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Church of Santo Spirito
The church of Santo
Spirito is well-known for its beautiful gothic-style
architecture surmounted by a rose window, with gothic arcades,
fantastic stucco work and a baroque interior.
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Opening
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Tues-Sat:
9am-1pm and 4-7pm; Sun: 9am-1pm
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Pricing:
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Free admission.
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More
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Tel: +39
0922 20664
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Getting
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Location:
Via Porcello at Via Santa Spirito.
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Duomo Cathedral
This cathedral was
built in the 12th century and has gone through numerous
restorative reconstructions throughout the years.
The bell
tower, or campanile, is graced with a series of Catalan Gothic
single lancet windows, with a tower which was never completed.
The beautiful interior rests under an impressive wooden ceiling,
the tie beams adorned with scenes from the lives of various
saints.
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Opening
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Tues-Sun:
10am-1pm and 4-6pm. Closed on Mondays.
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Pricing:
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Free admission.
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Tel: +39
0922-490011
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Getting
Here:
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Location:
Piazza Don Minzoni, off Via del Duomo.
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The Valley of The
Temples
Valley of the
Temples is the most renowned attraction in Agrigento, a large
archeological site containing the remains of various Doric
temples dating from the 5th century B.C., such as
The Tempio di
Giunone (Juno),Tempio della Concordia (Concord), Temple of
Castor and Pollux (Dioscuri), Tempio di Ercole (Temple of
Hercules), and Tempio di Giove (Jupiter).
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Opening
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9 a.m. to sunset.
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Pricing:
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A nominal
admission fee is chargeable. Please call for more details.
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Agrigento
Tourist Office Telephone
+39 0922-21899 20391.
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Getting
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Please call for
directions.
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Regional Archeological
Museum
The 18-room museum
holds numerous interesting findings from Agrigento and the
surrounding region, including an outstanding collection of Attic
vases, the famous Crater of Dionysus & the marble statue of
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Opening
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Closed on Mondays.
Tue-Fri, Sun: 9am - 1pm, Sat: 9am - 5pm.
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Pricing:
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Price for
adults EUR 4.
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Telephone
+39 0931 464022 Fax +39 0931 462347.
Photography not allowed.
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Getting
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Address: Contrada
St. Nicola, I-92100 Agrigento;
Location:
Between the modern city & the Valley of the Temples, in the
centre of the Hellenistic-Roman quarter.
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Church of San Nicola
This church,
constructed in the 13th century, is made of volcanic rock taken
from ruins of the Temple of Zeus. The second chapel to the left
contains the Roman sarcophagus of Hippolitus and Phaedra, much
loved by Goethe during his stay in Agrigento.
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Opening
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Not
specified.
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Pricing:
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Not specified.
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More
Info:
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Agrigento
Tourist Office Telephone
+39 0922-21899 20391.
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Getting
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Location:
South of the Regional Archeological Museum. |
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