Jo Marinis Rooms

Set amidst well-tended gardens, the family-run Jo Marinis Rooms is located in Ancient Corinth, just 500 metres from the Archaeological Museum. Set amidst well-tended gardens, the family-run Jo Marinis Rooms is located in Ancient Corinth, just 500 metres from the Archaeological Museum. Our staff are dedicated to make your stay as comfortable as possible, and are available to provide information both for the range of ancient Korinthos or to the facilities in your room. Rooms get cleaned daily, in the Endeavour to maintain our green Guest House credentials, we urge you to reuse your towels, and however, when you require a new towel placed in your room, please leave the towel on the floor and a clean one will be left in its place. On the first floor at the rear of the Guest House is our sundeck which is available at your discretion. Refreshments are also available at reception. At the reception desk you can find information about the museum and the rest area of ancient Korinthos , also we offer you lending library, board games and a wonderful collection of movies. In all places of our Guest House and rooms free wireless internet (Wi-Fi). Breakfast is served daily from 7:30am to 10:30am sharp. If you have any special needs please inform the reception desk before 3:00 pm the previous day so that food can be arranged. Free & spacious parking area is available at the entrance of our Guest House. The roofed terrace in the entrance of the Guest House is available for our Guest House guests. Upon arrival, our staff will be awaiting your arrival. Enter via reception. MONUMENTS AND ATTRACTIONS OF ANCIENT CORINTH Archaeological Museum quite rich in exhibits classical and Roman times was built in 1932 by c. offers Canadians and philhellene Americans. An ancient Temple of Apollo (6th century b.c.), Doric, with seven standing columns, monolithikoys, height of 4.00 m. It is the emblem of Ancient Corinth. The Fountain of Glaykis, where in the mythological tradition of the 288 Glauke, drowned when a magic wore dress full filter, which was supposedly wedding gift of Mideias. Ancient Fountain of Peirini, which still has water, Ruins of ancient theater and several good portion of the extant Roman Odeon. Ruins of the Asklipieioy, of the Corinthian hospital of antiquity. The step of Apostle Paul, which he tried and then taught the Apostle of Nations. Monument for Catholics & Orthodox. The Erastos Inscription, at the entrance of the ancient theater. Located on the floor. Is marble column with the name of Erastou, responsible for projects in the ancient theater of Corinth, one of the first students of the Apostle Paul. Particular point for Catholics. The ancient Market Place in the Centre of the site and the paved with marble Route Lechaio. In the ancient Agora there are still various public buildings, arcades and Times Roman ruins of temples ( Athena, Ira etc.). The most important monuments is the Temple of Apollo which rises in the low hills to the North of the Market and is one of the greatest of the archaic temples in Greece. Builtbetween 550 and in 525 BC in the location of a shrine of 7th century, in the form of Dorian Temple. From the temple,the most prestigious monument of ancient Corinth, legally not monolithic columns standing seven of the 38 supporting the peristyle. The whole shape of the temple seems still thanks to slots in the rock to join the Foundation. Below are the ruins of the temple Theatre, built in the 4th century BC and again from the beginning of the 1st century BC. a.d. THE AKROKORINTHOS The Akrokorinthos, the famous Castle of Corinth (height 575m). 'East Star'was called from the Turks. Behind the town is a very tall rock mountain which at the top is Akrokorinthos, which was always the fortified Citadel of Corinth. The entrance is to the West and here ends and the modern road. The Akrokorinthos is not only the largest, but also the oldest Castle of Peloponnese. The imposing walls are almost in their entirety in the Medieval Years, and there are occasional additions. The medieval fortification built on an ancient or a renovation. The castle became associated with the story of Leo Sgourou, who committed suicide, having prominent on horseback through the walls the 1210 not delivered Franks, who held the Fort until 1460, when it passed to the Turks, while small intermediate spaces that held the Venetians. The Akrokorinthos continued to settle until the last years of Ottoman domination. At the top of the Hill reaches anyone passing by three successive gates which are dominating elements of Frankish architecture. The great plateau of the Summit will see the ruins of the Temple of Venus and other pre-Christian buildings, relics of Christian temples and Turkic structures. Near the sanctuary of Aphrodite was the fountain Peirini, while Holy existed along the road leading to Akrokorintho. Now preserved at the beginning of the uphill road, immediately after the last houses of the old Corinth, a fountain built in 1515 a.d. According to the inscription.Inside the castle is the Fountain Over Peirini (or Dragonera),where Belerefontis curb the legendary horse Pigaso. Monument and attractions of Ancient Corinth are in walking distance from Jo Marinis Rooms. For those who have a car, there is parking located at the front of the guest house. We are located close to Korinthos station and from there you can catch a taxi to Ancient Corinth.