Province of Agrigento
Agrigento rises on a ridge above the sea, its honey-hued buildings unfolding across the hills like a sunlit amphitheatre. Behind it, vineyards and almond groves stretch inland; below it, the ancient Valley of the Temples spills toward the coast in a sweep of Doric grandeur.Places of Interest
Highlights include Valley of the Temples and Agrigento Centrale railway station.
Valley of the Temples
Archaeological site
Photo: Poudou99, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Valley of the Temples is one of the most important archaeological sites in Sicily and a major UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located just outside the city of Agrigento, this vast park preserves the remains of the ancient Greek city of Akragas, once one of the leading cities of Magna Graecia.
Temple of Concordia
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The Temple of Concordia is an ancient Greek temple of Magna Graecia in the Valle dei Templi in Agrigento on the south coast of Sicily, Italy. It is the largest and best-preserved Doric temple in Sicily and one of the best-preserved Greek temples in general, especially of the Doric order. Temple of Concordia is situated 3½ km south of Province of Agrigento.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porto Empedocle and Villaseta.
Porto Empedocle
Photo: Tiberio Frascari, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porto Empedocle is a port town close to the city of Agrigento, in the province of Agrigento in Sicily, Italy.
Villaseta
Village
Villaseta is a village in Sicily, part of the municipality of Agrigento, with a population of roughly 6,300. Villaseta is situated 3½ km southwest of Province of Agrigento.
Province of Agrigento
- Type: Locality with 59,000 residents
- Also known as: “084001”
- Location: Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
37.3208° or 37° 19′ 15″ northLongitude
13.5888° or 13° 35′ 20″ eastPopulation
59,000Elevation
227 metres (745 feet)Open location code
8F9M8HCQ+8GGeoNames ID
6541860
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Province of Agrigento” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Provinca e Agrixhentos”
- Arabic: “مقاطعة أغريجنتو”
- Aragonese: “Provincia de Girgenti”
- Basque: “Agrigentoko probintzia”
- Breton: “Proviñs Agrigento”
- Bulgarian: “Агридженто”
- Catalan: “Província dAgrigent”
- Chinese: “阿格里真托省”
- Corsican: “Agrigentu”
- Czech: “Provincie Agrigento”
- Esperanto: “Provinco Agrigento”
- Estonian: “Agrigento provints”
- Finnish: “Agrigenton maakunta”
- French: “Province dAgrigente”
- Galician: “Provincia de Agrigento”
- Georgian: “აგრიჯენტოს პროვინცია”
- German: “Provinz Agrigent”
- Greek: “Αγκριτζέντο”
- Hebrew: “אגריגנטו”
- Hungarian: “Agrigento megye”
- Indonesian: “Provinsi Agrigento”
- Italian: “Agrigento”
- Italian: “Comune di Agrigento”
- Italian: “Provincia di Agrigento”
- Japanese: “アグリジェント県”
- Javanese: “Provinsi Agrigento”
- Kazakh: “Агридженто”
- Korean: “아그리젠토 현”
- Ladino: “Provinsia de Agrigento”
- Latin: “Consortium Liberum Municipale Agrigentinum”
- Latvian: “Agridžento province”
- Lithuanian: “Agridžento provincija”
- Lombard: “Pruvincia de Agrigento”
- Macedonian: “Агриџенто”
- Malay: “Wilayah Agrigento”
- Malayalam: “അഗ്രിജന്തോ”
- Maltese: “Provinċja ta Agrigento”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Agrigento Séng”
- Mingrelian: “აგრიჯენტო”
- Neapolitan: “Pruvincia e Agrigento”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Provinsen Agrigento”
- Norwegian: “Provinsen Agrigento”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Província dAgrigent”
- Persian: “استان آگریجنتو”
- Piemontese: “Provincia dAgrigent”
- Polish: “Prowincja Agrigento”
- Romanian: “Provincia Agrigento”
- Russian: “Агридженто”
- Scots: “Province o Agrigento”
- Serbian: “Агриђенто”
- Sicilian: “Pruvincia di Girgenti”
- Spanish: “Provincia de Agrigento”
- Thai: “อากรีเจนโต”
- Turkish: “Agrigento ili”
- Ukrainian: “Агрідженто”
- Urdu: “صوبہ آگریجنتو”
- Venetian: “Provincia de Agrigento”
- Western Panjabi: “ضلع ایگریگنٹو”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Agrigento Bassa and Museo Reg. L. Pirandello.
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