These massive doric columns are from the 6th century BC Temple of Heracles at Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples (Valle dei Templi). The eight of them were reconstructed in 1924. The ancient city of Akragas was established by the Greeks and then conquered by the Romans, who renamed it Agrigentum.
Allison Scola is founder, owner, and curator of Experience Sicily and the Cannoli Crawl. Named one of the experts for the 2019 New York Times Travel Show, Scola writes and lectures on Sicily and leads immersive tours and designs custom itineraries that delight discerning travelers. She has been featured on Rudy Maxa’s World with the Carey’s, America’s #1 Travel Radio Show and as the cannoli expert in the documentary Cannoli, Traditions Around the Table. Scola has lectured about Sicily at University of Pennsylvania, The New School, LIU Post University, Queens College, Westchester Italian Cultural Center, at high schools in the New York City metropolitan area, and at events in New York City.
