{"id":3086,"date":"2025-10-13T16:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T14:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotelcostazzurra.it\/temples-valley\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T14:24:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T12:24:43","slug":"temples-valley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hotelcostazzurra.it\/en\/temples-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Temples Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Valley of the Temples<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Just 3 kilometers from the Valle of the Temples in Agrigento<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Hotel Costazzura Museum and Spa is the perfect place to stay while visiting the\u00a0Valley of the Temples Archaeological Museum and Park<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A cannot-miss experience for history and culture lovers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The\u00a0Valley of the Temples<\/strong>\u00a0stands in the center of ancient\u00a0Akragas<\/strong>, the original civilization of modern day Agrigento.<\/p>\n

The valley is the largest archeological site in the world, covering 1300 hectares of land, and characterized by its excellent state. In 1997, the valley was declared a UNESCO\u00a0World Heritage Site<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Visiting the temples<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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One of the most common itineraries begins at\u00a0Rupe Atenea<\/strong>, on the eastern slope of which stands the\u00a0Temple of Demeter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Following the\u00a0Via Panoramica dei Templi<\/strong>, visitors arrive at the Temple of Juno, with the runs of the altar used for sacrifice.<\/p>\n

Following along Via Sacra, visitors can see what remains of the Greek walls and the\u00a0Temple of Concordia<\/strong>, one of the world\u2019s\u00a0best preserved Doric masterpieces<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Visitors then arrive at the\u00a0Temple of Heracles<\/strong>, the oldest temple in Agrigento.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Among the other marvels to see, visitors shouldn\u2019t miss the ruins of the\u00a0Temple of Olympian Zeus\u00a0<\/strong>(one of the oldest of the Greek world), the\u00a0Temple of Castor and Pollux\u00a0<\/strong>and the\u00a0Oratory of Phalaris<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Inside the Valley of the Temples lies the\u00a0Pietro Griffo Regional Archeology Museum<\/strong>, which hosts 5,688 artifacts that tell the story of the region, from pre-history to the end of the Greco-Roman era.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Beyond the temples, additional cultural itineraries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Also worth a visit is the historic center of Agrigento on Colle di Girgenti. Starting in Piazzetta Vadal\u00e0, visitors can admire the monument to the Greek philosopher Empedocles. On the way to the\u00a0Cathedral of Saint Gerland of Agrigento<\/strong>, visitors can stop in numerous churches and important squares.<\/p>\n

Following the road towards Villaseta, visitors can go to Caos to visit the childhood home of\u00a0Luigi Pirandello<\/strong>, one of the city\u2019s most famous figures.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Valley of the Temples Just 3 kilometers from the Valle of the Temples in Agrigento Hotel Costazzura Museum and Spa is the perfect place to stay while visiting the\u00a0Valley of the Temples Archaeological Museum and Park. A cannot-miss experience for history and culture lovers. The\u00a0Valley of the Temples\u00a0stands in the center of ancient\u00a0Akragas, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-3086","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelcostazzurra.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelcostazzurra.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelcostazzurra.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelcostazzurra.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelcostazzurra.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3086"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelcostazzurra.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3169,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelcostazzurra.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3086\/revisions\/3169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelcostazzurra.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelcostazzurra.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}