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The Attic Coast – Corinth Canal to Sounion

Quick reference guide Note For pilotage and harbours down the
Peloponnese coast towards Aigina and Poros see
Chapter 2. For continuation northwards from
Sounion see Chapter 6. This chapter covers the
Mooring Provisions Eating out mainland Attic coast to the east of the canal.
Shelter Fuel Water Plan

Corinth Canal B O O O C b
Isthmía B A O B O C b Getting around inland
Órmos Kalamáki C C O B C C b For information on moving around Athens, see the
Ák Sousáki C BC B B O C Introduction and simplified map of the area for
Nísos Salamís getting to and from the new airport at Spata. Bus
Órmos Salamís A AC B A B B b services run on regular routes: blue buses are the
Órmos Kanákia B C O O O C normal buses, yellow buses are express services, yellow
Kolones C AC O O O O trolleybuses operate around the centre, and orange
Aias C C O B O C buses are from outside Athens. The metro has been
Órmos Peranis C C O B C C comprehensively updated and extended, and runs all
Kaki Viglia C C O B O C the way from the airport to Piraeus, and all points in
Ambelakia B BC A A O C between. The tram system runs from Syntagma square
Attic coast down to the Olympic coastal zone and down as far as
Pakhi A AB B A B B b Varkiza. All these improvements mean the centre of
Elefsina A AB B A B A b Athens is marginally less choked than in the past, but
Zéa Marina A A A A A A b the Greeks embraced the motor car just as
Mounikhías A AC B A A A b enthusiastically as any other western Europeans, and it
Faliro Marina A A B A A A b takes some convincing to coax us from them. Taxis are
Flisvos Marina A A A A A A b everywhere and as long as the meter is running they
Alimos Marina A A A A A A b are a good way for luggage-laden tourists to travel.
Glifadha 4 A A A A A B b Hire cars and motorbikes can also be found
Glifadha 1,2,3 A A A A A B b everywhere, but unless you are going outside Athens
Voula A A B A B B b public transport is the way to go.
Vouliagméni A A A A A A b
Várkiza AB ABC B A B B b
Áy Marina B C O O O C
Lagonisi B AC O O O C b
Órmos Anavíssou B C O B B B b
Órmos Legraina B C O B O C For passages into the Gulfs of Corinth and Patras see
Sounion B C O O O C b Greek Waters Pilot, Rod Heikell, Imray.

CORINTH CANAL
The idea of cutting a canal across the narrow
waist connecting the Peloponnese to Attica was
mooted by the ancient Greeks and many who
came after. The present canal was started by the
French and completed by the Greeks in 1893. It
greatly reduces the distance between the Ionian
and the Aegean and can be transited by yachts on
payment of what is probably one of the highest
canal fees per mile in the world.
First the facts: The canal is 3·2 miles long, 25m
wide, the maximum permitted draught is 6·5m
and the sides of the canal rise to 76m at the
highest part of the cut. A current of 1–3 knots can
flow in either direction depending on the direction
and duration of the wind on either side and this
can make passage through the canal difficult. I
have encountered at least a 2-knot current which
can make manoeuvring difficult. If you happen to
Corinth Canal heading west

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