Explore at your pace
Audio guide
Guided tour
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Skip the ticket queue and step directly onto the UNESCO-listed ridge where Greek settlers built their most ambitious monuments, 2,500 years ago and still standing.
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The Temple of Concordia is so structurally intact that 6th-century Christians converted it into a church. Look closely and you can still see where they cut arched openings into its ancient walls.
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The Temple of Juno sits at the ridge's eastern edge, its honey-coloured columns scorched red on one side. The mark of a Carthaginian attack in 406 BC that the stone never forgot.
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End inside the Treasures of Italy exhibition, where the jewellery, coins, and sculptures excavated from this valley show you what these temples looked like when they were alive.
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Choose to add the Kolymbethra Gardens, a lush ancient garden tucked within the valley, or include a Pemcard to have a photo from the day printed and mailed as a real postcard from the site.
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Entry ticket to the Valley of the Temples
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Self-guided audio tour in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese
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Entry to the "Treasures of Italy" exhibition
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Headphones and mobile device
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Transfers
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Meals
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These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.
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Walk the same ridge where Greek settlers raised their most ambitious temples, and actually understand what you're looking at.
Getting started
Head to the main entrance of the Valle dei Templi archaeological park and use your fast-track ticket to skip the queue. Once inside, set off at your own pace.
What to expect
Valley of the Temples
One of the best-preserved ancient Greek temple complexes in the world, the Valley of the Temples stretches across a limestone ridge above Agrigento, with ruins dating back to the 5th century BC.
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Temple of Concordia: So structurally sound that 6th-century Christians converted it into a church. Your audio guide points out the arched openings cut into its ancient walls during that conversion, still visible today.
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Temple of Juno: At the ridge's eastern edge, its columns are scorched red on one side from a Carthaginian attack in 406 BC. The audio guide gives you the full story of the siege behind the scorch marks.
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Treasures of Italy Exhibition: On-site exhibition displaying the jewellery, coins, and sculptures excavated from the valley, showing you what these temples looked like when they were active.
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Options: Add the Kolymbethra Gardens for a quieter contrast to the open ridge, an ancient garden with almond and citrus trees tucked into a natural hollow within the park. Or include a Pemcard to have a photo from the day printed and mailed as a real postcard from the site.
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What to bring
- Carry water and wear comfortable walking shoes suitable for uneven terrain.
What's not allowed
- Pets, if brought along, are not allowed to enter any of the temples or approach the protected monuments.
Accessibility
- 2 electric wheelchairs are available for visitors with special needs. There is no additional charge for the service, but requests for the wheelchair have to be made at least one day prior to the date of arrival.
Additional information
- To redeem and send the digital postcard, please carefully follow the instructions that have been sent to you via email.
- Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
- Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
- Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.
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