Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

Agrigento, Sicily Italy

Agrigento is charming city on the southern coast of Sicily. Agrigento is famous for its Temple Valley, the best preserved Greek ruins outside of Greece. The city has a beautiful old town centre and is a place of great historical and architectural importance. The Valley of the Temples is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world and in 1997 it was named a UNESCO World heritage site and is one of the most mesmerising sites in the Mediterranean. The temples, a dozen of them, erected in 5 BC, are located on the ridge to the south of the town. Back in town, explore the maze of tiny alleys, piazzas and side-streets, see the Norman Duomo of Saint Gerlando, the Church of Santa Maria dei Greci built on the steps of a Greek temple and the Church and Convent of Santo Spirito where you can taste almond sweets made by the local Cistercian cloister nuns. The wonderful Doric monuments, the cobalt-blue sky, the salubrious climate at the peerless view make Agrigento a desirable place were a long stay is delightful.
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Recommended airport
Palermo (PMO)
Points of interest
  • Cathedral of San Gerlando
  • Bridge Gate
  • Valley of the Temples
Nearby destinations
  • Sicily a 49.46 km
  • Santo Stefano Quisquina a 35.24 km
  • Licata, Sicily a 39.78 km
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