Italy, Agrigento - Valley of the Temples (Valle dei Templi)
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The archaeological park consists of eight temples 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.
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Agrigento Valle dei Templi
Agrigento Valley of the Temples
Agrigento - VALLE DEI TEMPLI - Valley of the Temples - Sicily, Italy
La Valle dei Templi è uno dei siti archeologici più estesi, rappresentativi e meglio conservati della civiltà greca classica, inserito dall'Unesco nel Patrimonio Mondiale dell'Umanità.
L'area archeologica corrisponde ai resti dell'antica Akragas, nucleo originario della moderna Agrigento in Sicilia.
Su un crinale roccioso, che delimita a sud l'altopiano su cui sorgeva l'abitato classico, emergono gli imponenti resti dei templi dorici dedicati alle divinità elleniche.
Akragas fu una delle principali città del mondo antico.
I grandi templi, costruiti nel V secolo a. C. , testimoniano l'importanza della città sia in campo economico che in campo politico.
Can't believe this is Italy! Tour of The Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily
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Who knew that Italy had so many well-kept Greek Temples? Well ok, some people like Rick Steves maybe, but I always thought you could only see this kind of scene in Greece - glad I was wrong! Agrigento is the site of Ancient Greek city called Akragas (notice the similarities?) and The Valley of the Temples contains some of the most beautiful and best kept Greek Temples outside of Greece, for which reason is surely worth a visit if you are ever in Sicily or love everything Greece related. It is a World Heritage Site for a reason after all!
The whole town of Agrigento is something truly unique when experienced for the first time - The Valley of the Temples, which is actually a ridge and not a valley but try hyping up The Ridge of the Temples? Yeah, not as sexy... Anyhow, the Valley overlooks the perched town of the Agrigento, which itself takes on a yellowish-brown colour that matches the loess coloured soil and adds the perfect element to make the whole scene feel surreal. Honestly, I thought of Egypt when I first heard the name Valley of the Temples, and the nature surrounding the area does absolutely nothing to displace the feeling of grandeur elicited by such thoughts - it delivers the magic!
During our tour, we started off by visiting the Temple of Hera (or Juno in Roman mythology), who of course was the wife of Zeus. Built in 450 BC, parts of the temple were damaged by fire in 406 BC and restored during Roman times. The temple really looks to be in very good shape, and according to our tour guide a lot of this had to do with its Doric style that is better suited to combat earthquakes.
We then see what the fortifications look like - which were basically directly carved out from a mountain! Crazy! And if that wasn't crazy enough, we then learned that tombs, called arcosolia (pl. of arcosolium), were also carved out from the mountains there. I can't even imagine how you would do that...
We then stopped for a little snack to refuel and chat with a friendly passer-by, to then get to the Temple of Concordia. This Temple is incredibly well-preserved, and a real treat to explore, and also one of the most notable example of Ancient Greek buildings existing anywhere today. A reason for why it was so well-kept can be attributed to its conversion into a Christian church.
They also have Girgentana goats on the premisses brought to Sicily and Agrigento all the way from Afghanistan in the 4th century BC!
We then explored the Temple of Olympian Zeus, but sadly this temple was more or less destroyed. We also saw one of the atlas giants in the Olympeion field before finally taking the train back to the start.
The set up in the Valley of the Temples is really neat - a narrow road basically connects all the sites, which makes it incredibly easy and convenient to explore. So you can walk it one way and then just simply take the train on your way back.
Our tour guide was Sergio Bruccato. He was very insightful and kept us interested and engaged the whole time. Highly recommended if you are ever in town and consider doing the Valley of the Temples (which will likely be THE reason why you are in town anyways). Here's his contact info:
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Valley of the Temples in Agrigento - the best preserved Greek temples in Sicily (Sicily - Part 2)
The second stop on our Sicilian trip was in the city of Agrigento, on the Southern Coast of the island of Sicily. Agrigento was founded around 580 BC by Greek settlers. The Valley of Temples (Valle dei Templi) is home to several Greek temples, dating from 500 to 400 BC, in a beautiful setting among the Mediterranean trees and flowers, with the Mediterranean in the background.
