Taormina Trip Overview
The Valley is amongst the most evocative sites of the Greek world and one of the most impressive complex outside the Greece. We will visit the temples which stand on the high ridge overlooking the sea, walking the Sacred Way and discovering the magnificence of the Concordia Temple, which was converted in a Christian church in the 6th century and because of that spared from much of the devastation which afflicted the site over the centuries. Also you will walk between the Temple of Zeus ruins, the largest temple built by the Greeks, destroyed to build the harbour of the near town of Porto Empedocle. After lunch we will Visit the famous Villa Romana del Casale which keeps the finest collection of Roman polychrome mosaics, depicting scenes of hunting and recreation, and also representing mythological and historical episodes.
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Taormina, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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The Valley is amongst the most evocative sites of the Greek world and one of the most impressive complex outside the Greece. We will visit the temples which stand on the high ridge overlooking the sea, walking the Sacred Way and discovering the magnificence of the Concordia Temple, which was converted in a Christian church in the 6th century and because of that spared from much of the devastation which afflicted the site over the centuries. Also you will walk between the Temple of Zeus ruins, the largest temple built by the Greeks, destroyed to build the harbour of the near town of Porto Empedocle. After lunch we will Visit the famous Villa Romana del Casale which keeps the finest collection of Roman polychrome mosaics, depicting scenes of hunting and recreation, and also representing mythological and historical episodes.
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Stop At: Valle dei Templi, Piazza Archeologica 1 Via Panoramica Dei Templi, 92100, Agrigento, Sicily Italy
Let be surrounded by architectural treasures, in the most evocative sites of the ancient Greek age, walk the “Sacred way” and discover all the majestic beauties of its gigantic temples
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Villa Romana del Casale, Strada Provinciale 90, Piazza Armerina, Sicily Italy
After lunch we will Visit the famous Villa Romana del Casale which keeps the finest collection of Roman polychrome mosaics, depicting scenes of hunting and recreation, and also representing mythological and historical episodes
Duration: 2 hours
