Agrigento To Taomina

Today was a long day. We were packed and on the bus for the 2 hour ride to Agrigento which is the largest and best preserved of the Greek ruins. Leaving time was 8 am. The ruins date back to around 3rd century B.C.

Leaving time was 8 am. The ruins date back to around 3rd century B.C. Again there were many changes as the Romans and later the Normans had a hand in developing or destroying the temples. As we travelled along the south coast of Sicily around towards the boot end there was. a distinct change in the landscape. Mile after mile of grapes, oranges, lemons and olive trees filled the gently slopping hills. They looked very well kept. The second thing was that the area did not seem to have the protective walls around to house like we saw in the last few days. The temple area tour took over 2 hours. The guide did a very good jobs of explaining to way the temples were build, the materials and the uses of them. One temple was even converted to a church by the Normans. The area has many catacombs that go down 3 levels. There are openings but they are currently closed to the public. Very detailed but after 2 hours in the sun we were ready to move on.

We had lunch at a very nice restaurant happy to sit down for an hour. Then it was the 3 hour drive to Taomina. The hotel is high on a hill and the bus could not get close to the hotel. We had a bit of time before dinner so we had a nice drink at the hotel ba rTomorrow we will do a walking tour..