RAGUSA IBLA
Ragusa is two towns in one, due to rebuilding after the 1693 earthquake destroyed the original town. Ragusa Ibla was rebuilt on a ridge at the bottom of a gorge in a baroque style with a maze of narrow streets, while Ragusa 'Superiore' overlooks Ibla and has a grid pattern.
View of Ragusa Ibla from the walk up to Ragusa Superiore:
The Cathedral:
The public garden:
View in a narrow street:
A narrow church near the base of the climb up to Ragusa 'Superiore':
View of the edge of Ragusa 'Superiore' from Ragusa Ibla:
Low lying parkland & open space separates the two sections of Ragusa 'Superiore':
AGRIGENTO
We visited Agrigento to see the archeological area nearby known as the Valley of the Temples, an extensive area of ruins of an ancient city built on a ridge near the coast by the Greeks around the 5th century BC. We also visited the associated archeological museum.
The Temple of Concordia is the best preserved:
The Temple of Concordia seen from a distance:
The Temple of Juno:
The Temple of Hercales:
View of Agrigento from the Archeological Park:
The Turkish Steps, a natural landform on the coast near Agrigento (formed from Marl, a white sedimentary rock):
VILLA ROMANA MOSAICS
We took a day trip to Villa Romana from Agrigento to visit the ruins of the Villa Romana del Casale, which contains the most extensive and best preserved Roman floor mosaics in the world.
Some examples of the mosaics:
The photo above was taken by Toni, those below have been borrowed off the internet:
A view of the nearby town of Piazza Armerina:
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