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Agrigento Destination Guide

Delve into Agrigento in Italy

Agrigento in the region of Sicily with its 54,619 residents is a city in Italy - some 321 mi or ( 517 km ) South of Rome , the country's capital .

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Current time in Agrigento is now 01:43 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Rome " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tunis, Bizerte, Kairouan, Trapani, and Sant'Angelo Muxaro. While being here, make sure to check out Tunis . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Agrigento ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Rolling Stones -Harlem Shuffle- cover

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live to mojo in agrigento 28 agosto 2008 ..

Tamburini di San Calogero in giro per la città di mattina.

2:05 min by Giuseppe Massimiliano Rizzo
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SAN CALOGERO Agrigento 2012

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San Calogero, Sunday,8Th July 2012 Agrigento Sicily. ..

consigli preziosi: il diamante ENG sub

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trasmissione: consigli preziosi puntata 1: il diamante visita il blog consigli-preziosi.blogspot.it scpriamo insieme il bellissimo mondo dei diamanti, dalla sua formazione fino alle vetrine delle gioi ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agrigento

The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Agrigento, in Sicily, was elevated to archiepiscopal status in 2000. The historic diocese of Agrigento was also known as the diocese of Grigenti, and diocese of Agrigentum. It used to be a suffragan of the archdiocese of Monreale.

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Located at 37.32 13.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Agrigento, Roman Catholic dioceses in Italy

Agrigento Cathedral

Agrigento Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Agrigento, Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Gerlando) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Agrigento, Sicily, dedicated to Saint Gerland. Founded in the 11th century, it was consecrated in 1099 as the seat of the restored bishop of Agrigento. The diocese was elevated to an archdiocese in 2000, and the cathedral is thus now the seat of the Archbishop of Agrigento.

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Located at 37.31 13.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 11th-century establishments in Italy, Agrigento, Cathedrals in Italy, Churches in Sicily, Romanesque architecture in Sicily

Agrigento Airfield

Agrigento Airfield was a military airfield in Sicily, just to the northwest of Agrigento; approximately 5 km northeast of Porto Empedocle. A pre-war Regia Aeronautica Italian Air Force base, the airfield was a primary objective of the Operation Husky landings. After being secured, it was used by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force 31st Fighter Group, equipped with three squadrons (307th, 308th 309th) of Supermarine Spitfires.

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Located at 37.31 13.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Italy

Valle dei Templi

The Valle dei Templi is an archaeological site in Agrigento (ancient Greek Akragas), Sicily, southern Italy. It is one of the most outstanding examples of Greater Greece art and architecture, and is one of the main attractions of Sicily as well as a national monument of Italy. The area was included in the UNESCO Heritage Site list in 1997.

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Located at 37.29 13.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Agrigento, Archaeological museums in Italy, Archaeological sites in Italy, Buildings and structures in Sicily, Museums in Sicily, Museums of Ancient Greece, Temples of Asclepius, Visitor attractions in Sicily, World Heritage Sites in Italy

Villaseta

Villaseta is a village in Sicily, part of the municipality of Agrigento, with a population of roughly 6,300.

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Located at 37.30 13.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Villages in Italy

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Agrigento