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Valley of the Dolls
... All that remained of the original roadway was approximately a 3-foot wide patch adjacent to the uphill curb. Just wide enough for a motorcycle to get through. We, of course, rode through. Three of us two up and John, the single rider. Piece of cake. The upside is that there was no traffic the entire length of the road.
Hunger pangs were hitting the group around 2:30 so we decided to stop for a snack at a lovely café on a bluff above some of ...
The temples of Agrigento
... was the main reason for my visit to Sicily. After 20 minutes futile wait for a bus, then the discovery that we can't buy tickets aboard (you have to get them from a kiosk nearby), we decide to walk. It's possible, at about 3km, but inadvisable in the 34ºC heat of today. And once on site, there's little shade. Only a light wind from the coast cools us and we ...
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
... was packed with people. We thought it was going to be good and we were definitely let down. It was bad enough for us to leave our first review on tripadvisor! So we grabbed some beers and went back to our room.
The next morning, because we had to catch a bus at 8:30 they prepared breakfast early for us, and then Antonella dropped us off at the bus station, and even helped us buy the tickets! It was worth going to Agrigento because we met some awesome people, and cats!
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