Ancient Corinth and the Acrocorinth

The archaeological site of Ancient Corinth is located on the northern foothills of the Acrocorinth hill, around the Archaic Temple of Apollo. Extensive excavations have uncovered the Roman Agora of the city, temples, fountains, stoas, bath installations, and various other monuments. Research has extended to the Acrocorinth fortress to the south of the organized archaeological site, prehistoric settlements in the Corinthian plain to the north, such as the hill of the prehistoric settlement of Korakos, Saint Gerasimos, Gonia, and Gyriza. To the south of the organized archaeological site, the Theater, the Roman Odeon, the Sanctuary of Asclepius and Hygeia (Asclepieion), cemeteries, pottery workshops (Kerameikos), walls, and various other buildings, such as the Frankish Quarter and a significant number of Venetian and Ottoman monuments, have also been uncovered. Pictured: Ancient Corinth with the Acrocorinth in the background, 1890. ©Municipal Photography Museum of Kalamaria ‘Christos Kalemkeris’.