Altar of Zeus, Valley of the Temples
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Recommended by 23 hikers
Location: Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
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Dating back to ancient pre-Christian times, the deities of Roman and Greek legends in particular have been preserved in the collective memory of people in Europe to this day. Over the course of history, artists have repeatedly redesigned them as motifs in paintings or as statues.
On this hiking highlight in the "Valley of the Temples", an archaeological excavation site with a wealth of shrines from antiquity, we come across an altar in honor of the father of the gods ZEUS, who towers over Mount Olympus - not just a high mountain in Greece, but in... According to ancient mythology, it was also the legendary seat of the gods.translated by
•September 7, 2023
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Location: Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
Best Hikes to Altar of Zeus, Valley of the Temples
- Easy
4.8
(39)
611
Very well preserved temple of Concordia – Temple of Heracles loop from Bonamorone01:03
3.87km
50m
Intermediate4.8
(61)
715
Temple of Heracles – Very well preserved temple of Concordia loop from Maddalusa02:18
8.36km
140m
Expert4.5
(8)
76
Valley of the Temples – Very well preserved temple of Concordia loop from San Leone05:22
19.2km
380m
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