Skidmore College
Odyssey to Greece:
Exploring the Roots of Classical Civilization

Corinth May 26
After a morning departure from Athens for the Peloponnese, we visited Corinth en route. The Temple of Apollo at Corinth is one of the earliest Doric temples in Greece. The site also contains remains of the Fountain of Peirene and the Bema from which St. Paul spoke to the Corinthians in 52 A.D. From Corinth we proceeded to Tiryns, Homer's "wall-girt" city where the massive walls of red and gray limestone still stand 3,400 years after they were built. Inside the battlements is the palace, with its galleries, throne room, and courtyards. Upon arrival in Nauplion, a picturesque harbor town with Venetian fortifications, we checked into the Dioscuri Hotel for a two-night stay.