Agrigento Hotels and Accommodation

Agrigento is one of the major towns of the island of Sicily; it is the capital of its own province. Agrigento is an extremely popular tourist destination, thanks to its location on the coastline of the Mediterranean, its climate and its history and culture. You must start your visit to Agrigento with the world famous Valley of the Temples; Agrigento was a very important Greek colony, and the well-preserved temples left in this valley are a powerful testimony of that ancient civilization. Continue your visit by stopping by the Cathedral of San Gerlando, whose construction started in the year 1100. Don’t leave Agrigento before visiting the house of the writer Luigi Pirandello, who revolutionized Italian literature and theater.