Location: Agrigento
Top Things to do in Agrigento
10 Historic Sites in Agrigento That You Shouldn't Miss
Though Agrigento is a modern city of about 60,000 on Sicily’s southwest coast, the majority of visitors come to experience the past just outside of town. At the Valley of the Temples (Valle dei Templi), citizens of the then-major Greek colony of Akragras began building seven Doric style holy monuments in the sixth century BC. The nearby Archaeological Museum helps put everything into context. Agrigento also has some fascinating sights in its old town, like the medieval Norman cathedral.
Restaurants in Agrigento
1. Campobello di Licata
2. Tempio di Giunone
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 646 reviews
Reviewed By israroz - Ra'anana, Israel
If you arrive from the parking lot on the Temple Valley internal shuttle, you will reach the upper entrance and immediately after the gate, one of the most beautiful temples will appear to your right. Tempio Di Giunone, the Temple of the Goddess Hera. Because this temple is located at the top of the hill, it is a vantage point for the stunning views in every direction. Stunning temple "NOT 2 B MISSED”.
3. Tempio di Giove Olimpico
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 257 reviews
Reviewed By cmbtraveller - Canada, null
According to the information at the site this temple was 60X100m! Simply boggles the mind that something that massive (a little bigger than an American football field) could have been conceived, let alone built in that time. There's a scale model in the museum that will give you a sense of its scale.
4. Tempio dei Dioscuri
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 369 reviews
Temporarily Closed
Reviewed By haohuangpianist - Claremont, United States
Exquisite architecture, meticulously restored, the details and proportions are so beautiful. Breathtaking temple, the sacredness of the place sings despite the hordes of tourists (many European!). Surely us moderns can't build any better... humbling and transcendent.
5. Abbazia di Santo Spirito
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 147 reviews
Reviewed By Glynis98 - Canterbury, United Kingdom
Shown around by a nun who loved the place and wanted to share it. You can’t just wander in. They sell sweets as well that they make on site. It is possible to stay in the convent.
6. Casa Natale di Luigi Pirandello
7. Tomba di Terone
8. Early Christian Necropolis Of Agrigento
9. Porta di Ponte
10. Tempio di Vulcano o Efesto
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