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There
is more to Agrigento than the Valley of the Temples:
one day tours in Agrigento and environs
In
the footsteps of Inspector Montalbano and Andrea Camillari tour
Luigo Pirandello's Agrigento
Gela
and Licata tour: the landing beach and WWII
Sciacca
tour: pottery and hot baths
Baroque
Agrigento tour: Licata and Naro
Cooking
lesson and oil press
Want
to see your ancestors' hometowns while on a cruise? Sicily TravelNet
can arrange customized tours and shore trips to hometowns in Sicily:
Burgio, Calatabellotta
Prizzi, Vallelunga, Burgio, Santa Ninfa, Grotte, Corleone, Campofelice
di Fitalia, Castrofilippo Lercara Friddi, Corleone, Delia, Realmonte,
Ravanusa, Canicattì, Casteltermini, Serradifalco, Cattolica
Eraclea, Alessandria della Rocca, Bivona, Santo Stefano Quisquina,
Montedoro, Campobello Sutera, Camamrata, San Giovanni Gemini and
more...
Agrigento's
Valley of the Temples
A visitor's guide
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Testimonials
Hi
Michele! I want you to know that all of us on the tour think
highly of Salvo, you and Sicily TravelNet. I will be certain
to recommend your tours to other cruisers on a website for
cruisers that I visit a lot.
Thanks
again for all the help you gave us in planning this tour.
We hope to return to Sicily and tour with you again because
there's still so much to see.
Bev
Shugg Barbeito
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The Temple
of Juno
The Temple
of Hercules
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Agrigento's
Valley of the Temples tour
The
Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily, is one of the
most important archeological sites in the world and a Unesco
world heritage site since 1998. Along a rocky scarp, chosen as the
southern limit of the town, are still sited the great temples of
ancient Akragas. Further down, on the bank of the Akragas river
stood the Temple dedicated to Asklepius (Eusculapius). At the mouth
of the river there was the harbour and emporion (trading-post) of
the ancient city
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We will start our tour with the
Archaeological Museum of San Nicola, a fine introduction
to the spendours of ancient Akragas, to get an insight into the
life of the ancient settlers. See the collection of Attic
pottery found in the area, ex-votoes, figurines, statues
and the giant Telamon from the Temple of Zeus.
Then, drive on to the eastern entrance of the archaeological area
and walk (about one mile but downhill!) along the main path. We
will admire the Temple of Hera, the Temple
of Concordia, the Temple of Herakles, the
Temple of Zeus and the Sanctuary of Chtonian
Deities (Temple of Castor and Pollux)- and discover
the secrets behind their construction.
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Tour
type: private tour
from a Agrigento and Sciacca hotels and accommodation or a shore
trip from Porto Empedocle port of call. Half day
Chauffer- driven. On demand we can provide English speaking
driver/ guide and/or licensed tour guide.
Time duration:
4 hours.
Driving time:
5- 10 minutes from most hotels in Agrigento to the Valley of the
Temples. 15 minutes from Porto Empedocle pier, 1 hour from Sciacca,
2 hours from Palermo to the temples' site.
Departure time:
on demand
Meeting place for
cruisers: pier of Porto Emepdocle: The guide/ driver will hold
a sign with clients' name.
Meeting place for travellers: your selected hotel/ accommodation
in Agrigento and Sciacca. Ticket office at the Valley of the Temples
Tour cost:
depends on the services requested (driver,
English speaking driver, licensed tour guide, driver/guide). Please
ask for a quote:
info@sicilytravel.net
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