Sites and Musum of Agrigento Province

Regional Archaeological Museum – Agrigento

Contrada S. Nicola 12, tel. 0922/401565

Visiting hours: Mon 9.00-13.30; from Tue to Sat 9.30-13.30, 14.00-19.30; Sundays and public holidays 9.00-13.30.

Entrance: Full fare € 8.00; cheap fare € 4.00. Inclusive fare (Archeological Museum-Valley of the Temples): full fare € 13.50; cheap fare € 7.00.

Main attractions: Marble statue of a young man (by a V century B.C. Greek artist), Greek ceramics painted with black and red shapes, telamons remains of the temple of Olympian Zeus.

Archeological area “Valley of the Temples” – Agrigento

Via Panoramica dei Templi, tel. 0922/497226

Visiting hours: Every day 8.30-19.00 (visitors are allowed to stay untill 21.30).

Entrance: Full fare € 10.00; cheap fare € 5.00. Inclusive fare (Archeological Museum-Valley of the Temples): full fare € 13.50; cheap fare € 7.00.

Main attractions: Temple of Olympian Zeus, Temple of Castor and Pollux, Temple of Hercules, Temple of the Concord, Temple of Juno Lacinia.

Pirandello’s House Museum – Agrigento

Contrada Caos Villaseta, tel. 0922/511826

Visiting hours: Monday-Tuesday: 9.00-14.00; Wednesday-Tuesday-Friday: 9.00-18.00

Entrance: Full fare € 4.00; cheap fare € 2.00

Main attractions: In the various rooms a rich collection of photos, book reviews, honours, first editions of books with autograph dedications, original paintings dedicated to Pirandello, posters of the most famous plays performed on the stages all over the world. You can also visit the writer’s grave from 9.00 a.m. to an hour before sunset.