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Agrigento
One of Sicily 's most famous historical attractions is without a doubt the Valley of the Temples , just outside Agrigento.
This splendid archaeological park consists of eight temples and various other ruins built between about 510 BC and 430 BC: the Temple of Hera , the Temple of Concordia , the Temple of Heracles , the Temple of Olympian Zeus , the Temple of Castor and Pollux, the Temple of Hephaestos , the Temple of Demeter , and the Temple of Asclepius (the God of Medicine). Apart from this latter, which is to be found on the banks of the Akragas river, all are situated in the same area on rocky crests south of modern day Agrigento (not really in a Valley at all!).
Typical of the Greeks, the setting of these Temples is stunning: olive groves and fields descending steadily towards the glistening sea…
Typical of the Greeks, the setting of these Temples is stunning: olive groves and fields descending steadily towards the glistening sea…