Agrigento

Agrigento is a town of 55,118 inhabitants in the province of Agrigento, in Sicily, Italy. It is the capital of its province.

The municipality covers 245.54 km², with a density of 224 inhabitants per km².

The nearest airport is Comiso (CIY), about 97 km away as the crow flies.

The Valley of the Temples

Agrigento, the Greek Akragas, was described by the poet Pindar as "the most beautiful city of mortals". On the ridge below the modern town stand the Doric temples of the Valley of the Temples, a UNESCO site and one of the great archaeological landscapes of the world.

What to see

The Valley of the Temples includes the Temple of Concordia, one of the best preserved Greek temples anywhere, the temples of Juno and Hercules, the colossal fallen telamon of the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Kolymbethra Garden. Visit at sunset or on the evening openings in summer. The Pietro Griffo Archaeological Museum completes the visit. The medieval town above, with Via Atenea and the cathedral, is also worth a stroll.

Food

Almond pastries, couscous, arancine, the pistachio of Raffadali and the wines of the Agrigento hills.

Around Agrigento

The white cliff of the Scala dei Turchi at Realmonte, Sciacca and its ceramics and thermal baths, Eraclea Minoa, Licata and the Pelagie Islands with Lampedusa, reachable by ferry from Porto Empedocle. Palermo and Catania airports are each about 2 hours away.

Agrigento on the map

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