Archaeologists in Agrigento, Sicily just unearthed an ancient classroom where students listened to lectures more than 2,000 ...

Soar above the ancient world with this breathtaking drone video of Agrigento, Sicily. Witness the phenomenal UNESCO World ...

Archaeologists have made two extraordinary discoveries in the Italian town of Agrigento on Sicily's southwest coast. During excavations undertaken in March 2025, an international team of researchers ...

A visit to the Agrigento, the 2025 Italian Capital of Culture, offers an immersion into Sicilian art, history, foods and culture in a natural setting away from the island’s crowded cities. ByIrene S.

Sunlight bounces off the chalky white rocks beneath my feet, hurting my eyes so that I look away, upwards, towards the sky. A man stands on the tip of an outcrop high above – muscular, nut brown, and ...

La not so dolce vita. One popular tourist destination in Italy is discouraging visitors this summer for one unfortunate reason — they’re running out of water. Agrigento, a hill town in Sicily, has ...

The offering was carefully fixed to the ground with a nail and then set on fire. Credit: Parco Archeologico e Paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi In the heart of the ancient city of Akragas, today ...

Alexander Hardcastle, who helped resurrect Agrigento, was as famous as Howard Carter, but died in penury. Now he’s back in the spotlight In the 1920s, the discovery of ancient ruins in Sicily, now the ...

In Agrigento, Sicily, locals wait at the lone functioning fountain to fill 25-litre plastic jugs with fresh water. In the same city, many hotels are closed, since there is not enough water for showers ...

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