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Agrigento
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Location of Agrigento:
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Province Agrigento (AG)
Elevation 230 m (755 ft)
Area 244 km2 (94 sq mi)
Population (as of 2004)
- Total 59,031
- Density 242/km² (627/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 37°19'N 13°35'E? / ?37.317, 13.583
Gentilic Agrigentine, Girgintan
Dialing code 0922
Postal code 92100
Frazioni Fontanelle, Giardina Gallotti, Monserrato, Montaperto, San Leone, Villaggio La Loggia, Villaggio Mosè, Villaggio Peruzzo, Villaseta
Patron St. Gerlando
- Day 24 February
Website: comune.agrigento.it
Agrigento (Girgenti in Sicilian) is a city on the southern coast of Sicily, Italy, and capital of the province of Agrigento. It is renowned as the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragras (a.k.a. Acragas in Greek, Agrigentum in Latin, and Kerkent in Arabic), one of the leading cities of Magna Graecia during the golden age of Ancient Greece.
Agrigento was founded on a plateau overlooking the sea, with two nearby rivers, the Hypsas and the Akragas, and a ridge to the north offering a degree of natural fortification. Its establishment took place around 582-580 BC and is attributed to Greek colonists from Gela, who named it Akragas. The meaning of the word is unclear, though the stock commonplace referred to an eponymous legendary founder, an Akragante, apparently no more than a retrospective etiological myth for an obscure name.
Akragas grew rapidly, becoming one of the richest and most famous of the Greek colonies of Magna Graecia. Ancient Akragas covers a huge area — much of which is still unexcavated today — but is exemplified by the famous Valle dei Templi (Valley of the Temples, a misnomer, as it is a ridge, rather than a valley). This comprises a large sacred area on the south side of the ancient city where seven monumental Greek temples in the Doric style were constructed during the 6th and 5th centuries BCE. Now excavated and partially restored, they constitute some of the largest and best-preserved ancient Greek buildings outside of Greece itself. They are listed as a World Heritage Site.
The best-preserved of the temples are two very similar buildings traditionally attributed to the goddesses Juno Lacinia and Concordia (though archaeologists believe this attribution to be incorrect). The latter temple is remarkably intact, due to its having been converted into a Christian church in 597 CE. Both were constructed to a peripteral hexastyle design. The area around the Temple of Concordia was later re-used by early Christians as a catacomb, with tombs hewn out of the rocky cliffs and outcrops.
The other temples are much more fragmentary, having been toppled by earthquakes long ago and quarried for their stones. The largest by far is the Temple of Olympian Zeus, built to commemorate the Battle of Himera in 480 BCE: it is believed to have been the largest Doric temple ever built. Although it was apparently used, it appears never to have been completed; construction was abandoned after the Cathaginian invasion of 406 BCE. The remains of the temple were extensively quarried in the eighteenth century to build the jetties of Porto Empedocle. Temples dedicated to Hephaestus, Heracles and Asclepius were also constructed in the sacred area, which includes a sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone (formerly known as the Temple of Castor and Pollux); the marks of the fires set by the Carthaginians in 406 BCE can still be seen on the sanctuary's stones.
Many other Hellenistic and Roman sites can be found in and around the town. These include a pre-Hellenic cave sanctuary near a Temple of Demeter, over which the Church of San Biagio was built. A late Hellenistic funerary monument erroneously labelled the Tomb of Theron is situated just outside the sacred area, and a first-century CE heroon (heroic shrine) adjoins the thirteenth-century Church of San Nicola a short distance to the north. A sizeable area of the Greco-Roman city has also been excavated, and several classical necropolises and quarries are still extant.
Much of present-day Agrigento is modern but it still retains a number of medieval and Baroque buildings. These include the fourteenth century cathedral and the thirteenth century Church of Santa Maria dei Greci (Our Lady of the Greeks), again standing on the site of an ancient Greek temple (hence the name). The town also has a notable archaeological museum displaying finds from the ancient city.
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Travel video about destination Valle Dei Templi in Italy.
Valle Dei Templi or, The Valley Of Temples, contains the sacred sites and ruins of the ancient city of Akragas, today’s Agrigento. Due to the transformation of a number of its temples into Christian churches, the greater part of Sicily’s ancient sanctuaries have managed to survive to the present day.The ruins of the Zeus Temple are in stark contrast to the modern high rise settlements of Agrigento that are situated on the opposite side of the valley. The sanctuary is without a doubt one of the largest temples of its kind and was built by Theron in the 5th century B.C. The majestic Concordia Temple dates back to 425 B.C. and is one of the most well-preserved sanctuaries of Ancient Greece. The return to the aesthetic and textual ideals of Classic times could not have found a worthier or more splendid setting than the beautiful Valle Dei Templi.
