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In Agrigento we have holiday accommodation properties of the following types: Hotels 1 Stella, Hotels 3 Stella, Hotels 4 Stella, Agriturismi, Appartamenti 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: Cavalluccio marino, Accomodation Verdetecnica, Baglio San Vincenzo, Villa Diana, Hotel Costazzurra 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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Il Parco Archeologico - Agrigento in Sicilia
Negli ultimi decenni, il vasto territorio dell'antica Akragas è stato interessato da numerose campagne di scavo e di restauro, e sono state avviate molteplici attività finalizzate alla divulgazione scientifica. Sono state messe in luce ampie porzioni di necropoli, settori di fortificazioni, strade dell'antico tracciato urbanistico, quartieri di abitazione e botteghe artigianali, edifici pubblici antichi di notevole interesse scientifico e monumentale, aree santuariali urbane ed extra-urbane. Sono state condotte indispensabili ed urgenti campagne di restauro dei maggiori e più conosciuti monumenti della Valle dei Templi. Tale fermento di iniziative è stato affiancato da una notevole parallela opera di divulgazione dell'attività di ricerca: sono stati aperti al pubblico antiquaria in edifici disseminati lungo i più usuali percorsi di visita; sono state pubblicate monografie scientifiche su particolari aspetti dell'archeologia akragantina; sono state promosse mostre archeologiche associat ... Read More...
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 You are looking for Alloggio 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: Hotels 1 Stella, Hotels 3 Stella, Hotels 4 Stella, Agriturismi, Appartamenti 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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