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Authors: Maria Rosaria Falcone e Romilda Nicotra
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Agrigento, land of the "Mandorlo in Fiore" (blossoming almond trees), is one of the most characteristic agricultural country towns of Sicily because of the mixture of wonderful almond tree cultivations blossoming in spring, and vast areas of cereal cultivations during the summer season. There are also many vast citrus plantations and olive groves, that stand out from the entire local production and are the basis of the island`s economy.
Throughout the centuries, Agrigento has assumed different denominations: the Greeks called it Akragas meaning the "high land", the Romans called it Agrigentum, the Arabs Kerkent, the Normans Girgenti. In 1927, the town acquired its current name, Agrigento. It was founded approximately during 580 B.C. by a group of Cypriot colonists from Gela. It experienced an initial period of splendor under the ruling of the tyrant Terone, approximately during 490 B.C..
La più bella città dei mortali
The Valley of the Temples is still today the most sublime evidence of the Greek civilization in Sicily. In a countryside of blooming almond trees, your eyes enjoy the wonderful ruins of the temples which even after centuries still keep their architectural grandeur intact.
The Valley of the Temple rises southernmost, on the traces of the old towan and it includes many temples built in the 5th century BC. They were erected with local tufa in Doric style and oriented towards east: at dawn the statue of the god, placed inside the entrance cell, was fully illuminated. The Valley is now an archaeological park over a large area where there are, almost in a line, some temples named after the Greek gods.
Authors: Maria Rosaria Falcone e Romilda Nicotra
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It is with great pleasure, and a touch of pride, that we prepare to take you on a trip to discover this enchanted land generous, wild, genuine and mysterious.
You will cross the Temples Valley, will pass under Chiaramontani arches , you will admire Saracen towers and medieval castles, baroque churches and rock sanctuaries, you will explore ipogei and the beautifulst coves. You will see beaches and incontaminate reefs, islands, mountains and forests, lakes and fabulous volcanos.
We will take you where sea-turtles lay their eggs, shearwaters sing, manta rays swim, sea-lilies and orchids flower. We will tell you about gastronomy, feasts and festivals, night life, shopping, hotels and restaurants. We will advise you where to relish local dishes, also where to stay and finally which souvenirs to buy.
You just have to follow us, possibly equipped with walking shoes, a diving mask, binoculars, camera and suntan cream.
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