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Agrigento, Sicily
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Agrigento, Sicily

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Justin • 4 Comments

Agrigento is located on the southern coast of Sicily and is renowned as the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragas. So, I’ll focus on that first… In its day, Akragas was one of the richest and most famous of the Greek colonies. Ancient Akragas covered a huge area — much of which is … Continue reading →

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