Agrigento is one of Sicily’s hidden gems. It offers historical and cultural riches as well as culinary delights in a ...

A visit to the Agrigento, the 2025 Italian Capital of Culture, offers an immersion into Sicilian art, history, foods and culture in a natural setting away from the island’s crowded cities. ByIrene S.

Archaeologists have made two extraordinary discoveries in the Italian town of Agrigento on Sicily's southwest coast. During excavations undertaken in March 2025, an international team of researchers ...

Founded as a thriving Greek settlement in 582 BC, Agrigento has a long history of being invaded for its strategic trade position in the Mediterranean, first by the Carthaginians, then by the Roma ...

After twenty years of study, research, and restoration, the “stone giant” of ancient Akragas has been resurrected. The “telamon”, one of the colossal anthropomorphic statues supporting the entablature ...

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Photo taken with drone of the gymnasium discovered during excavations in Agrigento. The auditorium (Hörsaal) is seen in the center. Credit: Thomas Lappi – Monika Trümper / FU Berlin, Institut für ...

A view of the Greek Temple of Heracles, one of seven temples in the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily. Photo by ludovic MARIN / AFP Agrigento is Italy’s ‘Capital of Culture’ in 2025, meaning ...