Agrigento and Piazza Armerina: Valley of the Temples and Villa Romana del Casale

Exploring the Greek world in Agrigento and viewing the renowned mosaics at Villa Romana Del Casale in Piazza Armerina.

A full-day tour with a driver showcasing the splendors of Sicily.

For enthusiasts of archaeology and history, a visit to Agrigento and Piazza Armerina is a must-see experience during a trip to Sicily.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Sicily Day By Day - For the Agrigento Piazza Armerina tour we provide for pick-up service at your accommodation or in the close vicinity, with comfortable and luxury 8-seats vehicle. Please Note that: our driver guide is not a touristic guide, so he cannot enter inside the historical places. He will give you information during the trip on the vehicle, before you will go inside. A paper guide will be provided to be used inside the archeological areas.

  • Valle dei Templi - Driving to the southern cost of Sicily, you will travel across Sicily by comfortable and air-conditioned vehicle. The tour will begin with the visit of the majestic archaeological area of the Valley of the Temples, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Pindar, the Greek poet and writer, described it as “one of the most beautiful cities of those inhabited by mortals”. “Valle dei Templi” is famous for its well-preserved temples, seven in total. Temple of Concordia is one of the best preserved Greek temples in the world helping the site to gain the classic UNESCO world heritage award. In the site, you can also visit the remains of many other temples dedicated to various divinity like Juno, Hercules, Hephaestus and Athena.

  • Piazza Armerina - In the early afternoon we will be in Piazza Armerina, a city woven in the hearth of Sicily. In this city is located the splendid Villa Romana del Casale, majestic imperial villa originally the property of a powerful Roman family. Here you will find the best conserved in-situ roman mosaics in the world.

The Villa Romana del Casale houses mosaic flooring – figurative and geometric – , wall mosaics, columns, stutues, capitals and coins. Since 1997 the city is part of the UNESCO World Heritage.

What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off or meeting point close to your accommodation in Catania
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Snack with typical Sicilian street food, water and Etna wine
What's Not Included
  • Touristic guide inside the historical places
  • Biglietti di ingresso
Additional Information
  • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Location
P.za Federico di Svevia, 32
Piazza Federico di Svevia
At number 32 there's a yellow sign "Sicily Day by Day".
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Peter_r
Jun 16, 2024
So much to see in just one day - OK, so it’s a long day but really excellent. The mosaics at Villa Romana del Casale are exceptional. You walk over walkways to get an aerial view. The trip is arranged so that you enter Agrigento at one end and walk to the other, where the guide meets you - perfect and just the right time there for a good look around. Lunch was excellent. We stopped at a small uncrowded modern cafe and were allowed to have whatever we wanted - thank you for introducing me to the soft drink Chinotto, Antonio (the guide) and the cassata was super. The extra add on of the Turkish Steps was well worth seing but we were ready to return, by the time the sightseeing was over. The trip is advertised as just transport and not a guided tour but we were given extensive notes for the sites and Antonio was full of information throughout the day.
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Daniela_w
Jun 9, 2024
Our driver was very nice... - Our driver was very nice and on time. We didn’t have a guide, but the papers provided on the touristic objectives were helpful. Walking among ruins and early Christians cemetery was an emotional experience. I prefer to tour with knowledgeable guides who can provide additional information. That’s being said this tour provided good value for the money. Probably more enjoyable when you read the information about the places in the car. If during the summer it can be very sunny, wear sun protection and sun block. Lunch if included and it’s very fresh. Tickets have to be bought. It was very easy to communicate with the organizer and change the pick up place.
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Michelle
Jun 9, 2024
Excellent private tour - The treatment was exceptional, we loved the guides in all languages, the food, the wine was very delicious. We also liked the punctuality Thank you
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Carolel798
Sep 7, 2023
A long day but a great one! - A long day but a very worthwhile trip to see such wonderful Greek and Roman sites, particularly the mosaic floors. The lunch was provided, including wine and water! I would highly recommend this tour.
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Coopper29
May 28, 2023
Outstanding - This is an outstanding place to visit, the condition of the temples is amazing considering they are from 600bc, a must visit place.
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Jan_t
Nov 29, 2022
Must do trip to the temples! - Our trip to the Vally of the Temples and the Roman Villa at Casale turned out to be a great experience, despite a somewhat bumpy and noisy ride in the Fiat minivan. Our friendly and knowledgeable guide Iorga went out of his way to explain us :-) Very much recommend!
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Gabrielle_n
Nov 1, 2022
Great 😊 - Beautiful day! Gotta plan an extra 20 euros for both sites. It’s very beautiful, all so well preserved. I really enjoyed it
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Anne_h
Oct 11, 2022
Interesting excursion to beautiful temples and mosaics. - I really enjoyed visiting the Valley of the Temples and Villa Romana des Casales. Very interesting. Beautiful temples and mosaics. Well organized excursion. We had a nice lunch in a village. I am very pleased about everything. Both the guide and the driver were nice and helpful.
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Lynn_a
Oct 24, 2022
Very long day 12 hours. ... - Very long day 12 hours. Sites were enjoyable. Guide was too generous with time at each location. It is always difficult with a group
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Magali_a
Jul 10, 2024
Lovely places but not with this tour company - Enjoyed discovering these two places despite the heat ..however the two guides were really unprofessional. They spent the entire journey talking to each other It felt more a taxi company than a tour company. The guides could not be bothered to interact with us and share any fact We were handed some photocopied pages with information and nothing else . Would recommend going to these two places but not with them as it was a very poor and disappointing service. Valley of temples .. you wouldn't over 2 hours to do it
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