AOL

For the best look at ancient Greek temples, go to Italy

The Parthenon may be the world's most famous Greek temple, but if you really want to know what the Acropolis was once like, then you should leave Greece and head over to Sicily. The Valley of the ...
The Local

7 reasons why Italy’s Agrigento should be on your travel list this year

A view of the Greek Temple of Heracles, one of seven temples in the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily. Photo by ludovic MARIN / AFP Agrigento is Italy’s ‘Capital of Culture’ in 2025, meaning ...
La Brújula Verde

New Structures Discovered in the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily

Discoveries of new structures in the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily Archaeological excavations can unearth valuable insights into ancient civilizations. However, digging an entire site is ...
The Guardian

Rescued from obscurity: UK archaeologist who restored Sicily’s glories

Alexander Hardcastle, who helped resurrect Agrigento, was as famous as Howard Carter, but died in penury. Now he’s back in the spotlight In the 1920s, the discovery of ancient ruins in Sicily, now the ...
The Independent

Gas plant to overshadow Greek temples

They are among the finest survivors of ancient Greek civilisation in the Mediterranean: a line of imposing Doric temples on the southern coast of Sicily which have been listed as a Unesco World ...