Valle dei Templi

A jump back of 2500 years with a time machine ! If you are looking for an unbelievable experience like that, you must visit the Valle dei Templi located close to Agrigento – Sicilia region.

But before starting with the description of our “journey through time”, let’s give you a suggestion: best periods to visit Valle dei Templi are spring and autumn when temperatures are mild, and the place is not crowded. Furthermore during spring you can observe bloom, a gorgeous spectacle !

Valle dei Templi is a place where there are fantastic monuments from Hellenic era and some of which are well preserved. It dates back to 600 BC until the Roman rule.

BBofItaly believes that the most impressive monuments are Tempio di Giunone, Tempio della Concordia and Tempio di Ercole and among the three the second is the best preserved. These three give you a feeling of the true power and grandeur of that era and believe us when we say you will never forget this experience.

In Valle dei Templi there is also a fantastic environment named Kolymbethra. It was a former large artificial basin, dating back to 480 BC and used to collect the water. Later it was transformed into an orchard and vegetable garden, whit several kind of plants.

Nowadays in this garden there are rare trees and various plants of oranges, mandarins, lemons and grapefruits with some prickly pears. Walking in this environment enjoying nature, is something that you cannot miss.

If you want to enjoy the sea and its beaches, we suggest you to visit the hamlet of Punta Secca, not so far from Valle dei Templi. On this site you can spend your time in a complete relaxation, with a wonderful landscape.

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