Agrigento

This modern museum sits halfway between the city and the Valley of the Temples. Its exhibits showcase artifacts from ancient Akragas, including an impressive reconstructed telamon from the Temple of Olympian Zeus.

Located beside the cathedral, this museum showcases sacred art, liturgical vestments, silverware, and documents spanning centuries of ecclesiastical history. Housed in the 17th-century Episcopal Palace, its highlight is a richly decorated hall with coffered ceilings and Renaissance paintings.

The childhood home of Luigi Pirandello, Nobel laureate in literature (1934), houses a small museum with photographs, manuscripts, and personal belongings. Outside is a pine tree mentioned in his writings, and nearby is the site of his ashes.

One of Sicily’s most important archaeological parks and a , the Valley of the Temples spans several kilometres of ancient Greek ruins. Its string of monumental Doric temples is comparable to Athens’ Acropolis. For detailed listings of each temple and how to visit, see the Valley of the Temples page.

The remains of the ancient city’s residential area. You’ll find paved streets, cisterns, and several houses with original mosaics and walls.

The large cathedral is uphill in the northwestern corner of the town center on Via Duomo. Built around 1000 AD it has since been altered several times but today offers grand views across the valley.

An interesting Norman church built some 1000 years ago on the site of an ancient Greek temple.

A Cistercian monastery and former convent with a richly decorated Baroque interior, built between the 13th–14th centuries. It’s known for its stuccoes, cloister, and traditional almond pastries still made by the nuns.