Agrigento & the Valley of the Temples 9th & 10th March

Today drove 2.5 hours to Agrimento along the coast of southern Sicily. Some spectacular views coming down the mountain from Ragusa to Vittoria. Am staying for the next few nights in a hotel called the Doric Boutique Hotel in the Valley of the Temples. Can see the Temples from my bedroom. Still having problems with Telstra, so spent the afternoon trying to sort them out with no luck... Spent Friday (10th March) exploring the Valley of the Temples. In an enchanted valley with over 300 species of flowering almond trees, there stands the most impressive monumental ensemble of Hellenic architecture in Sicily. In this mixture of man-made cultural environment and natural landscape lies all the charm of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site is undoubtedly the most important vestige of ancient classical culture in Sicily. It comprises the temples of the gods, as well as the necropolis area and the extra-moenia sanctuaries. Tonight had Cassata Siciliana (pic below) for desert!