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Fallen Icarus – Temple of Hercules loop from Valley of the Temples

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Agrigento

Fallen Icarus – Temple of Hercules loop from Valley of the Temples

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Fallen Icarus – Temple of Hercules loop from Valley of the Temples

01:01

3.79km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 13, 2026

Waypoints

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Hotel

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798 m

Byzantine Rock-Cut Tombs

Highlight • Historical Site

Grave carved out of rock

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1.12 km

Temple of Juno, Valley of the Temples

Highlight • Historical Site

Great graves cut in the rocks, you can climb into them. Well preserved Greek temples.

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1.40 km

Garden of the Righteous of the World

Highlight • Monument

Iron stele with the inscription Garden of the Righteous of the World

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1.86 km

Fallen Icarus

Highlight • Monument

Impressive appearance :D

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2.27 km

Villa Aurea

Highlight • Historical Site

The British officer and amateur archaeologist Alexander Hardcastle lived here from 1921. He financed the exploration of the temple complex.

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2.43 km

Temple of Hercules

Highlight • Historical Site

Akragas was only 582 BC. It was founded in a second wave of Greek colonization, but soon developed into the second most important Greek polis in Sicily after Syracuse, particularly …

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2.58 km

Cyclopedestrian Overpass

Highlight • Bridge

Serves its purpose

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2.64 km

Temple of Olympian Zeus (Tempio di Giove Olimpico)

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The ruins of the temple of Jupiter Olimpio (Zeus for the Greeks) are the testimony of one of the largest Doric temples of classical antiquity; unfortunately the area, probably already …

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3.79 km

End point

Hotel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.93 km

807 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.67 km

454 m

338 m

162 m

129 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 18 July

36°C

27°C

0 %

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Comments

May 29, 2025,Valle dei Templi

The Valley of the Temples is more of a hilltop temple complex, but it's very impressive. We recommend arriving early in the morning. This way, you'll be there before the large crowds of tourists and also before the intense heat.

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