloponnese.

The canal is not at the site of the ruins of Corinth. I took the classical tour with GO Tours, and we stopped at the Corinth Canal before heading to Epidaurus and Mycenae, but we did not go to Corinth.

Dukey

We enjoyed the tour when we took it several years ago. But we were on a small bus with fewer than 30 people and had a wonderful and very informative guide who had been doing the tour for years. It was in very early June, the weather still wasn't terribly hot and there weren't a lot of other visitors at the sites.

I think it is worthwhile if you want several DAYS of the ruins..some do and others don't.