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Day 4 · Sun 30 Aug 2026
Valle dei Templi & Scala dei Turchi
D4
Sun 30 Aug 2026

Valle dei Templi & Scala dei Turchi

📍 Agrigento Coast ⚡️ Medium closed 🛣 348.4 km 💶 €288 2 stops

Timeline

How to get there

  1. 🚗 driving 1h56 · 159.8 km
    Corte dei Medici - Palace, Catania → Valle dei Templi (Agrigento)
    Corte dei Medici - Palace, Catania to Valle dei Templi (Agrigento) Open in Google Maps →
    Step-by-step
    1. Head west on Via Umberto I toward Via Vanasco 1 min · 309 m
    2. Slight right onto Via Etnea 0 min · 26 m
    3. Turn left onto Via Argentina 0 min · 64 m
    4. Turn left onto Via Sant'Euplio 1 min · 177 m
    5. Turn right onto Largo Paisiello/Via Pacini 0 min · 70 m
    6. Turn right onto Via Domenico Cimarosa 1 min · 165 m
    7. Turn right to stay on Via Domenico Cimarosa 0 min · 67 m
    8. Turn left onto Via Santa Maddalena 1 min · 213 m
    9. Turn right onto Via Plebiscito 3 min · 1.0 km
    10. Turn right onto Via Grassi 1 min · 162 m
    11. Turn right onto Via Case Sante 0 min · 106 m
    12. Turn left onto Via Santa Maria della Catena 1 min · 234 m
    13. Turn left onto Viale delle Medaglie D'Oro 1 min · 234 m
    14. Turn right onto Piazza Risorgimento 0 min · 56 m
    15. Continue onto Corso Indipendenza 1 min · 376 m
    16. Turn left onto Asse Attrezzato di Catania/Via Giuseppe di Gregorio/Viale Cristoforo Fioravante 3 min · 3.6 km
    17. Keep left to stay on Asse Attrezzato di Catania/Via Giuseppe di Gregorio/Viale Cristoforo Fioravante 1 min · 723 m
    18. Continue onto A19 (signs for Palermo) 55 min · 87.9 km
    19. Take the SS640 exit toward Caltanissetta/Agrigento 1 min · 445 m
    20. Continue onto Ponte Valle del Salso/SS640Continue to follow SS640 1 min · 1.5 km
    21. Continue straight to stay on SS640 12 min · 13.8 km
    22. Keep left to stay on SS640 14 min · 20.8 km
    23. Keep left to continue on Viadotto Serra Cazzola/SS640Continue to follow SS640 12 min · 21.8 km
    24. Keep left to stay on SS640 1 min · 1.3 km
    25. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on SS640 3 min · 3.1 km
    26. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Via Giuseppe la Loggia 2 min · 1.4 km
    27. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Strada Provinciale 4Destination will be on the right 0 min · 226 m
  2. 🚗 driving 7 min · 3.9 km
    Valle dei Templi (Agrigento) → Lunch
    Valle dei Templi (Agrigento) to Lunch Open in Google Maps →
    Step-by-step
    1. Head southwest on Strada Provinciale 4 0 min · 221 m
    2. At the roundabout, continue straight onto Via Luca Crescente 1 min · 867 m
    3. Via Luca Crescente turns slightly right and becomes Viale Emporium 3 min · 1.7 km
    4. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Viale dei Pini 1 min · 565 m
    5. Turn right onto Via Senatore Cognata 1 min · 252 m
    6. Turn left onto Lungomare Falcone - Borsellino 0 min · 117 m
    7. Turn right onto Via Trilussa 1 min · 98 m
  3. 🚗 driving 22 min · 14.2 km
    Lunch → Scala dei Turchi (Punta Grande beach)
    Lunch to Scala dei Turchi (Punta Grande beach) Open in Google Maps →
    Step-by-step
    1. Head northeast on Via Trilussa toward Lungomare Falcone - Borsellino 1 min · 98 m
    2. Turn right onto Via Nettuno 0 min · 110 m
    3. Turn left onto Via dei Giardini 0 min · 64 m
    4. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Viale dei Pini 2 min · 824 m
    5. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Viale Emporium 3 min · 1.8 km
    6. Turn left to merge onto Ponte Ipsas I/SS 115 Sud Occidentale Sicula/SS115/SS640 toward Mazaradelvallo/Palermo/P. Empedocle/TrapaniContinue to follow SS 115 Sud Occidentale Sicula/SS115 2 min · 2.5 km
    7. Take the exit toward Porto Empedocle 1 min · 406 m
    8. Continue onto SS640 3 min · 2.7 km
    9. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Via G. Guazzelli 0 min · 118 m
    10. Turn left onto Via Platone 0 min · 122 m
    11. Continue onto Via Empedocle 1 min · 449 m
    12. Merge onto Via F. Crispi/SS115ter 4 min · 2.3 km
    13. Turn left onto Via Nereo 3 min · 1.7 km
    14. Continue onto Contrada Punta Grande/SP68 1 min · 568 m
    15. Turn left onto Discesa Maiata 1 min · 64 m
    16. Turn rightRestricted usage road 1 min · 196 m
  4. 🚗 driving 2h12 · 170.5 km
    Scala dei Turchi (Punta Grande beach) → Dinner
    Scala dei Turchi (Punta Grande beach) to Dinner Open in Google Maps →
    Step-by-step
    1. Head northwest toward Discesa MaiataRestricted usage road 1 min · 196 m
    2. Turn left onto Discesa Maiata 0 min · 64 m
    3. Turn right onto Contrada Punta Grande/SP68 1 min · 568 m
    4. Continue onto Via Nereo 2 min · 1.7 km
    5. Turn right to stay on Via Nereo 0 min · 60 m
    6. Turn left onto Via F. Crispi/SS115ter 1 min · 693 m
    7. Turn left onto SS 115 Sud Occidentale Sicula/SS115 1 min · 1.1 km
    8. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on SS 115 Sud Occidentale Sicula/SS115 10 min · 9.2 km
    9. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto SS640 3 min · 3.2 km
    10. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on SS640 27 min · 43.6 km
    11. Keep left to stay on SS640 10 min · 4.9 km
    12. Slight left to stay on SS640 2 min · 1.9 km
    13. Continue straight to stay on SS640 5 min · 8.7 km
    14. Slight right to merge onto A19/E932 0 min · 311 m
    15. Continue straight onto A19 55 min · 87.8 km
    16. Keep left to continue on Asse Attrezzato di Catania/Via Giuseppe di Gregorio/Viale Cristoforo Fioravante, follow signs for Catania Centro 2 min · 3.1 km
    17. Keep left to stay on Asse Attrezzato di Catania/Via Giuseppe di Gregorio/Viale Cristoforo Fioravante 1 min · 1.2 km
    18. Slight right onto Corso Indipendenza 1 min · 240 m
    19. Corso Indipendenza turns right and becomes Piazza Risorgimento 0 min · 148 m
    20. Keep right to continue on Via Vittorio Emanuele II 2 min · 430 m
    21. Turn left onto Via Plebiscito 3 min · 932 m
    22. Turn left onto Via Nino Martoglio 1 min · 150 m
    23. Turn right onto Via Rocca Romana 1 min · 206 m
    24. Turn right onto Via Santa Maddalena 1 min · 126 m
    25. Turn left onto Piazza S. Domenico 0 min · 16 m
    26. Continue straight to stay on Piazza S. Domenico 0 min · 42 m
    27. Continue straight onto Via Beato Bernardo 0 min · 9 m

