Skip-the-Line Tickets to Valley of the Temples with Audio Guide

Your experience

Walk the same ridge where Greek settlers raised their most ambitious temples, and actually understand what you're looking at.

Getting started

Head to the main entrance of the Valle dei Templi archaeological park and use your fast-track ticket to skip the queue. Once inside, set off at your own pace.

What to expect

Valley of the Temples

One of the best-preserved ancient Greek temple complexes in the world, the Valley of the Temples stretches across a limestone ridge above Agrigento, with ruins dating back to the 5th century BC.

• Temple of Concordia: So structurally sound that 6th-century Christians converted it into a church. Your audio guide points out the arched openings cut into its ancient walls during that conversion, still visible today.

• Temple of Juno: At the ridge's eastern edge, its columns are scorched red on one side from a Carthaginian attack in 406 BC. The audio guide gives you the full story of the siege behind the scorch marks.

• Treasures of Italy Exhibition: On-site exhibition displaying the jewellery, coins, and sculptures excavated from the valley, showing you what these temples looked like when they were active.

• Options: Add the Kolymbethra Gardens for a quieter contrast to the open ridge, an ancient garden with almond and citrus trees tucked into a natural hollow within the park. Or choose the multilingual audio guide to learn more about the temples, monuments, and archaeological discoveries throughout your visit.