Romantic: No more than two bedrooms, in a place to take the person you love! The archaeological area known as the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily, is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world and a UNESCO world heritage site since 1998. Along a long rocky scarp, chosen as the southern limit of the town, are still sited the great temples of ancient Akragas: Hera (Juno) Lacinia, Concordia, Heracles (Hercules), Olympian Zeus (Jupiter), Castor and Pollux (Dioscuri) and Hephaistos (Vulcan). Further down, on the bank of the Akragas river, near a medical spring, stood the Temple dedicated to Asklepius (Eusculapius), the god of medicine. At the mouth of the river there was the harbour and emporium of the ancient city.
Sicily weather:
The weather in Sicily, Italy is usually mild and it is a typical Mediterranean climate. In winter the temperature is hotter respect the rest of Italy and Europe. In fact, during the winter, the rain falls for few days in November and December. In Autumn and Spring, the weather is nicely warm. Summer is very hot, specially in July and August. It is usually that the wind Sirocco from Africa cause an grow in temperatures in some period of the year. In Sicily, the minimal temperatures are between 41°F and 59°F from January to May and October to December, while the maximum temperatures in these months are between 50°F and 77°F. From June to September, the minimal temperatures are between 59°F and 68°F and the maximum temperatures are between 77°F and 95°F. The sunniest months are from May to September. The average sun per month is 250 hours, with the exception of July where it's 350. The rain is present very rarely from November to May, with average of 50mm per month.
The Sea and The valley of the temples:
The coastal zone of the Sicily extends through beautiful white beaches and reefs deriving by the ancient eruptions of the Etna. For its warm climate, in respect to the rest of Italy, Sicily allows to go on the beach and swim in the sea all the year. But the best period is always that one from March to October. The valley of the temples: Henry Swinburne. Travels in the Two Sicily's. It was scarcely possible to be more judicious and fortunate than the Agrigentines were in the choice of a situation for a large city; they were here provided with every requisite for defence, pleasure, and comfort of life;a natural wall, formed by abrupt rocks, presented a strong barrier against assailants; pleasant hills sheltered them on three sides without impeding the circulation of air; before them a broad plain watered by the Acragas, an agreeable stream from which the city took its name, gave admittance to the sea-breeze...... the port or emporium lay in view at the mouth of the river.
