Agrigento and Piazza Armerina: Valley of the Temples and Villa Romana del Casale

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10 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 5 more

Discovering the greek worl in Agrigento and visiting the famous mosaics of the Villa Romana Del Casale, in Piazza Armerina. 

Full day excursion with a driver that takes you around the beauties of Sicily.

For archaeology and history lovers visit of Agrigento and Piazza Armerina is an experience to not to be missed during a trip in Sicily

What's Included

Bottled water
Lunch
Hotel pickup and drop-off or meeting point close to your accommodation in Catania
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Touristic guide inside the historical places
Biglietti di ingresso

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Departure Point: Catania. Ask us for further information about pick-up point in Taormina, Acitrezza, Acicastello, Giardini Naxos, Syracuse.

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Meeting point

At number 32 there's a yellow sign "Sicily Day by Day".

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 10 hours (approximately)
  • (Pass by)

    For the Agrigento Piazza Armerina tour we provide for pick-up service at your accommodation or in the close vicinity, with comfortable and luxury 8-seats vehicle. Please Note that: our driver guide is not a touristic guide, so he cannot enter inside the historical places. He will give you information during the trip on the vehicle, before you will go inside. A paper guide will be provided to be used inside the archeological areas.

    Admission ticket free
  • 1

    Driving to the southern cost of Sicily, you will travel across Sicily by comfortable and air-conditioned vehicle. The tour will begin with the visit of the majestic archaeological area of the Valley of the Temples, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Pindar, the Greek poet and writer, described it as “one of the most beautiful cities of those inhabited by mortals”. “Valle dei Templi” is famous for its well-preserved temples, seven in total. Temple of Concordia is one of the best preserved Greek temples in the world helping the site to gain the classic UNESCO world heritage award. In the site, you can also visit the remains of many other temples dedicated to various divinity like Juno, Hercules, Hephaestus and Athena.

    2 hours • Admission ticket not included
  • 2

    In the early afternoon we will be in Piazza Armerina, a city woven in the hearth of Sicily. In this city is located the splendid Villa Romana del Casale, majestic imperial villa originally the property of a powerful Roman family. Here you will find the best conserved in-situ roman mosaics in the world. The Villa Romana del Casale houses mosaic flooring – figurative and geometric – , wall mosaics, columns, stutues, capitals and coins. Since 1997 the city is part of the UNESCO World Heritage.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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