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Valley of the Temples, is an archaeological site in Agrigento (ancient Greek Akragas), Sicily, southern Italy. It is one of the most outstanding examples of Greater Greece art and architecture, and is one of the main attractions of Sicily as well as a national monument of Italy. The area was included in the UNESCO Heritage Site list in 1997. Much of the excavation and restoration of the temples was due to the efforts of archaeologist Domenico Antonio Lo Faso Pietrasanta (1783–1863), who was the Duke of Serradifalco from 1809 through 1812. The archaeological park and landscape of the Valley of the Temples is the largest archaeological site in the world with 1,300 hectares.
The Temples of Agrigento, Selinunte & Segesta in Sicily, Italy | 2017 4K
A video of the Ancient Greek Temple sites of Valle Dei Templi (Valley of Temples) in Agrigento, the temple of Hera in Selinunte and the Doric temple and Greek Theatre of Segesta, all in Siciliy, Italy.
All built around the 5th Century BC.
0:00 Valle Dei Templi, Agrigento
1:48 The Acropolis of Selinunte
3:50 The Ancient Doric Temple & Greek Theatre of Segesta
Filmed in April 2017, with a Sony FDR-AX100 4K Video Camera.
All Video & Music © Cities & Monuments 2017.
Dolce&Gabbana Alta Moda, Valley of the Temples, July 2019
In the magnificient frame of the Temple of Concordia, the Dolce&Gabbana Alta Moda Fashion Show took centre stage. Look back on the garments inspired by Greek mythology.
Special thanks to Regione Siciliana - Parco Archeologico e Paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento and Comune di Agrigento.
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Valle dei Templi Agrigento (valley of the temples)
AGRIGENTO In the Valley of the Temples (an UNESCO World Heritage Site) the fascination of ancient history blends with the beauty of nature. The sea on one side, the old city-hill on the other, the majestic Doric style temples rising in the center of it all, and the tones of the tufo with which they are constructed create a picture-perfect setting. The Temple of Concordia is the most well-preserved of the temples, having been transformed into a church. The Temple of Juno still boasts 25 of its original 34 columns to support its structure. Then, the Temple of the Dioscuri is considered the most symbolic temple, while the Temple of Hercules is the oldest of them all. Together with the Temple of Zeus, these five giants dominate the Valley. Leaving the Valley and heading towards the city, one comes across the remains of the Hellenistic-Roman Quarter Virtual tour, with its houses decorated in beautiful mosaics. The ancient shops, wells, cisterns and the sewer system lend a rather-detailed idea of how the ancient city looked. Through the Porta di Ponte, one can enter into the ancient quarter of Agrigento, still conveying the image of a Medieval village, with its narrow roads and steep, winding alleys all converging towards the main road. Stroll through the ancient city and wander to the Cathedral, where a grand stairway leads to the churchyard and bell tower, the construction of which has never been completed.
Valley of the Temples, Agrigento, Sicily, Italia
Valle Dei Templi - Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
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Aerial footage of the Valley of the Temples, Agrigento, Sicily.
Whilst in Sicily, we visited the Valley of the Temples and flew the UAV (drone) to get a different perspective on the ancient temples.
Ancient Sicily & the Valley of Temples
During the 4th Century BC, Sicily was the new Greece of the west. Our journey will take us to the various cultural centers that dotted the island, such as Syracuse, Agrigento, with the exquisite Valley of the Temples, and Selinus, present-day Selenunte.
The Valle dei Templi (English: Valley of the Temples, Sicilian: Vaddi di li Tempri) is an archaeological site in Agrigento (ancient Greek Akragas), Sicily, southern Italy. It is one of the most outstanding examples of Greater Greece art and architecture, and is one of the main attractions of Sicily as well as a national monument of Italy. The area was included in the UNESCO Heritage Site list in 1997. Much of the excavation and restoration of the temples was due to the efforts of archaeologist Domenico Antonio Lo Faso Pietrasanta (1783--1863), who was the Duke of Serradifalco from 1809 through 1812. The archaeological park and landscape of the Valley of the Temples is the largest archaeological site in the world with 1,300 hectares.
The term valley is a misnomer, the site being located on a ridge outside the town of Agrigento.
This temple was constructed on a mostly artificial spur. It dates to c. 450 BC, measuring 38.15 x 16.90 m: it is in Doric style, peripteros 6 columns wide by 13 long, preceded by a pronaos and opisthodomos. The basement has four steps.
