Location: Province of Agrigento
Top Things to do in Province of Agrigento
Things to do in Province of Agrigento, Sicily: The Best Sacred & Religious Sites
The Province of Agrigento (Italian: Provincia di Agrigento; Sicilian: Pruvincia di Girgenti) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy, situated on its south-western coast. It has an area of 3,041.90 square kilometres (1,174.48 sq mi), and a total population of 474,493. There are 43 comunes (Italian: comuni) in the province.
Restaurants in Province of Agrigento
1. Villa del Paradiso
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
2. Chiesa di Santa Maria La Nuova
3. Valle dei Templi
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4.5 based on 17,409 reviews
This region is one of the most important archeological sites in the world with many great temples such as Hera (Juno,) Lacinia, Concordia, Heracles (Hercules) and Olympian Zeus (Jupiter,) all dramatically perched along a long rocky scarp.
Reviewed By alikarim - Dallas, United States
This is an extremely well preserved set of ancient Greek temples that you can visit over a mile long walk. Best thing to do is to park yoru car at the bottom of the valley; at the exit of the site. Then take a local taxi (3 Euros/person) to the top of the site, the main entrance, where fro about an entrance fee of $13.50; you can start at the top temple and walk leisurely down to the bottom sites, exploding multiple temples and ruins in great shape. Lots of tourists here, but well worth the visit. It will take several hours to complete this, so plan for a min half day here. A must do in Sicily.
4. Tempio di Ercole
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4.5 based on 572 reviews
Temporarily Closed until April 3, 2020 Built to honor the god Hercules in the early 6th century, this is Agrigento's oldest temple that was constructed over a structure of 38 columns, of which only eight are still standing.
Reviewed By 27Ruben27 - San Juan, Caribbean
Ruins of Tempio di Ercole located in Valley of the Temples, Agrigento, Italy. Amazing ruins all located in the same site. A must in your visit to Agrigento.
5. Portale Arabo/Normanno
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
6. Santuario di San Calogero
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4.5 based on 23 reviews
This is a hidden gem in the Sicilian countryside. When visiting family in Naro they brought me to this place. It is an amazingly beautify small church which provides entry to a smaller chapel where the statue of St. Calogero is kept along with the place that the hermit saint lived. This is an excellent tourist attraction for people visiting this area, or Agrigento and worth the visit.
7. Santuario di San Calogero
8. Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Greci
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4.5 based on 271 reviews
Reviewed By niki101 - London, United Kingdom
The history of the building starts in the 5th century BC when on the same site was built a Greek temple dedicated to Athena. It was pretty emotional to see the survived columns from the Greek temple incorporated into the walls through the glass floor, and even to touch them in the underground tunnel in the flower-filled courtyard. At one point, during the Norman times, the church became the cathedral of the city, while at the same time the Normans were building San Gerlando’s Cathedral not far away. The frescoes go back to 15th century and show images of Mary’s life. Despite being damaged they are still beautiful. A young woman was there to give me some information about the church in English. She also explained about the entrances: the current entrance of the church is on the west side but as a temple, the entrance was on the east side. Thank you! To reach the church was an amazing experience itself. Tucked away in the old top part of Agrigento, we had to stroll in the charming maze of narrow streets with hundred steep steps and courtyards. I didn’t mind to get lost around for hours. During our visit, meeting some of the locals was a rare event but it was a great joy walking among some of their old charming houses and colourful streets. After seeing so much rubbish everywhere in Agrigento, people here really deserve some respect for trying to keep their streets clean and fresh. The church has opening hours so I had to return to be able to visit. Enjoy it!
