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.
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.
ACTIVITIES
EVENTS
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
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Pricing Table
Pricing Table - VISIT PLUS UNDERGROUND TOUR
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.
FAI
HOW YOU CAN HELP
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
HOW YOU CAN HELP
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
Contact us
- Giardino della Kolymbethra
- Ancient olive trees, citrus groves and guided tours of the ancient Greek hypogea.
- +44-985-245-1730
- carlottaf.fontana@gmail.com
- Monday: 10-18 Tuesday:10-18 Wednesday: 10-18 Thursday: 10-18 Friday: 10-18 Saturday: 10-18 Sunday: 10-18
