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By Kurtis
September 24th 2008

Agrigento Europe » Italy » Sicily » Agrigento

Agrigento....Valley of the temples

Tuesday 16th September Licodia - Agrigento We had planned to leave Licodia three days earlier to spend a few nights at Agrigento, but between ourselves decided to spend the extra time in Licodia. So we planned to make Agrigento a day trip. Katelyn was given more panadol for her fever and off we set to Agrigento. Although the road was o.k it was a little curvy and so poor Katelyn threw up. We went to the Valley of the Temples, a huge ridge of land that had a few temples along it. The three main temples we saw were Temple of [View Full Entry]

By Gini
August 29th 2008

Sweet Sicilia! Europe » Italy » Sicily » Agrigento

Temple of Herracles

2008 Summer Holidays in Sicily. Week 1 in Villa Collina messing about in a hire car to Cinisi, Sciacca, Ribera, Scala dei Turchi, Agrigento and Eraclea Manoa. [View Full Entry]

By Byrnesy
July 5th 2008

3rd Weekend trip: Part 2 Europe » Italy » Sicily » Agrigento

Temple of Concordia

(June 14th) After Caltagirone, all of us loaded up into our Fiat Puntos and made the rest of the drive across the island to Agrigento to visit the Valley of the Temples. This is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world and a Unesco world heritage site. We got there fairly late in the day, only 2 hours before closing time. There is also some drama associated with this visit, between both of our program directors (Pietro and Dr. Tykot), which eventually reached a climax the following morning. End result is that they will not be working together [View Full Entry]

Group shot in front of Temple of Concordia

By Travels with Tom and Alice
May 23rd 2008

Agrigento, Sicily Europe » Italy » Sicily » Agrigento

May 22, 2008 AGRIGENTO, Sicily, Italy Thursday morning we drove north through the country side and along the Sicilian coast to Agrigento. Another nice drive. This is a small city on the west coast of Sicily and is a resort town with some beautiful beach areas and resorts. ( and some very nice private villas ). Some of the rather rocky beaches are being filled with truckloads of nice, fine, sand. Someone is spending a lot of money !! It is obvious that the tourist business, with all the coastline and beaches, is a very important part of the Sicilian economy. [View Full Entry]

By dneal
February 22nd 2008

Sicily and the Amalfi coast Europe » Italy » Sicily » Agrigento

A cathedral in Palermo

Bonjourno for the last time from Italy. Alright so we traveled from Naples on an overnight train to Palermo, which is on the northern coast of Sicily. Paul and I had a sleeper car, which we payed way too much for, but on the plus side we did get a good nights rest for our day in Palermo as compared to Kam who was an angry beast until he got his Fanta. We walked through the city, finding ourselves at the Theater Massimo, which is the 2nd largest Roman theater in Italy, and where they filmed one of the final [View Full Entry]

It looks like this guy is giving the finger to all who don't read his book

By Artix
August 31st 2007

THE END. Informazioni Utili. Europe » Italy » Sicily » Agrigento

Ed alla fine siamo tornati :( Come richiestoci da alcuni pubblichiamo un pò di informazioni utili a chi volesse visitare i posti in cui siamo stati. DOVE DORMIRE: ATENE: Hotel Pergamos: Prezzo per una doppia con bagno 25 euro a persona. Prima colazione e aria condizionata inclusi. A 15 min. a piedi da Omonia (Metrò) e stazione ferroviaria. Ambiente pulito, staff gentile e disponibile. MILOS: Camping Achivadolimni: Prezzo 7 euro a persona per notte, con una tenda. Per chi non ha o non vuole portarsi dietro una tenda, il campi [View Full Entry]

By Mitchel and Sebastien
July 8th 2007

Holidays in Sicilia Europe » Italy » Sicily » Agrigento

Michel and temple

Visit to the Valley of the temples... [View Full Entry]

By Blogfather
June 29th 2007

Agrigento: Valley of the Temples Europe » Italy » Sicily » Agrigento

Temple of Concordia

Our visit to Agrigento and tour of the Valley of the Temples was our first introduction to the ancient Greek cities in Sicily. The ruins in Agrigento, or Acragas of the ancient Greeks (Agrigentum, to the Romans) were impressive. The archaeological park is best experienced with the aid of knowledgeable guide such as Luigi Napoli who guided us through the park and museum for over six hours. His knowledge (and enthusiasm) of history gave us a sense of ancient life and made our visit to Agrigento most enjoyable. The size and scope of the ancient city was a cle [View Full Entry]

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