http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Agrigento/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Italy , Sicily , Agrigento en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:00:20 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:00:20 +0000 Todays gelato flavours GMB Torroncinonougathoney and nut flavours GLB Bacio chocolate and hazelnutThe aromas of pastries somehow drifted up the three flights of stairs from the breakfast room to our room and got us thinking about getting ready for the day as the sunlight streamed into the room when we opened the shutters.We are becoming fans of the shuttered rooms we have had as it not http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Agrigento/blog-780527.html Todays Gelato flavours GMB a double header of Liqorice and Pistachio GLB a double header of Pistachio and ChocolateAnother solid 8 hours sleep and we almost ready to start what was one of the longer days drives we have had so far from Siracusa to Villaggio Mose about 6km from Agrigento.The day dawned beautifully fine again and we should have gone outside the hotel earlier before breakfast for http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Agrigento/blog-780395.html Sunny Scintillating SicilyGreetings Blog fans here is part one of my two part blog for the 8 days we had in wonderful Sicily. We seemed to have spent our last few trips in cold places so we wanted a bit of sunshine culture and food and drink for this break so with that criteria in mind Sicily came out top of the wish list.We flew into the Palermo airport which is actually 30km outside of Pal http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Agrigento/blog-725957.html Thursday 11th March Saturday 13th March Luscious LilLeaving Avola we travelled up into the mountains towards the ancient city of Noto only to be thwarted 5km away by a sign stating no 3.5t or vehicles over a 2.5m we lost out on both accounts. We had a brief discussion about whether to leave the magic bus and cycle in but as it was an isolated spot we didnt fancy returning to an emp http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Agrigento/blog-484608.html 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. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Agrigento/blog-332682.html Tuesday 16th SeptemberLicodia AgrigentoWe 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Agrigento/blog-326986.html 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. We got to walk around and see all the temples here which http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Agrigento/blog-295485.html May 22 2008AGRIGENTO Sicily ItalyThursday 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. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Agrigento/blog-280111.html 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 our http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Agrigento/blog-248900.html Ed alla fine siamo tornati Come richiestoci da alcuni pubblichiamo un p di informazioni utili a chi volesse visitare i posti in cui siamo stati.DOVE DORMIREATENEHotel PergamosPrezzo per una doppia con bagno 25 euro a persona. Prima colazione e aria condizionata inclusi.A 15 min. a piedi da Omonia Metr e stazione ferroviaria.Ambiente pulito staff gentile e disponibile.MILOSCamping Achi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Agrigento/blog-197662.html 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 know http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Agrigento/blog-188660.html Visit to the Valley of the temples... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Agrigento/blog-188451.html