Today Fiorella and Nuncio took Peter and I on a road trip to Agrigento to visit the historical site The Valle dei Templi. 

 In Sicilian it is Vaddi di li Tempri) is an archaeological site (as a Greek colony it was called Akragas) and is one of the most outstanding examples of Greek art and architecture . It is one of the main attractions of Sicily as well as a national monument. The area was included in the Unesco heritage site list in 1997. Much of the excavation and restoration of the temples was due to the efforts of archaeologist DomenicoAntonio Lo FasoPietrasanta (1783–1863), who was the Duke of Serradfalco from 1809 through 1812. The archaeological park and landscape of the Valley of the Temples is the largest archaeological site in the world with 1,300 hectares.

The Valley includes remains of seven temples, all in Doric style. The ascription of the names, apart from that of the Olympeion, are a mere tradition established in Renaissance times. The temples are: