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Agrigento in one sentence:<\/strong> a city on the south coast whose main draw is the Valley of the Temples<\/strong> \u2013 one of the largest surviving Greek temple complexes outside Greece (UNESCO World Heritage) \u2013 complemented by the “Pietro Griffo” Archaeological Museum, a compact hilltop old town and the coast around the Scala dei Turchi. Ideal for cultural and antiquity travellers<\/strong>; less so for pure beach holidaymakers without a car. Plan a full day<\/strong> for the temples and museum, and 2\u20133 days including the coast and surroundings. Agrigento has no airport of its own \u2013 access is via Palermo or Catania.<\/p>

Agrigento sits on a hill above the south coast, separated from the ancient temple precinct by a few kilometres of sloping ground. That’s both the appeal and the character of the place: above, the modern, rather plain provincial town with a narrow medieval old town; below, on a ridge, the Doric temples of ancient Akragas, one of the wealthiest cities in the Mediterranean in the 5th century BC.<\/p>

The Valley of the Temples isn’t actually a valley but a long ridge along which the temples are lined up \u2013 best preserved is the Temple of Concordia, one of the most complete ancient temples anywhere. The finds from the site are held in the “Pietro Griffo” Archaeological Museum right next to the complex. The two belong together and fill a full day.<\/p>

Realistically speaking: the city itself isn’t a postcard destination like Taormina or Cefal\u00f9, and the shadeless temple site is gruelling in high summer. But for anyone who takes antiquity and archaeology seriously, this is one of Sicily’s most important destinations. The fine beaches and the Scala dei Turchi lie outside the town and are only partly accessible without a car.<\/p>\n

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