A significant drive eastwards to Agrigento, Sicily’s most important historical site - the Valley of the Temples. Of course, there were plenty of stops along the way.
We aimed to stop at the Saline, the windmill fed salt pans, but seemed to miss the main area, seeing just one old windmill..
..though plenty of pans adjacent to this canal
Marsala was next
Old town entrance
The main square
The white marble stone streets
Coffee time
It is the actual home of marsala wine, so when in Marsala...
The fish market was happening in the Mercato Antico
The locals were pretty busy
Next stop was Mazars del Vallo, founded by the Phoenicians and still with a kasbah
Plenty of churches
Piazza della Repubblica
A wedding party
All the streets in the kasbah has wall murals or presentable graffiti art
The harbour
Over the top San Francesco Church
To quote a famous Aussie “You call that a pulpit, this is a pulpit”
The sea front
We continued SE, the countryside becoming more rolling, with endless
olive trees, grapes and grains
Next the beach at Eraclea Minoa, complete with lifeguard and rapid response rescue craft and overwater restaurant. Unfortunately the weather had turned when we arrived
On to the justifiably famous Scala de Turchi again, we arrived when a huge wind blew in, scattering all and sundry
We then drove to our accommodation in Agrigento..
..having some stressful moments with our car Satnav, including taking us down a narrow winding street that ended in an opening 1.5 m wide only, not enough to get the car through even with the mirrors folded in. Some stressful manoeuvring followed. But we got there.
The view over the Valley of the Temples from the roof-top terrace of our B&B
The view from our room
We had a pre dinner stroll around the old town
Then at dinner at our hosts recommended Sal8 restaurant just below us. We started dining al fresco
Sicilian caponata
Grilled octopus on hommus, and yes it works
It was too hot outside at 9 pm, so we moved inside for mains
Seafood risotto
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