点评:Agrigento is a historic hilltop town on Sicily’s southwestern coast, famous worldwide for its extraordinary Valley of the Temples (Valle dei Templi). This UNESCO World Heritage Site features some of the best-preserved ancient Greek temples outside Greece, built by the wealthy Greek colony of Akragas (founded in 581 BC). It offers a stunning contrast to the lively, narrow alleys and balconies you experienced in Palermo.
Valley of the Temples – The Star Attraction
The site spans a large archaeological park (about 1,300 hectares) on a ridge overlooking the sea, with eight major Doric temples from the 5th–6th centuries BC. Highlights include:
• Temple of Concordia — One of the most perfectly preserved Greek temples anywhere, often compared to the Parthenon.
• Temple of Juno (Hera) and Temple of Hercules (Heracles) — Impressive ruins with dramatic columns.
• Temple of Olympian Zeus (Jupiter) — Once the largest Doric temple ever built; now mostly in ruins but awe-inspiring in scale.
When we arrived by train, we were a bit lost as we could not find the bus stop to the place, this was rendered difficult as it was raining and cold. We tried to ask a few locals but to no avail. We finally teamed up with a Singaporean student and we paid 15 euros for 3 persons in an unlicensed taxi. However, we couldn’t understand where the return bus stop was located. In fact it’s not located near the entrance but at another exit point. We finally returned by the same Taxi..
翻译:阿格里真托是西西里岛西南海岸一座历史悠久的山顶小镇,以其非凡的神庙谷(Valle dei Templi)而闻名于世。这处联合国教科文组织世界遗产拥有希腊境外保存最完好的古希腊神庙,由富裕的希腊殖民地阿克拉加斯(建于公元前581年)建造。它与您在巴勒莫体验到的热闹狭窄的巷道和阳台形成了鲜明的对比。
神庙谷——明星景点
该遗址位于一座俯瞰大海的山脊上,占地约1300公顷,是一个大型考古公园,拥有八座公元前5至6世纪的主要多立克式神庙。亮点包括:
• 康科迪亚神庙——保存最完好的希腊神庙之一,常被比作帕特农神庙。
• 朱诺神庙(赫拉)和赫拉克勒斯神庙(赫拉克勒斯)——令人印象深刻的遗址,拥有气势恢宏的柱子。
• 奥林匹亚宙斯神庙(朱庇特神庙)——曾是最大的多立克式神庙;如今大部分已成废墟,但其规模依然令人叹为观止。
我们乘火车到达时,因为找不到去那里的公交车站而有些迷路,当时又下着雨,天气很冷,这让我们更加不知所措。我们试着问了一些当地人,但都无济于事。最后,我们和一位新加坡学生拼车,花了15欧元,坐了一辆黑车,三个人一起去的。然而,我们却不知道回程的公交车站在哪里。事实上,它不在入口附近,而是在另一个出口。最后,我们还是坐同一辆出租车返回了。