Current remains (including anastylosis from the 18th Century onwards) consist of the front colonnade with parts of the architrave and of the frieze. Only fragments of the other three sides survive, with few elements of the cella. The building was damaged in the fire of 406 BC and restored in Roman times, with the substitution of clay marble roof tiles with ones and the addition of a steep rise in the area where today can be seen the remains of the altar.
Nearby are arcosolia and other sepultures from Byzantine times, belonging to the late 6th century AD renovation of the Temple of Concordia into a Christian church.
Valle dei Templi. Agrigento. Valley of the Temples
The Valley of the Temples at Agrigento, Sicily. La Valle dei Templi ad Agrigento. The temples and Agrigento by day and by night. I templi e Agrigento di giorno e di notte.
Guided tours: info@valleyofthetemples.com phone +39.360397930
Agrigento lyrics (Greek)
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Valley of the Temples - Agrigento - Italy - UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Valle dei Templi (English: Valley of the Temples, Sicilian: Vaddi di li Tempri) is an archaeological site in Agrigento (ancient Greek Akragas), Sicily, southern Italy. It is one of the most outstanding examples of Greater Greece art and architecture, and is one of the main attractions of Sicily as well as a national monument of Italy. The area was included in the UNESCO Heritage Site list in 1997. Much of the excavation and restoration of the temples was due to the efforts of archaeologist Domenico Antonio Lo Faso Pietrasanta (1783--1863), who was the Duke of Serradifalco from 1809 through 1812.
The term valley is a misnomer, the site being located on a ridge outside the town of Agrigento.
The Valley includes remains of seven temples, all in Doric style. The ascription of the names, apart from that of the Olympeion, are a mere tradition established in Renaissance times. The temples are:
Temple of Juno, built in the 5th century BC and burnt in 406 BC by the Carthaginians. It was usually used for the celebration of weddings.
Temple of Concordia, whose name comes from a Latin inscription found nearby, and which was also built in the 5th century BC. Turned into a church in the 6th century AD, it is now one of the best preserved in the Valley.
Temple of Heracles, who was one of the most venerated deities in the ancient Akragas. It is the most ancient in the Valley: destroyed by an earthquake, it consists today of only eight columns.
Temple of Zeus Olympic, built in 480 BC to celebrate the city-state's victory over Carthage. It is characterized by the use of large scale atlases.
Temple of Castor and Pollux. Despite its remains including only four columns, it is now the symbol of modern Agrigento.
Temple of Vulcan, also dating from the 5th century BC. It is thought to have been one of the most imposing constructions in the valley; it is now however one of the most eroded.
Temple of Asclepius, located far from the ancient town's walls; it was the goal of pilgrims seeking cures for illness.
The Valley is also home to the so-called Tomb of Theron, a large tuff monument of pyramidal shape; scholars suppose it was built to commemorate the Romans killed in the Second Punic War.
( source: Wikipedia )
The best moments from Dolce&Gabbana Alta Moda, July 2019
The Temple of Concordia, the Greek myths, the one of a kind garments of Dolce&Gabbana’s Alta Moda. Look back on the truly unique event.
Special thanks to Regione Siciliana - Parco Archeologico e Paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento and Comune di Agrigento.
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The BEST SIGHTS in SICILY? Exploring Valley of the Temples -- Agrigento, Sicily, Italy // 156
Behold! The most majestic ruins I've seen in Europe so far. The Valley of the Temples (Valle dei Templi) in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, are much more spectacular than I expected. Honestly, I was getting a little bored with ruins in Italy, but I was told I must visit Agrigento.
I'm so glad I listened to those who urged me to go! Agrigento's (formerly Akragas, a Greek city in southern Sicily) ruins of the Valley of the Temples are huge with plaques throughout the miles-wide park explaining the importance of the structures you see. I heard Rick Steves say that if you want to see Greek ruins, go to Sicily! In Agrigento, you can see the outstanding Valle dei Templi and begin to truly appreciate Sicily's rich and diverse history.
If asked What are the best sights in Sicily? I'd immediately respond with Agrigento on the list. The Valley of the Temples is not just a must-see, it's easily one of the best sights in Sicily.
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The Valle dei Templi is an archaeological site in Agrigento, Sicily. It is one of the most outstanding examples of Greater Greece art and architecture, and is one of the main attractions of Sicily as well as a national monument of Italy. The area was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1997. The Valley includes remains of seven temples, all in Doric style. The ascription of the names, apart from that of the Olympeion, are a mere tradition established in Renaissance times.