Agrigento , the Valley ( misleading word as this is not a valley but ridges ) of Temples , Tuesday , October 13, 2026 .

October 15, 2026

We drove to Agrigento which is 155km away , around 2 hrs 30 minutes drive . Rahiyah drove, I did not . The valley ( it is not in a valley ) houses 3 remaining Greek temples bearing testimony that Sicily was Greek colony , 2,500 years ago . This was before Sicily was conquered by the Romans and after that by the Arabs in 800 AD and then the Normans. Just to get the timeline right .

The sight of the first temple. The Temple of Juno

The temples were on top of a hill at the town of Agrigento. The entrance fee was €17 each which we thought was a bit steep but if it contributes to maintaining tbe site, then thats fine .

The temple Juno standing proud or what is left of it .

Lovely day as it was 25c but winds are cool. The Mediterrean sea in the distance

The second temple we walked was Temple Concordia . Its about a 5 km walk from one temple to another .

Rahiyah the Temple of Juno at the background

Temple Juno and me walking to Temple Concordia

The third temple was the temple I liked best .

Me and Rahiyah infront of Temple Concordia

8 doric pillars left of the third temple, Temple Hercules

I liked these pillars as I can imagine how grand and huge this temple must have been in the past

This is a UNESCO world heritage site reconized in 1997 . We were not able to walk into the temple but had towalk around the perimeter . The views were great because like most temples , its on a hill as higher ground is considered sacred like the temples in Kyoto . We walked into this garden between Concordia and Hercule Temple belonging to a British Army major who build a garden between these two temples.