Day 3 – Greek ruins in Agrigento
Since we missed breakfast at our B&B, we stop in
town for a hearty meal as we will be burning up the calories when we hike for
hours in the ruins in person. Pedro is in on the feast as well. This is a breakfast miracle – the outside is
like a donut, the inside is prosciutto and cheese. YUMMY!!
We stocked up on more of these tasty goodies, as well as
slices of fried eggplant, for a picnic lunch that we will enjoy after our
hike. The fry veggies differently here,
the batter is very light and does not drip with oil. As a matter of fact, when we unwrap the
fried wonders hours later – there is no greasy oil stain on the paper wrapping
and the food tastes just as good cold as it did hot. Perfectto!
We spent the several hours walking through the history and
seeing sites that were created thousands of years ago. Agrigento was founded around 582 BC by
descendants of Greeks from Rhodes and Crete.
The area was inhabited much earlier, a Mesolithic village at Point
Bianca farther down the coast, dates from 6000 BC. The Sicanians may have descended from that
civilization. The town was originally
named Akragas then renamed to Agrigentum by the Romans, and Girgenti by the
Saracens, only to be christened Agrigento in 1927. And that ends today’s history lesson – let’s
get to the photos!
First the rules – make sure to read the English translation
on line 2, paying particular attention to the spelling and grammar. The last one is my favorite.
And now onto the ruins - - - (remember you can click on a pic to see it full screen)
Temple of Hera
Pedro likes it too.
Temple of Concordia
Temple of Concordia with city of Agrigento in the background
Temple of Concordia with a fallen angel lying before it as
if it has fallen from the sky…
Temple of Hercules – only 6 of the original 38 columns
remain standing. Hercules is the
national hero of Sicily and, in particular, Agrigento.
Pedro listens in to the tourist audio guide
Pedro?
Time for a quick siesta for Pamm and Pedro after lunch.
And we are on the road again to drive up into the mountain
town of Enna.
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