Corinth is an ancient Greek city located at the entrance to the Peloponnese about 80km from Athens, on the Isthmus of Corinth, about 6km long, which connects the Peloponnese to mainland Greece.

With the construction of the Corinth Canal between 1881 and 1893, which connects the gulf of the same name with the Aegean Sea and the Saronic Gulf, the isthmus was practically cut, transforming the Peloponnese almost into a large island, which however remains connected with the mainland part of Greece via road bridges.
The town has about 37.000 inhabitants and is an interesting commercial and cultural center of the region with large squares and parks, with various pedestrian areas where visitors stroll and shop among monuments, museums and historical sites.
Even in ancient times Corinth was one of the most important cities in Greece, with a significant role during the Peloponnesian War and in the Achean League from 243 BC. Rebelling against Roman rule, the city was razed to the ground in the Battle of Corinth and the whole the region became a Roman province.
During the Middle Ages, the fortifications of Acrocorinth were strengthened, that is the acropolis of ancient Corinth that stood on the rocky spur overlooking the city, what today we would call "Upper Corinth".
In 1858 a powerful earthquake destroyed the city, which was rebuilt more flat, about 9km north of the ancient one.