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Valley of the Dolls
... through vineyards, wide road and gentle sweeper curves. Nothing too challenging which was a welcome relief after several days of tight narrow switchback turns on 15% slopes. Not that I don’t love tight switchback turns on 15% slopes. Just not everyday. It’s like eating cheesecake. You love it, but maybe not everyday.
We are using GPS technology for our navigation. So much easier than the paper maps we used to use. IGPS Technology ...
The temples of Agrigento
... site, the Tempio della Concordia, with all its columns and much of its interior intact, though adulterated by its later conversion to a Christian basilica. It's a stunning piece of history, not bleached white like the Parthenon but as impressive for its completeness.
There is a free concert here tonight so we return after touring the less complete ruins ...
Valley of Temples
... up on a hillside overlooking the Mediterranean. First colonized by Greeks around 600 BC, it has a rich history and perhaps the most obvious evidence of this history is the Valle dei Templi (or Valley of Temples) that lies just outside of town. This was our destination for the morning before we headed back to Catania. Valle dei Templi is one of the main attractions of Sicily and includes the remains of seven Greek temples, ...
The Valley of the Temples
... took over Agrigento, they left the temple unfinished (too many bad memories?) - it was then toppled by earthquakes and in the 18th century the ruins were used to build the modern towns of Agrigento and Porto Empedocle. Strange to think they thought it was ok to just take the massive columns and huge stone steps to build their towns... Another temple on the site, the Temple of Concordia, is in the best condition. All pillars are still standing, and the stone ...
Agrigento
... festival celebrations many times. People carried the Saint down the streets of Agrigento, but they didn't get far before people jumped up and kissed the Saint. They even made their babies kiss it!
The main reason for visiting Agrigento was the Valley of Temples. So the second day we got up and made our way there, first we had a friggen awesome breakfast that the hosts, Aldo and Antonella prepared for us. It consisted crissonts, some other pastry filled with custard, 4 ...
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