Valley of the Temples Guides — How to Visit, When to Go & What to See
Planning guides for the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily — how to visit, the best time to go, what to see along the Via Sacra, and whether a guided tour beats a ticket.
Best Time to Visit the Valley of the Temples
When to visit the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento — the best months, why to avoid the summer midday heat, and why sunset is the most beautiful hour on the ridge.
Read guide →How to Visit the Valley of the Temples
A practical guide to visiting the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento — tickets and hours, the two entrances, the Via Sacra route, parking, and the shuttle bus.
Read guide →Valley of the Temples: Guided Tour vs Self-Guided
Should you book a guided Valley of the Temples tour or just buy a ticket? Compare cost, what a licensed guide adds, the audioguide option, and which suits you.
Read guide →What to See at the Valley of the Temples
A temple-by-temple guide to the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento — Concordia, Juno, Heracles, the colossal Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Telamon, and Kolymbethra.
Read guide →Ready to go? See the featured Valley of the Temples guided tour →