点评:We visited the Valley of the Temples on a day trip from Palermo to Agrigento on the second leg of a five week visit to Sicily in April 2026. We opted not to take an organized day tour from Palermo, but to make our own arrangements so that we could set our own pace in the Valley of the Temples; avoid four or five hours in a cramped van; and take some time to see Agrigento. We had pre-booked our train tickets and took a mid-morning train from Palermo direct to Agrigento, a pleasant journey of about 2 hours and 15 minutes. From Agrigento Centrale we walked along the main shopping street (Via Atenea), had a light lunch at Pasticceria Inferno (reviewed separately) and then took a taxi from the train station to the Valley of the Temples where we met our Rick Steves-recommended guide Michele Gallo. Over the next two hours thanks to our informative, patient and overall outstanding guide, we were transported back 2,500 years to a time when the Greek empire stretched to Sicily and beyond. The more than a dozen temples on the site are almost overwhelming in their size and design. We spent most of our time at the ruins of three temples - Juno, Concordia and Zeus (see attached pictures), of which the Concordia structure was most intact. Once we had finished our guided walk through this world class archeological site, we returned to the 21st century, took a taxi back to Agrigento Centrale (there is apparently also a shuttle) and took the train back to Palermo. In total our day trip took 10 hours, a long day but definitely worth it! We certainly recommend a visit to the Valley of the Temples which was one of the highlights of our visit to Sicily.
翻译:2026年4月,在为期五周的西西里岛之旅的第二站,我们从巴勒莫出发,前往阿格里真托,并安排了一天的行程游览神庙谷。我们没有选择参加巴勒莫的旅行团,而是自行安排行程,这样可以按照自己的节奏游览神庙谷,避免在拥挤的旅行车里待上四五个小时,并有充足的时间游览阿格里真托。我们提前预订了火车票,并于上午乘坐火车从巴勒莫直达阿格里真托,全程约2小时15分钟,旅途舒适愉快。抵达阿格里真托中央火车站后,我们沿着主要购物街(雅典娜街)漫步,在Pasticceria Inferno(另文评论)享用了简餐,然后从火车站搭乘出租车前往神庙谷,在那里与瑞克·史蒂夫推荐的导游米歇尔·加洛会合。接下来的两个小时里,多亏了我们那位知识渊博、耐心细致、表现卓越的导游,我们仿佛穿越回了2500年前,回到了希腊帝国疆域辽阔、远及西西里岛的时代。遗址中十几座神庙的规模和设计令人叹为观止。我们主要参观了三座神庙的遗址——朱诺神庙、康科迪亚神庙和宙斯神庙(见附图),其中康科迪亚神庙的结构保存最为完好。在导游的带领下,我们游览了这座世界级的考古遗址,然后回到了21世纪。我们乘出租车返回阿格里真托中央火车站(据说也有班车),然后搭乘火车返回巴勒莫。我们这一天的行程总共花了10个小时,虽然很漫长,但绝对值得!我们强烈推荐大家去神庙谷参观,这绝对是我们西西里岛之旅的一大亮点。