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In Agrigento we have holiday accommodation properties of the following types: 1 Star Hotels, 3 Star Hotels, 4 Star Hotels, Agritourisms, Apartments and Bed and Breakfasts.
Some of our popular destinations for holiday accommodation in Agrigento include: Aeolian Islands - Messina, Agrigento, Catania, Enna, Giardini Naxos, Letojanni, Menfi, Messina, Palermo, Palma di Montechiaro, Porto Empedocle, Ragusa, Sciacca, Siracusa, Taormina and Trapani.
Our featured holiday accommodation properties in Agrigento include: Accomodation Verdetecnica, Villa Diana, Hotel Costazzurra, Baglio San Vincenzo, Cavalluccio marino and Colleverde Park Hotel.
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The Province of Agrigento. The town lies 230 m. above sea level on a hill running parallel to the Ionian coast, some 3 km. away, in a position dominating the Valle dei Templi. The old nucleus still has a stepped medieval structure with steep narrow winding streets.
Founded with the name of Akragas by the inhabitants of Gela in the 6th century BC., Agrigento quickly became an important centre in Magna Grecia, as can be seen from the massive remains still visible near the town. Destroyed by Carthage in 406 BC., it rose again and about two centuries later was under Roman rule. After the fall of the Roman Empire, it was dominated by the Goths and then the Byzantines (6th century), under whose rule it sharply declined until, in 829, it was taken by the Arabs, who destroyed the town only to rebuild it on a higher site.
The principal ancient monuments are the Doric temples in the Valle dei Templi, dating to the 6th and 5th centuries BC., dedicated to Hercules, Olympian Jupiter, Juno, Castor, ... Read More...
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Agrigento in Sicily Italy
The province of Agrigento comprises forty-three cities and covers an area of 3,041.90 square kilometres. Agrigento, the capital city, is one of high tourism importance, boasting inestimable historical, naturalistic and archaeological attractions. Notably, it has managed to take advantage of its resources also thanks to promoting and supporting initiatives such as the Mandorlo in Fiore festival (almond blossom festival), a long-awaited event recurring every year in February in the breath-taking Valley of the Temples. The city is also renowned for being the birth-place of illustrious figures such as the Greek philosopher Empedocles and the writer Luigi Pirandello.
Agrigento boasts outstanding culinary traditions that a number of delicious dishes have rendered most famous. Among these are the pasta with ricotta and fava-beans – from a country tradition –, the pasta with sardines alla sciacchitana, the so-called pasta Tiano d’Aragona, the tortino di melanzane – an eggplant pie – and th ... Read More...
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 You are looking for Accommodation in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
Our featured holiday accommodation properties in Agrigento include: Accomodation Verdetecnica, Baglio San Vincenzo, Cavalluccio marino, Colleverde Park Hotel, Hotel Costazzurra and Villa Diana.
In Agrigento we have holiday accommodation properties of the following types: 1 Star Hotels, 3 Star Hotels, 4 Star Hotels, Agritourisms, Apartments and Bed and Breakfasts.
Some of our popular destinations for holiday accommodation in Agrigento include: Aeolian Islands - Messina, Agrigento, Catania, Enna, Giardini Naxos, Letojanni, Menfi, Messina, Palermo, Palma di Montechiaro, Porto Empedocle, Ragusa, Sciacca, Siracusa, Taormina and Trapani.
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