Agrigento and Piazza Armerina day tour
Overview
Back to the glorious Sicilian past.
The tour will take you to Greek and Roman times through a delightful excursion.
During the day you will see the astonishing temples of the valley (Temple of Juno, Concordia, Hercules, Zeus and others).
After lunch break you will head to Piazza Armerina, the splendid medieval village founded by Normands in XI century and you will visit the UNESCO world heritage Villa del Casale, a Roman villa built in the IV century decorated with incredible and well preserved mosaics.
The tour will take you to Greek and Roman times through a delightful excursion.
During the day you will see the astonishing temples of the valley (Temple of Juno, Concordia, Hercules, Zeus and others).
After lunch break you will head to Piazza Armerina, the splendid medieval village founded by Normands in XI century and you will visit the UNESCO world heritage Villa del Casale, a Roman villa built in the IV century decorated with incredible and well preserved mosaics.
Inclusions
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Round-trip shared transfer
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Valle dei Templi, Piazza Archeologica 1 Via Panoramica Dei Templi, 92100, Agrigento, Sicily Italy
Valley of the Temples, UNESCO world heritage site.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Villa Romana del Casale, Strada Provinciale 90, 94015 Piazza Armerina, Sicily Italy
Unesco world heritage site
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Valle dei Templi, Piazza Archeologica 1 Via Panoramica Dei Templi, 92100, Agrigento, Sicily Italy
Valley of the Temples, UNESCO world heritage site.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Villa Romana del Casale, Strada Provinciale 90, 94015 Piazza Armerina, Sicily Italy
Unesco world heritage site
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Additional information
- Infant seats available
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Dress code is smart casual
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Please, wear comfortable shoes and have a wind jacket with you
- Hat and sun protection are highly recommended specially during Summer
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
PhilipGraves
October 2023
Basically a cab service (which is fine). We had 2 1/2 hours at Agrigento and an hour at Piazza Armerino. Both were well worth visiting. Would recommend buying Valley of Temples tickets in advance as there was quite a queue.
Basically a cab service (which is fine). We had 2 1/2 hours at Agrigento and an hour at Piazza Armerino. Both were well worth visiting. Would recommend buying Valley of Temples tickets in advance as there was quite a queue.Jack_O
June 2023
This tour was outstanding! Alessio picked us up directly from our hotel and explained how the day would pan out. This was a very informative tour, the valley of the temples really was a highlight of our holiday. The second part of the tour took us to Piazza Armerina to view some of the mosaics an...
This tour was outstanding! Alessio picked us up directly from our hotel and explained how the day would pan out. This was a very informative tour, the valley of the temples really was a highlight of our holiday. The second part of the tour took us to Piazza Armerina to view some of the mosaics and the Villa Romana del Casale! As a note, the parc for valley of the temples was between 10-12 euros per person for entry.Jaime G
March 2023
Realmente valió la pena esta excursión. Salió temprano desde Palermo (06:40 am), pero era necesario debido a las largas distancias a recorrer. Fuera de serie el guía que nos tocó durante todo el viaje (su nombre era Nicola), pues era un joven oriundo de Agrigento, quien conocía muy bien la región...
