Wednesday was our non-golfing day and we decided to go to the Valley of Temples - a world heritage site. Although it was a two hour drive away, it was well worth the journey. The former city walls of Agrigento have a line of temples along the top of an escarpment that must have been visible for many miles. These were built over a number of centuries and fell into disrepair or were abandoned over time. There are also Christian burial sites amongst the ruins. We were all fascinated by the sites and the history related to them. The walk that links all of the Temples was in part shade by olive trees (perhaps just as well).
After this, we drove to the coast to have a look at the Turkish Steps - a geological formation created in white limestone by erosion by the sea and the wind.
Then a return trip and a test for the driver against Italian roads, Italian vagaries in speed limits and the Italian drivers (no order of testing intended).
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