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Tours
1 : Agrigento. Sicily.Valley of the Temples - 1 day2 : Agrigento. Sicily. Inspector Montalbano from Montelusa to Vigata - 1 day
3 : Agrigento- Sicily- Luigi Pirandello's Girgenti - 1 day
4 : Agrigento - Sicily ''Leopard tour'' Palma di Montechiaro - 1 day
About the guide
Activities
Cultural tour guide
Speaking languages
English, Italian Activity started in
1984
Car
NO
Interests centers
History of Sicily. Art history, ancient civilisations, wildflowersSicilian tradtions and culture
Literature
Diploma, references, agreements
Licensed guide since 1984. Classical studies diploma in 1976. Degree in foreign languages (English and French 1981. University of Palermo). Co-founder of the Agrigento tourist guides associationLecturer on ''The Western Greeks'' and ''Husky operation. The Allied landing in Sicily'' (Elderhostel Greece and Sicily program- Road scholar program- Alumni Abroad International)
Supporter of Arba Sicula, a non- profit international organization promoting the language and culture of Sicily
Owner of Sicily TravelNet, online travel consulting and trip planning service
Services
Tailor-made tours, Fixed date tours, Family / Children, Disabled, Culture, Unusual, Industrial tourism, Excursion / trekking
Contact
Contact - Get a quoteWeb site : http://www.sicilytourguides.net/
Address : Via Dante, 49 92100 Agrigento ITALY
Phone : +39.0922402257
Mobile : +39.360397930
Tours
Duration : 1 day
Level :
Medium
Level :
Medium
We will start our tour with the Archaeological Museum of San Nicola, a fine introduction to the spendours of ancient Akragas,
to get an insight into the life of the ancient settlers. See the collection of Attic pottery found in the area, ex-votoes, figurines, statues and the giant Telamon from the Temple of Zeus. Then, drive on to the eastern entrance of the archaeological area and walk (about one mile but downhill!) along the main path. We will admire the Temple of Hera, the Temple of Concordia, the Temple of Herakles, the Temple of Zeus
and the Sanctuary of Chtonian Deities (Temple of Castor and Pollux)- and discover the secrets behind their construction
to get an insight into the life of the ancient settlers. See the collection of Attic pottery found in the area, ex-votoes, figurines, statues and the giant Telamon from the Temple of Zeus. Then, drive on to the eastern entrance of the archaeological area and walk (about one mile but downhill!) along the main path. We will admire the Temple of Hera, the Temple of Concordia, the Temple of Herakles, the Temple of Zeus
and the Sanctuary of Chtonian Deities (Temple of Castor and Pollux)- and discover the secrets behind their construction
Activities, services on this tour:
Tailor-made tours, Culture, Festival
Tailor-made tours, Culture, Festival
Duration : 1 day
Level :
Easy
Level :
Easy
We'll follow in the steps of Salvo Montalbano and the other members of Vigata's small police force.
The tour starts in the city centre of Montelusa (Agrigento): here we find the Commissioner's office (Questura). We walk along Via Atenea to the Santo Spirito Library where Montalbano finds the book that helps him understand the mystery of the Terracotta Dog
Transfer to Villaseta (The Snack Thief ) and continue to Vigata, passing by the Pasture. Stop aat the pier to admire the sight of Vigata from the sea. Later, we walk in Vigata city centre to Salita Granet and Caffè Vigata with references to various works of Andrea Camilleri that are set there (The shape of water, The scent of the night, The terracotta dog, The excursion to Tindari, The voice of the violin). Leisure time to partake the small towm atmosphere which surrounds Camilleri's characters
Continue to Marinella (Montalbano's house) and Scala dei Turchi, another place often described in the novels
The tour starts in the city centre of Montelusa (Agrigento): here we find the Commissioner's office (Questura). We walk along Via Atenea to the Santo Spirito Library where Montalbano finds the book that helps him understand the mystery of the Terracotta Dog
Transfer to Villaseta (The Snack Thief ) and continue to Vigata, passing by the Pasture. Stop aat the pier to admire the sight of Vigata from the sea. Later, we walk in Vigata city centre to Salita Granet and Caffè Vigata with references to various works of Andrea Camilleri that are set there (The shape of water, The scent of the night, The terracotta dog, The excursion to Tindari, The voice of the violin). Leisure time to partake the small towm atmosphere which surrounds Camilleri's characters
Continue to Marinella (Montalbano's house) and Scala dei Turchi, another place often described in the novels
Activities, services on this tour:
Tailor-made tours, Car, Culture, Unusual, Gastronomy
Tailor-made tours, Car, Culture, Unusual, Gastronomy
Duration : 1 day
Level : Easy
Level :
Easy
Visit Pirandello's birthplace in the Caos district, point of start and arrival of his ''involuntary sojourn on earth''. The House, largely restored after the war, has been converted into a museum and displays relics, family photos, paintings, theatrical images, manuscripts, and editions of theatrical works and novels. Then, we follow the short path that leads to the ''rough stone'' which contains his ashes, admiring the incomparable view on the ''African sea''. Continue to Porto Empedocle and Agrigento to visit places and scenaries described in his short stories, novels and plays set in the territory of Agrigento (The Old and Young -The Outcast- The Oil Jar- The Annuity- Il Turno- Think it over, Giacomino- The Late Mattia Pascal- One, No One and One hundred thousand, etc.)
Activities, services on this tour:
Tailor-made tours, Car, Culture
Tailor-made tours, Car, Culture
Duration : 1 day
Level : Medium
Level :
Medium
Donnafugata is a fictional town. According to the information contained in a letter written by Tomasi Lampedusa ''The palace at Donnafugata is one and the same as the one at Santa Margherita, while for the town as a whole, the reference is to Palma Montechiaro''
First stop at the Duke's Palace built in the mid-17th century by Giulio Tomasi, the Duke of Palma, and then, from 1667, the first Prince of Lampedusa. Then we go to the Mother Church, the work of Jesuit Angelo Italia, with the ''stubby columns of red marble''. Few steps away is the Church and Convent of the Benedictine where is the tomb of the the venerable Isabella Tomasi di Lampedusa (Blessed Corbera in the Leopard). Unique opportunity to bite, like Don Fabrizio, on the famous macaroons made by the nuns.
First stop at the Duke's Palace built in the mid-17th century by Giulio Tomasi, the Duke of Palma, and then, from 1667, the first Prince of Lampedusa. Then we go to the Mother Church, the work of Jesuit Angelo Italia, with the ''stubby columns of red marble''. Few steps away is the Church and Convent of the Benedictine where is the tomb of the the venerable Isabella Tomasi di Lampedusa (Blessed Corbera in the Leopard). Unique opportunity to bite, like Don Fabrizio, on the famous macaroons made by the nuns.
Activities, services on this tour:
Tailor-made tours, Car, Culture, Unusual, Gastronomy
Tailor-made tours, Car, Culture, Unusual, Gastronomy
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Agrigento. Sicily.Valley of the Temples Agrigento. Sicily. Inspector Montalbano from Monte Agrigento- Sicily- Luigi Pirandello's Girgenti Agrigento - Sicily ''Leopard tour'' Palma di Monte
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