Realmente valió la pena esta excursión. Salió temprano desde Palermo (06:40 am), pero era necesario debido a las largas distancias a recorrer. Fuera de serie el guía que nos tocó durante todo el viaje (su nombre era Nicola), pues era un joven oriundo de Agrigento, quien conocía muy bien la región y nos contó historias locales y relatos acerca de la idiosincrasia del pueblo siciliano. Por suerte se defendía muy bien hablándonos en español a mi señora y a mí (del grupo de turistas nosotros dos eramos los únicos que hablaban en español). Cuando llegamos al Valle de los Templos en Agrigento (el parque arqueológico con templos griegos), la guía local -llamada Giovanna- era la madre de Nicola, y como ella le habló en inglés al resto de turistas, a nosotros dos Nicola nos siguió hablando en español, y siempre agregando historias y anécdotas locales (como aquella fantástica historia en que los habitantes de Agrigento se las ingeniaron para poner sacos entremedio de los templos griegos para salvaguardarlos de las bombas durante la operaciones militares de los soldados aliados durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial). Un consejo: si se desea pasar más tiempo en el Valle de los Templos de Agrigento, es mejor hacer el tour dedicado exclusivamente a este parque arqueológico, y no el que incluye además la Piazza Armerina, pues era obvio que al abarcar dos lugares importantes en un solo día, le restaría tiempo especialmente al sitio más grande en extensión, es decir, a Agrigento (estuvimos una dos horas, pero merece estar al menos tres o cuatro horas). En cuanto a la Piazza Armerina, realmente es maravilloso el lugar, con mosaicos muy bien conservados en la Villa Romana del Casale. Valió totalmente la excursión. Y aquí doy otro consejo: este increíble sitio es para estar una dos horas mínimo, pero con el almuerzo previo en un restaurant -que no estaba incluido en el tour-, solo alcanzó para estar una hora. Por lo tanto, sugiero comer algo rápido tipo snack o sandwiches en el minibus antes de llegar a Piazza Armerina, o al momento mismo de llegar a esta localidad, y de ese modo pasar más tiempo admirando las bellezas de mosaicos en la Villa Romana del Casale. En resumen, excelente excursión de un día completo desde Palermo a dos de los sitios más históricos de Sicilia y de Italia, lugares a los que era imposible dedicarle más tiempo por lo largo de las distancias, y todo de la mano de notables guías y un minibus realmente cómodo (con un excelente y simpático chofer, por lo demás).Jose Luis C
November 2018
Encontré esta compañía por la web. Vi las opiniones publicadas y me dije con esta hago la excursión. Alessio, que venía de Catania. fué puntualísimo en recogernos por el hotel. Es muy agradable escuchar sus indicaciones y la información que va dando, no llena de datos pero si invita con su proced...
Encontré esta compañía por la web. Vi las opiniones publicadas y me dije con esta hago la excursión. Alessio, que venía de Catania. fué puntualísimo en recogernos por el hotel. Es muy agradable escuchar sus indicaciones y la información que va dando, no llena de datos pero si invita con su proceder a disfrutar del paseo. Compartimos la excursión con una pareja de excoceses, nosotros no hablamos ingles y en ningún momento dejó afuera a alguno por el tema de la traducción. Alessio como decimos en Buenos Aires, sos un tipo muy educado muy profesional y espero que tengas la oportunidad de visitarnos. Genio!!!S3782AZannek
March 2023
We were lucky enough to source Alessio for our private tour for two couples. His reputation as excellent and experience tour-guide is well-earned - he is thoroughly personable & charming, locally born & raised and highly educated in history, architecture, European languages & philology. The drive...
We were lucky enough to source Alessio for our private tour for two couples. His reputation as excellent and experience tour-guide is well-earned - he is thoroughly personable & charming, locally born & raised and highly educated in history, architecture, European languages & philology. The drive was smooth and skilled in busy traffic initially and on return in rush hour - to drive so well but to simultaneously be confidently imparting a wide range of insights into the varying landscapes before us and life for Sicilians as it’s led now, and in years gone by. Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples was everything it’s vaunted to be - and Alessio answered questions pertinently and carefully. His own questioning of the various history-book theories of the provenance and dedications of each temple made Alessio’s tour extra fascinating! Off then to “the middle of nowhere” to discover the extraordinary extensive Roman Villa at Piazza Armerina…. and a brilliant array of mosaicked floors in every portion of this stunning find. Again, Alessio’s guidance was a huge help to making sense of the scenes depicted. Our only regret is that at no point did we see any display boards or video to attempt indicate the original bright colouration of the mosaics - something the site management could easily set up for visitors. A massive thank you to our guide and tour company owner.