Agrigento Theme | Sicile-Sicilia https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/tag/agrigento Tour of the largest Mediterranean island Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:27:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.13 https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/favicon96-50x50.png Agrigento Theme | Sicile-Sicilia https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/tag/agrigento 32 32 Agrigento https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/agrigento https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/agrigento#respond Wed, 21 Oct 2015 12:40:10 +0000 https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/?p=67425 Agrigento is a city near the southern coast of Sicily, whose origins date back to 581 BC when Akragas was founded by settlers from Gela, located further east along the coast. Perched on a hill at nearly 230 metres above sea level, it offers a broad panorama over the Mediterranean Sea, and it has become […]

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]]> https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/agrigento/feed 0 Valley of the Temples of Agrigento https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/valley-of-the-temples-of-agrigento https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/valley-of-the-temples-of-agrigento#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:12:01 +0000 https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/?p=67434 In antiquity, Agrigento was one of the most powerful Mediterranean cities of Magna Graecia. Its archaeological area of the Valley of the Temples, listed by UNESCO, is remarkable for the preservation of its buildings, with its Doric temples that are among the most important in the Greek world, dating back to the 6th-5th centuries BCE.

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]]> https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/valley-of-the-temples-of-agrigento/feed 0 Temple of Concordia in Agrigento https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/temple-of-concordia-in-agrigento https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/temple-of-concordia-in-agrigento#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:36:26 +0000 https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/?p=67590 Built between 440 and 430 BC, the Temple of Concordia, located on the ridge of the Valley of the Temples of Agrigento, is among the best-preserved Doric buildings of the Greek world. This dating is connected to the phase of monumental development of Akragas at the heart of the classical period, after the tyranny of […]

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]]> https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/temple-of-concordia-in-agrigento/feed 0 Temple of Hera or Juno in Agrigento https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/temple-of-hera-or-juno-in-agrigento https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/temple-of-hera-or-juno-in-agrigento#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2015 16:57:35 +0000 https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/?p=67452 Situated at the end of the ridge, the Temple of Hera, also known as the Temple of Juno Lacinia or Temple D, overlooks a large area between the Valley of the Temples of Agrigento and the Mediterranean. On its eastern side is an altar intended for sacrifices, attesting to ritual practices in antiquity and confirming […]

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]]> https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/temple-of-hera-or-juno-in-agrigento/feed 0 Temple of Olympian Zeus in Agrigento https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/temple-of-olympian-zeus-in-agrigento https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/temple-of-olympian-zeus-in-agrigento#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2015 19:11:15 +0000 https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/?p=67587 Located in the Valley of the Temples of Agrigento, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, or Olympieion, was a monumental building that remained unfinished. It is the largest Doric temple in the West. Its construction was never completed. It also presents a unique architectural case in the Greek world, with the statues of giants that stood […]

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]]> https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/temple-of-olympian-zeus-in-agrigento/feed 0 Temple of Hercules in Agrigento https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/temple-of-hercules-in-agrigento https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/temple-of-hercules-in-agrigento#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2015 13:27:25 +0000 https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/?p=67584 Although its remains are more modest than those of other monuments in the Valley of the Temples of Agrigento (ancient Akragas), the Temple of Hercules, in the archaic Doric style, is considered the oldest sanctuary on the site. Its construction dates back to the end of the 6th century BCE, a dating based on the […]

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]]> https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/temple-of-hercules-in-agrigento/feed 0 Temple of the Dioscuri in Agrigento and western sector https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/temple-of-the-dioscuri-in-agrigento-and-western-sector https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/temple-of-the-dioscuri-in-agrigento-and-western-sector#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:59:22 +0000 https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/?p=67581 To the west of the Temple of Zeus extends a residential sector, followed by a sacred area up to Gate V, then the sacred area of the Chthonian Deities and finally at the end of the hill an archaic sacred area. Sector between the Temple of Zeus and Porta V To the west of the […]

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]]> https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/temple-of-the-dioscuri-in-agrigento-and-western-sector/feed 0 Regional Archaeological Museum of Agrigento and San Nicola https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/regional-archaeological-museum-of-agrigento-and-san-nicola https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/regional-archaeological-museum-of-agrigento-and-san-nicola#respond Thu, 21 May 2015 20:51:22 +0000 https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/?p=67578 The Regional Archaeological Museum of Agrigento, officially named Museo Archeologico Regionale “Pietro Griffo”, is located on the hill of San Nicola (known as Poggetto San Nicola), overlooking the Valley of the Temples, to the south of the city.Inaugurated in 1967, it occupies the structures of a former Cistercian monastery from the 14th century, to which […]

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]]> https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/regional-archaeological-museum-of-agrigento-and-san-nicola/feed 0 Kolymbethra Garden in Agrigento https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/kolymbethra-garden-in-agrigento https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/kolymbethra-garden-in-agrigento#respond Tue, 28 Apr 2015 09:35:25 +0000 https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/?p=67449 The Kolymbethra Garden lies in the heart of the archaeological park of the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, between the Temple of Castor and Pollux and the Temple of Vulcan (also called the Temple of Hephaestus). The site dates back to the Greek era of the city of Akragas, founded in the 6th century […]

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]]> https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/kolymbethra-garden-in-agrigento/feed 0 Temple of Vulcan at Agrigento https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/temple-of-vulcan-at-agrigento https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/en/temple-of-vulcan-at-agrigento#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2015 22:13:00 +0000 https://www.sicile-sicilia.net/?p=67575 The Temple of Vulcan occupies the western tip of the rocky spur that forms the Valley of the Temples of Agrigento, on the ridge outside the modern settlement. It dates from the Classical period, around 430 BC, with a peripteral Doric plan, hexastyle, 6 × 13. Presentation and historical overview The Temple of Vulcan can […]

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