C’est sur une colline, nommée Girgenti, que s’étend le centre historique d’Agrigente, formé de ruelles tortueuses et d’escaliers parfois un peu sportifs. Il est souvent négligé par les visiteurs de passage alors qu’on y découvre de beaux endroits et une longue histoire.Les deux rues principales qui le traversent sont la jolie Via Atenea et la […]
Category: Near Agrigento
Destinations near Agrigento in Sicily, including the Sicani Mountains to the north and the inland area, Licata or Naro to the east, Sciacca to the west, and then Caltanissetta and Enna further to the northeast.
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The Sicani Mountains are a mountain range in the hinterland of western Sicily, straddling the provinces of Palermo and Agrigento, which had a natural park created in 2010 whose status was revoked in 2018. There are several nature reserves: that of Palazzo Adriano and the Sosio Valley, that of Monte Carcaci, that of Monte Genuardo […]
12 kilometres south of Mussomeli and near the beautiful Platani valley, the medieval village of Sutera is listed among “the most beautiful villages in Italy”, benefiting in particular from one of the most beautiful landscapes in Sicily, on a hill, at the foot of an enormous limestone rock. A medieval village and one of the […]
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La Scala dei Turchi («escalier des Turcs» en français) est une paroi rocheuse dominant une partie de la côte près de Realmonte, à 15 km à l’ouest d’Agrigente.C’est devenu une attraction touristique pour la couleur blanche éblouissante et ses formes ondulées, popularisée aussi par le cinéma et des romans, dont ceux des aventures de l’inspecteur […]
Itinéraire à l’ouest d’Agrigente, en partant de la maison natale de Pirandello au sud de la ville, poursuivant par Port Empédocle jusqu’à Seccagrande, en suivant le littoral, passant par la villa romaine de Realmonte, la Scala dei Turchi, Siculiana, la réserve naturelle de Torre Salsa, le Capo Bianco et l’embouchure du Platani. De Porto Empedocle […]
If, after visiting the most attractive sites of Agrigento and its coastal strip, you are looking for a short getaway of about a day in the surroundings, combining art and culture, we suggest a tour of Favara to discover the contemporary art district “Farm Cultural Park”, of Racalmuto which preserves a picturesque centre inland to […]
Siculiana is a pretty little village 20 km west of Agrigento, set on a promontory overlooking the coastal plain and the Mediterranean Sea. Its origins combine traces of ancient settlement (necropolises and Roman remains along the coast) and above all a medieval evolution marked by the presence of an important fort, which became the current […]
Campobello di Licata is a small town in the province of Agrigento, in Sicily, founded in the Middle Ages and characterized by its historic centre with Baroque churches and traditional squares. The surrounding area preserves prehistoric and ancient traces, including Bronze Age sites. Ravanusa is located about 5 km from Campobello, and the two municipalities […]
In the hinterland of Licata, Naro is a small town that rises on a promontory at an altitude of 600 metres with a striking panorama over the “Valle del Paradiso” and its surroundings.Its rich heritage bears witness to a very ancient continuity of occupation. Archaeological research indicates a human presence as early as the Neolithic, […]