# The Diolkos, the Causeway for Dragging Ships

What to do en Corinth · Corinth

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/things-to-do/diolkos · Revisado: 2026-11-12

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Ruins · 20 min · Free · The remains of the paved track along which ships were dragged from one gulf to the other, at the west mouth of the canal

What it is
Before the canal, the Greeks already crossed the isthmus with their ships: they lifted them onto platforms and dragged them along a stone causeway of about six kilometres, the Diolkos, to save going round the Peloponnese. Next to the west mouth of the canal, beside the Posidonia submersible bridge, stretches of that paved track remain in view, with the ruts marked in the stone.
How to see it
From the Isthmus bridge it is about 5 km towards Posidonia, on the Gulf of Corinth side. The remains are in the open air, on the bank of the canal. It is a short stop that is better understood after seeing the canal: it explains why it took so long to open it.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 37.9466, 22.959

## Cerca de aquí

- [The Corinth Canal from the Pedestrian Bridge](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/things-to-do/corinth-canal), a 2.7 km
- [Aquarius](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/where-to-eat/aquarius), a 3.6 km
- [Club Hotel Casino Loutraki](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/where-to-stay/club-hotel-casino-loutraki), a 3.6 km
- [Loutraki Thermal Baths](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/things-to-do/loutraki-thermal-spa), a 4.0 km
- [Boat Crossing of the Corinth Canal from Isthmia](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/things-to-do/corinth-canal-boat-crossing), a 5.4 km
- [Isthmia Submersible Bridge](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/things-to-do/isthmia-submersible-bridge), a 5.5 km
- [Kalamaki Beach Resort](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/where-to-stay/kalamaki-beach-resort), a 6.3 km
- [Marinos Rooms](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/where-to-stay/marinos-rooms), a 7.9 km

## Consejos

### Combine it with the Posidonia bridge
It is next door: if a ship passes, you will see the bridge sink.

Destino: [Corinth](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth.md)