{"id":3263,"date":"2022-12-02T12:26:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T11:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infopointpalermo.com\/?p=3263"},"modified":"2026-04-13T19:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:33:37","slug":"agrigento-scala-dei-turchi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infopointpalermo.com\/en\/agrigento-scala-dei-turchi\/","title":{"rendered":"AGRIGENTO + SCALA DEI TURCHI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDiscovering a unique site in Europe: the valley of the temples, Unesco heritage\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The park covers about 1300 hectares and is characterized by an exceptional state of conservation. It collects the remains of 10 Doric temples, three sanctuaries, several necropolises and fortifications. Since 1997 it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The birth of the Agrigento polis is linked to the development of the Gela polis: the city, in fact, was founded in 581 BC. by some inhabitants of Gela, with the name of Akragas, from the homonymous river that bathes the territory. The settlement was protected in the sixth century by a defensive system, consisting of a circuit of walls consisting of a plateau on the side of hills that dominated the coast and of which the \u201cvalley of the temples\u201d occupied the southern edge. Akragas\u2019s military expansionism had particular impetus at the time of the tyrant Theron and the victory over the Carthaginians. A period of rivalry with Syracuse followed. The great temples, built in the fifth century, however, testify to the prosperity of the city. After the sacking by the Carthaginians, in 406 BC, there followed a period of decline of the city, which in any case was rebuilt. From 262 BC Agrigento entered the Roman domain, while remaining an important city. Starting from the seventh century, the city became impoverished and depopulated and the urban center was reduced to the only hill of the acropolis, thus abandoning both the urban area and the area of \u200b\u200bthe temples.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROGRAM\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>08:00 AM: DEPARTURE FROM PALERMO <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11:00 AM : ARRIVAL IN THE FAMOUS VALLEY OF THE TEMPLES, TIME FOR LUNCH INCLUDED<\/p>\n<p>1:30 PM : DEPARTURE FROM AGRIGENTO<\/p>\n<p>2:00 PM : ARRIVAL IN SCALA DEI TURCHI, PHOTO STOP AT THE PANORAMIC POINT<\/p>\n<p>2:30 PM: DEPARTURE FROM SCALA DEI TURCHI<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>4:00 PM: BACK TO PALERMO<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price :<\/strong>\u00a0 from \u20ac 85 p.p.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 8 h<\/p>\n<p><strong>Languages:<\/strong> IT- ENG<\/p>\n<p><strong>Days:<\/strong> <strong>Monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Customized for<\/strong>: Group excursion<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pick-up<\/strong>: Centro storico Palermo<\/p>\n<p><strong>Min pax:<\/strong> 2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Max pax:<\/strong> 8<\/p>\n<p><strong>INCLUDED : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MINI VAN MERCEDES-BENZ \u00a0AIR CONDITIONED<\/li>\n<li>ENGLISH, SPANISH, GERMAN, FRENCH, ITALIAN PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING AND TOUR GUIDE<\/li>\n<li>WATER\u00a0 ON BOARD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0NOT INCLUDSD: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-FOOD<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; ENTRANCES FEES<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; TIPS<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDiscovering a unique site in Europe: the valley of the temples, Unesco heritage\u201d &nbsp; The park covers about 1300 hectares and is characterized by an exceptional state of conservation. 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