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Sicily, Agrigento and the Valley of the Temples - 09 by Andrea Mazzocchetti

The Valley of the Temples is an archaeological area of ​​Sicily characterized by the exceptional state of conservation and by a series of important Doric temples of the Hellenic period. Corresponds to the ancient Akragas, monumental original nucleus of the city of Agrigento. Today it is a regional archaeological park.

Since 1997 the entire area has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. It is considered a popular tourist destination, as well as being the symbol of the city and one of the main of the island. The archaeological and landscape park of the Valley of the Temples, with its 1300 hectares, is the largest archaeological site in the world.

The birth of the polis agrigentina is linked to the development of the Gela polis: the city, in fact, was founded in 581 BC. from some inhabitants of Gela, originating from the islands of Rhodes and Crete, with the name...

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