The transition of religions has left a lasting imprint, manifesting in instances where churches were constructed atop ancient ...

Nestled on the heights of Agrigento in Sicily, the Valley of the Temples stands as a majestic testament to the grandeur of ...

AGRIGENTO, Sicily (AP) — For his seventh career stage win in the Giro d’Italia, Diego Ulissi beat the best in the business in a finish tailor-made for three-time world champion Peter Sagan.

Temple ruins now dot the landscape of mainland Greece, with orientation favoring the sunrise in many, but not all. Of the 41 temples in Sicily that date from the Greek period, however, only one of ...

ASSOCIATED PRESS Italy’s Diego Ulissi celebrates winning the second stage of the Giro d’Italia cycling race, from Alcamo to Agrigento, in Sicily, southern Italy, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020.

Why go: Sicily’s culture has been richly molded by adversity. Plagues, earthquakes, wars, enslavements, revolts and volcanic eruptions have played outsize roles in its dramatic history.

Located in Agrigento in southwest Sicily, this more than 2,000-acre archeological site dates back to the sixth century B.C. and includes the remains of numerous Greek temples.

Before leaving for Taormina, Sicily, I had one day to spend in Naples, so I went to the ancient site of Paestum, one hour south of the city. Paestum is not Roman, it’s a Greek temple complex ...

Near Sicily’s south coast is Agrigento, with its “Valley of the Temples” — the largest, best-preserved collection of ancient Greek buildings outside of Greece.

AGRIGENTO, Sicily – Escorted to the Valley of Temples by police, bulldozers on Monday began knocking down hundreds of illegal buildings near Doric temples that are the finest Greek ruins outside ...