GIARDINO DELLA KOLYMBETHRA

DISCOVERING THE WONDERFUL GARDEN

A DAYDREAM  
The Garden of Kolymbethra is beautiful garden where nature blends with history. This small valley is a significant part of Akragas, the city founded by the Greeks in the 6th century BC

This garden is an archaeological and agricultural asset, an extraordinary place that contains the colors and scents of the land of Sicily and tells, with its finds excavated 2500 years ago, the story of ancient Akragas.

In Agrigento the Kolymbethra is a corner of paradise where centuries-old olive trees thrive generously and where citrus fruits flood the Valley of the Temples with their scents.
HISTORY
Diodoro Siculo narrates that the tyrant Terone, in 450 BC, had a gallery of tunnels built, with the aim of supplying the city with water, which ended at the foot of a tank called Kolymbethra. This led the arid Sicilian land to become a flourishing garden full of Mediterranean plants. This place experienced its heyday between the  XIX and the XX centuries, when it became one of the most important destinations of the Grand Tour. The garden was abandoned during the last decades of the XX century, due to the death of the old farmers, until  FAI brought it back to its former glory.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
The garden is very large and it takes a long time to visit it. Inside you can see a huge variety of flowers and plants. We recommend visiting the garden in winter and spring. In. winter you can see the orange blossoms, which are the flowers of the citrus plants, while in the spring you can see the fruits. Various activities can also be carried out inside the garden.

Picnic in the garden

A beautiful activity that immerses you in nature FROM 25/04 TO 02/06

Special guided tours

These walks give you the chance to see wonderful landscapes FROM 05/03 TO 05/11

Here is a video that summarizes the amazing experience offered by the garden

 (video made by Giulia, Sofia, Angelica and Carlotta)

FREE ADMISSION

0/Anno
  • From 0 to 5 years of age

REDUCED

10/Mese
  • Applies to children from 6 to 16 years of age, who may only enter if accompanied by an adult who assumes responsibility by signing a waiver.

Support for events

Support for events Helping us organise events in August

Welcoming visitors

Make FAI's activities known to the many tourists

Support for the bookshop

You will help us manage this space dedicated to the Garden's products and more

Support for the Banco FAI

You will do awareness-raising and fundraising activities

Visit Agrigento

You will discover the history, the art, the hidden corners of this city

Visit the Kolymbethra Garden

We will introduce you to all the secrets of this special place that you will help to enhance and protect

  • Giardino della Kolymbethra
  • Ancient olive trees, citrus groves and guided tours of the ancient Greek hypogea.
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