Agrigento (It. Provincia di Agrigento) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Agrigento. In Italy, the Province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of an intermediate level, between municipality (comune) and region (regione). ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ... The Italian Republic or Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. ... Agrigento (formerly Girgenti) is the name of a town on the southern coast of Italy, capital of the province of Agrigento. ...
It has an area of 3,042 sq km, and a total population of 448,053 (2001). There are 43 communes in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat, see this link (http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6)).
Agrigento (Girgenti in Sicilian, former official name) is the name of a town on the southern coast of Sicily, Italy, capital of the province of Agrigento.
Agrigento was captured by the Normans under Count Roger I in 1087, who established a Latin bishopric there.
Agrigento is a major tourist center due to its extraordinarily rich archaeological legacy.
Agrigento is the junction of the SS 115 (Trapani-Siracusa), SS 189 (to Palermo) and SS 640 (to Caltanisetta); railroad station.
Agrigento, provincial capital and bishop's seat, very close to the southern coast of Sicily and magnificently situated in hilly countryside, is also, because of its superb temple ruins, one of the most rewarding towns in Sicily to visit.
Greek temples in Agrigento from the fifth-sixth C. Valley of the temples in Agrigento.
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