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CORINTH PREFECTURE PELOPONNESEThe ancient town was ravaged by earthquakes in 521AD and 550AD. Modern Corinth was built in 1858 at the head of the gulf after still later earthquakes in the older town further inland, suffering the same fate in 1928 and, despite its being rebuilt on anti-seismic principles, was leveled again in 1981, leaving thousands to spend the following year in tents. The newer buildings, predictably, are all concrete and without character. The modern city is mostly an industrial and agricultural center, and the hottest and driest place in the Peloponnese in summer. It is a very noisy city with a lot of traffic and a poor transport system.

One of the very few attractions in the city is the Folklore Museum (Tues-Sun, 8:30am-1pm;2euros), which houses costumes, engravings and traditional craft items. There is a park in the center of town. Though there are many hotels in the city, none of them is out of range of traffic noise. To the west of town along the gulf are two campsites.

Modern Corinth, on the shores of the Gulf of Corinth, has a population of about 28,000 and several hotels of the C, D, and T class. It lies 2.5 km west of its namesake canal and 83 km from Athens.

Ancient Corinth lies 7 km to the SW. and Acro-Corinth just beyond. Swimming is best at Kalami Beach 1.5 km west of the modern town.

Leveled by earthquake in 1858, and again in 1928 architects rebuilt using current anti-earth-quake principles. Consequently, Corinth sacrifices charm for stability with sturdy, low and squat structures. A few more modern, but equally unprepossessing buildings do little to alter its character.

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