Agrigento
660 Meter Torrone Breaks World Record
The giant candy will be entered in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Read MorePatti Chiari - Of Greeks and Tombola
When I first came to Sicily, I didn’t really understand the Italian love of card games and tombola following a feast, especially at Christmas and New Year. But I do now...
Read MoreAn airport for the Valle dei Templi
Plans for an airport near the Valley of the Temples at Agrigento were abandoned last year after protests about the amount of destruction of natural features that such a project would entail. It was estimated that around 106 small houses would have been bulldozed to make way for the runway.
Read MoreValley of Temples demolition restarts
The demolition of illegal buildings in one of Italy's prime archeological sites has restarted in softly-softly fashion after eight years. Bulldozers pulled down two houses in Sicily's famed Valley of the Temples between October and December, the Agrigento archeological superintendency said Wednesday.
Read MoreAlmond Blossom Festival in Agrigento, Sicily
On the first Sunday in February, Agrigento, Sicily celebrates the first almond blossoms of the season in its Festa del Fiore del Mandorlo.
Read MoreENI finds gas in Sicilian channel
Italian fuels giant ENI confirmed on Wednesday that it has found natural gas reserves in the Sicilian Channel, some 20km off the southern city of Agrigento.
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