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Temple of Hercules – Fallen Icarus loop from Porto Empedocle

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Temple of Hercules – Fallen Icarus loop from Porto Empedocle

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4.8

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Temple of Hercules – Fallen Icarus loop from Porto Empedocle

07:46

29.5km

260m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

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7.90 km

Temple of Hercules

Highlight • Historical Site

Akragas was only 582 BC. It was founded in a second wave of Greek colonization, but soon developed into the second most important Greek polis in Sicily after Syracuse, particularly …

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8.47 km

Fallen Icarus

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Impressive appearance :D

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8.90 km

Byzantine Rock-Cut Tombs

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Grave carved out of rock

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9.22 km

Temple of Juno, Valley of the Temples

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Great graves cut in the rocks, you can climb into them. Well preserved Greek temples.

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9.37 km

Via Sacra and Necropolis, Valley of the Temples

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In addition to the remains of the temple, it is also worth seeing the walls that always offer unique views of the surrounding area.

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10.4 km

Villa Aurea

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The British officer and amateur archaeologist Alexander Hardcastle lived here from 1921. He financed the exploration of the temple complex.

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10.8 km

Temple of Olympian Zeus (Tempio di Giove Olimpico)

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The ruins of the temple of Jupiter Olimpio (Zeus for the Greeks) are the testimony of one of the largest Doric temples of classical antiquity; unfortunately the area, probably already …

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11.3 km

Temple of the Dioscuri (Valley of the Temples)

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The area known as the Sanctuary of the Chthonic Deities is, in reality, the central part of a series of adjacent sacred areas, dedicated to underground cults (in our case, …

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24.2 km

Spiaggia di Scala dei Turchi

Beach

29.5 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.9 km

6.87 km

3.59 km

2.77 km

1.39 km

Surfaces

19.3 km

4.46 km

3.50 km

1.06 km

711 m

458 m

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Weather

Friday 26 June

31°C

24°C

29 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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August 29, 2025,🇮🇹 Sizilien 》Tal der Tempel und Scala dei Turchi ⛱️

Today we headed out of Palermo again with our Europcar Panda and into the Valley of the Temples 🏜.
Since it was very hot again 🥵, we decided to spend the afternoon at the famous Scala deil turchi beach.

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Temple of Hercules – Fallen Icarus loop from Porto Empedocle

Temple of Hercules

Fallen Icarus

Byzantine Rock-Cut Tombs

Temple of Juno, Valley of the Temples

Via Sacra and Necropolis, Valley of the Temples

Villa Aurea

Temple of Olympian Zeus (Tempio di Giove Olimpico)

Temple of the Dioscuri (Valley of the Temples)

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