Agrigento and the Valley of the Temples

This full day tour visits the famous archaeological zone known as the Valley of the Temples. If ancient Greek ruins are not normally of interest to you, this site might change your mind, since the ruins here are considered among the most impressive and intact anywhere.

After meeting your driver and licensed guide at the pier in Palermo, you depart for Agrigento, located on the southern coast of Sicily. Near the medieval city of Agrigento, the ruined temples rise from a plain dotted with almond, pine and eucalyptus trees. Upon arrival you have about 2.5 hours to explore one of the most important archaeological sites in the world, included on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

You will marvel at the large temples, the most impressive being the Doric Temple of Concordia, remarkably intact. Other temples on the site were dedicated to Hera Lacinia, Concordia, Heracles, Olympian Zeus, Castor and Pollux, and Hephaistos and Asklepius.

After your exploration of the Valley of the Temples you enjoy free time for lunch in the nearby town of Agrigento. Later this afternoon you return to Palermo.

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• Walking is difficult on this tour due to the size of the archaeological site. No wheelchair access.