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AGRIGENTO CITY
Agrigento or Akragas beautiful for its unique landscape !
Thanks to the Valley of the Temples is just 3 km from the sea. Founded by Greek colonists in 581 BC, Akragas, the name given to the city by the inhabitants of Gela, suffered the tyranny of Theron who extended his domain to the northern coast of Sicily...
General information about Agrigento
C.A.P. 92100
Prefix: 0922
Height : m. 230
Living in the city: 245 sq km
Surface area of the province sq. km. 3,042
Inhabitants of the capital : 55 798
Inhabitants of the province : 472 202
Designation car: AG
Number of municipalities : 43
How to get to Agrigento
Railway station of Piazza Marconi 1, 92100 Agrigento, tel. 0922.402272 - links with major cities and towns in the island province
Maritime Station : Ascent Church 34, 92014 Porto Empedocles - Agrigento, tel. 0922.637576 - links to the Pelagie Islands
Highway: From fast Palermo - Agrigento
Taxi : Piazza Marconi tel. 0922.26670, Piazzale Aldo Moro tel. 0922.21899
Urban transport: Your srl, Viale Emporium S. Leone, tel. 0922.412024
Gastronomy :
Pasta with broccoli, fennel sausage, fried artichokes, ravioli with ricotta cheese, roast kid, rabbit, sweet and sour.
Wines: Cerasuolo, Marsala, Cannatelo, Meligauro, Zibibbo, Verdelho, Nerello, Porto Palo, Torre Salsa and local wines.
Fairs & Festivals :
Festival of Almond and International Folklore Festival ( February). Feast of Persephone (July- August). Car race (September). Six Days of Sail St. Leo (August). Feast of St. Gerland and Regional Fair of Garden ( February). Feast of St. Calogero (July).
Geography:
M altitude. 230 s.l.m. municipal area sq. km. 245. Agrigento is situated on a hill near the coast of the Sea of Sicily. It ' a great archaeological and tourist center, as well as agricultural and industrial center. The best times to visit the province are the late spring and late summer when the weather is mild and allows for a relaxing stay.
Craft:
Terracotta, mafaradde, barrels of wood, cork goods, carpets, wrought iron, wicker, carved wood.
Tourist Information: Castle of the Leopard ( Palma de Lichtenberg ). In Palma de Lichtenberg, south of Agrigento, c is a corner still remained in nineteenth-century style : the castle of the princes of Lampedusa 's The Leopard, was still well preserved with the tower on the sea.
