Agrigento Trip Overview
there the “best seller” excursion of the area, discover the most remote traditions, the daily life of the Sicilians of the hinterland, away from the tourist masses, revealing interesting places of immense cultural and artistic heritage as well as breathtaking landscapes among Mediterranean and “sustainable” delights . The day will be spent in the alleys of medieval villages, a hermitage in the heart of the woods dedicated to the patron saint of Palermo, the location for an Oscar film with traditions that come from afar. As well as visiting the flagship of the area that thanks to its unique urban landscape with its narrow courtyards, the steep climbs and stairways of the Arab quarter and still other surprises that we do not reveal. Let yourself be amazed.
Additional Info
Duration: 8 to 9 hours
Starts: Agrigento, Italy
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy
there the “best seller” excursion of the area, discover the most remote traditions, the daily life of the Sicilians of the hinterland, away from the tourist masses, revealing interesting places of immense cultural and artistic heritage as well as breathtaking landscapes among Mediterranean and “sustainable” delights . The day will be spent in the alleys of medieval villages, a hermitage in the heart of the woods dedicated to the patron saint of Palermo, the location for an Oscar film with traditions that come from afar. As well as visiting the flagship of the area that thanks to its unique urban landscape with its narrow courtyards, the steep climbs and stairways of the Arab quarter and still other surprises that we do not reveal. Let yourself be amazed.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Lercara Friddi, Lercara Friddi, Province of Palermo, Sicily
We will leave from the meeting point and pass Lercara Friddi, (place of origin of Frank Sinatra’s father)
Stop At: Prizzi, Prizzi, Province of Palermo, Sicily
Continue to Prizzi where a walk with its characteristic alleys and alleys with medieval remembrances is planned.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Palazzo Adriano, Palazzo Adriano, Province of Palermo, Sicily
We continue to Palazzo Adriano, founded by the Albanian exiles who in ancient times founded it bringing with them habits and customs, but not only, we will visit a beautiful church “Santa Maria Assunta” of the Greek-Byzantine rite, unique in its kind and where the well-known director Giuseppe Tornatore created his Oscar-winning masterpiece “Nuovo Cinema Paradiso”.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Eremo di Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina, Santo Stefano Quisquina, Sicily Italy
Then we will visit the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina, a mystical and very fascinating place in the heart of the woods, where the life of the virgin will be told, as well as the patron saint of Palermo. The hermitage, in addition to the “cave”, includes: the church, the crypt and the conventual environments such as the cells, the kitchen and the refectory, where a tasting of local products and wine is planned.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista, Largo Nazareno, San Giovanni Gemini, Sicily Italy
After the hermitage of Santa Rosalia, visit one of the most popular local recreation areas in the province of Agrigento, San Giovanni Gemini, which houses the Black Christ “Jesus Nazarè” in its mother church which will reveal a fascinating story.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Cammarata, Cammarata, Province of Agrigento, Sicily
Continue on, for a walk in the heart of Cammarata, the pride of the district, which thanks to its unique urban landscape (which extends on a steep slope from 600 to 950 m high) with its narrow courtyards, the steep climbs and stairways of the Arab quarter leaves every visitor amazed.
Return to the base at approximately 18.00.
Duration: 1 hour
