Welcome to the Valley of the Temples
At the Valley of the Temples, time-travel back to when Sicily was a Greek colony. While little survives of the city of Agrigento, you can wander through the remains of a few grand temples, including the largest Doric temple of the ancient world. The Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily, is one of the world’s most important and best-preserved archaeological sites of ancient Magna Graecia (the ancient Greek colonies in southern Italy).
Key Reasons for Significance
- Exceptional Greek Architecture: It features several monumental Doric temples built in the 5th century BC, showcasing the peak of ancient Greek art, engineering, and cultural identity.
- The Temple of Concordia: This structure is one of the best-preserved ancient Greek temples left in the entire world, largely because it was turned into a Christian church in the Middle Ages.
- Historical Scale: In ancient times, the city of Akragas (modern Agrigento) was one of the largest, wealthiest, and most powerful urban centers in the Mediterranean world, rivaling Athens.
