Your private excursion starts when your personal driver greets you in the lobby or your hotel or just outside your accommodation. Your will meet then your guide that will be waiting for you at the entrance of the Archeological site. The global importance of the Valley of the Temples can probably only be fully understood by visiting it firsthand. Famous for its imposing Doric temples, it is among the Italian symbols par excellence of Greek culture and art. This majestic testimony of Magna Graecia, among the main symbols of Agrigento and of the whole Sicily, is located on a plateau not far from the sea and a few steps from the historic center of Agrigento, extending for 1300 hectares. Its history is a thousand years old and has its roots in the 6th century BC, when the ancient colony of Akragas was founded. The city then reached its peak splendor a century later. The archaeological park of Agrigento has been recognized by UNESCO as one of the greatest examples of Greek art and culture and for this reason in 1997 the Valley of the Temples of Agrigento has been included in the World Heritage Site. At the end of the tour, your private driver will take you back to your hotel/accommodation.