Valley of the Temples and Turkish Steps from Sciacca

Valley of the Temples and Turkish Steps from Sciacca

Today meet the driver at your hotel and drive to the Archaeological Park of the Valley of the Temples (Admission fee: not included): two hours independent walking tour on the Valley of the Temples (Admission fee Not included), a Unesco World Heritage site who covers the Temple of Hera, the Temple of Concordia, the Temple of Hercules and the Temple of Zeus.

Agrigento, according to legend, was founded by Daedalus and his son Icarus after they had fled from Crete “by air”. Historically, however, its origins date back to 582 B.C. when it was founded by Rhodian-cretan colonist from the neighbouring Gela who named their city Akragas after the nearby river of that name. It rapidly increased in size, importance and military strength under Phalarides, the first tyrant, and later under Theron, who extended his way over northern Sicily as far as Himera. Agrigento was a city of artists and illustrious personages, amongst whom the philosopher Empedocles. Pindar defines it as “the most beautiful of mortal cities” and, in fact, in the Vth century B.C., those famous temples, whose beauty we still admire today, were built.

Later we drive to the Turkish Steps, a rocky cliff of unusual white color that lies between two sandy beaches.

You will have the opportunity to admire the unique landscape and take some pictures

Later we drive you back to Sciacca.