Travelled: 10 kilometres by scooter from Punto Piccola to Agrigento, both in Sicily
Visited: Ancient Agrigento, Valley of the Temples โฌ17pp, including audio guides.
Stayed: Punta Piccola Park Sosta, Scala dei Turchi, โฌ22, all the usual. N37.28918, E13.49296
An early start this morning as we are visiting the ruins of the ancient city of Agrigento. We are meeting Greg and Julia at the Juno car-park at 8.45 and itโs about 10 klms away. Our plan for an early start to avoid the heat is looking a little shaking at 7.30 its already 28ยบ mind you according to the weather app 31ยบ is the forecast max at 1pm.
Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy
So we tidy up after breakfast and point the scooter toward Agrigento and the Valley of the Temples. Itโs an easy ride this morning as we have already visited the town of Agrigento yesterday evening for dinner and made it back safely in the dark. We meet as planned, by our tickets, chat about how good dinner was last night and start walking for the first temple.
Thirty minutes later we are back at Punta Piccola, down on the beach having a swim. The afternoon drifts away in the heat, there is little breeze today so itโs uncomfortable away from the water. At 6pm we decide to scooter into Porto Empedocle about 3 klms away
We need to find an ATM and a drink if we find somewhere nice.
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I feel positively pedestrian, when I see all your high falutin’ exploits. Can I incite you down from the lofty heights of exquisite culture, not quite as far down as Godfather Country (although there were some nice pieces of music to be had, but I think that played in Calabria anyway, yes?), but a little folksy Sicilian dance for you two wanderbirds ? (You’ve both lost weight btw!)
PS: you will not be surprised, knowing me as the right-winger I am, that I am totally in love with the new Italian Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini. Give him my love if you meet him and if they have not killed yet. ๐
We loved that place; our cruise ship was moored at Porto Empodocle for the day & we shared an inexpensive car ride with another couple from our ship to get to the site& the driver came back for us later in the day. We took a lot of photos too. The weather was quite warm too.
You are certainly making the most of your time away& seeing so much. Am very envious, especially as my father was Italian (in the north) & I had hoped to see more of Italy than I have before.
Stay well & keep enjoying!
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I feel positively pedestrian, when I see all your high falutin’ exploits. Can I incite you down from the lofty heights of exquisite culture, not quite as far down as Godfather Country (although there were some nice pieces of music to be had, but I think that played in Calabria anyway, yes?), but a little folksy Sicilian dance for you two wanderbirds ? (You’ve both lost weight btw!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAs3mh2Nmq0
PS: you will not be surprised, knowing me as the right-winger I am, that I am totally in love with the new Italian Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini. Give him my love if you meet him and if they have not killed yet. ๐
correction: if they have not killed HIM yet !
We loved that place; our cruise ship was moored at Porto Empodocle for the day & we shared an inexpensive car ride with another couple from our ship to get to the site& the driver came back for us later in the day. We took a lot of photos too. The weather was quite warm too.
You are certainly making the most of your time away& seeing so much. Am very envious, especially as my father was Italian (in the north) & I had hoped to see more of Italy than I have before.
Stay well & keep enjoying!