Valley of the Temples Resort - Rooms overlooking the Valley of the Temples - Agrigento where to sleep

Temple of Heracles:

it is the most ancient temple in the Valley. Destroyed by an earthquake, the eight columns which can be seen today were restored thanks to the intervention of the English captain, Alexander Hardcastle, at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Temple of Jupiter - Zeus Olympic:

Zeus Olympic: It is the largest Doric temple in the whole western world and the only one in the Valley whose attribution to a god is assured.

Because of ancient and modern destruction, we can only see the remains of the monument, among which the Telemones stand out.

These were mythological figures, 8 metres in height, which served as support for the entablature.

Temple of June:

Its attribution to June derives from an erroneous interpretation of a Latin text.

Today the remains of the monumental altar can still be seen, along with some columns which were re-erected in the eighteenth century.

Temple of Vulcan:

Attributed to the god Vulcan because of a Latin inscription which spoke of the presence of a “collis vulcanius”. It was restored in 1920 by Captain Hardcastle, who intervened by removing the numerous farmhouses built around it.

Temple of Athena:

Today incorporated in the medieval Church of Santa Maria dei Greci, only parts of its base and some columns visible in the walls of the Church can be seen

Temple and Sanctuary of Asclepius:

A vast area of the Valley of the Temples was dedicated to Asclepius, the god of medicine. Here, therapeutic rituals were held and the faithful came and brought ex-voto in order to heal from illnesses or to give thanks to the divinity.

Temple of Demeter:

Incorporated in part in the medieval Church of San Biagio, the foundations are still visible behind the apse. Next to it can be found the rock sanctuary dedicated to Demeter

Sanctuary of the chthonic divinities and Temple of the Dioscuri:

the Sanctuary was dedicated to Demeter and Persephone, goddess of the Earth (and therefore chthonic) and protector of fertility, who was very popular all over Sicily. Here complex rituals were held, above all by women.

Nearby are the remains of the Temple dedicated to the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux

Temple of Isis:

It is a Roman temple from the ancient city of Agrigentum. Only a part of the base and the pediment are visible.

Tomba di Terone e Giardino di Kolymbetra:

Sempre all’interno della Valle dei Templi vale la pena fermarsi alla Tomba di Terone, grande monumento in tufo per ricordare i caduti della Seconda Guerra Punica, e visitare il Giardino di Kolymbetra, antica piscina di cinque ettari dove confluiva la rete degli acquedotti, oggi trasformata in rigoglioso vivaio di agrumi e piante rare sotto la tutela del FAI.

Early-Christian Basilica of Villa Athena:

In the garden of Villa Athena can clearly be seen the remains of an Early-Christian basilica, built between the fifth and sixth centuries A.D. The discoveries of the liturgical furnishings and the enclosure around the Presbytery are clear evidence of its function.