Landmarks today

Where to eat

Lunch Il Molo

12:45
Restaurant 4.3★ (1,993) 💶 €114

Order: For a family of 5 adults, a safe and popular order is 2 seafood pastas, 2 fish-based mains or soups, 1 shared starter, and 2 desserts to split. A good mix would be one Lasagnetta di mare, one Vongole 2.0, one Minestra di Pesce, and one extra seafood dish or daily catch if available, then finish with Tiramisù Lumèra and La Grattatella for the table.

The place feels relaxed and upscale-casual, with a beach-club, seaside-dinner vibe right on the San Leone waterfront.

Google Maps ↗ Website ↗

Dinner Al Vicolo Pizza&Vino

20:30
Pizza Restaurant 4.3★ (8,546) 💶 €66

Order: For a family of 5 adults, the safest order is 2 large pizzas to share, 1 Pizza Bordo Ripieno, and 1 generous antipasti platter, then add a steak only if the group wants a meat course. The reviews suggest the pizzas are the strongest choice, so lean into those rather than spreading the order across too many dishes.

The place feels lively and cozy, with Sicilian charm mixed with a modern, patio-friendly vibe.

Google Maps ↗ Website ↗

Full schedule

Day 4 — Sun 30 Aug — Valle dei Templi & Scala dei Turchi

status: one of draft → proposed → approved → closed. Edit the status: field in the frontmatter above; run vc:close-day N in the CLI when closing to regenerate timeline + directions.

Base: Corte dei Medici - Palace, Catania Theme: Greek temples on the Agrigento ridge, then a swim under the white marl cliff Energy target: H

Stops

Time Activity Detail
07:30–07:45 🛏 Corte dei Medici - Palace, Catania (15m) · €15 Earliest start of the trip — ~2h motorway across the island (A19 → SS640 via Caltanissetta, ~165 km). Biggest driving day (~340 km round): s
07:45–09:45 → driving 116 min · 159.8 km
09:45–12:15 📍 Valle dei Templi (Agrigento) (150m) · €28 SORIN'S DAY — the best-preserved Greek temples outside Greece, on a ridge over the sea. Enter high at Porta V / Temple of Juno and walk DOWN
12:15–12:45 → driving 7 min · 3.9 km
12:45–14:00 🍽 Lunch (75m) · €114 _Lunch in San Leone, Agrigento's seaside quarter (10 min from the temples) — seafood on the marina. 9 covers on a Sunday — book or arrive at _
14:00–14:45 → driving 22 min · 14.2 km
14:45–18:00 📍 Scala dei Turchi (Punta Grande beach) (195m) · €25 The white marl 'Turkish Staircase' cliff. NOTE: walking on the cliff itself is fenced off (fines) — the plan is the sandy Punta Grande beach
18:00–20:30 → driving 132 min · 170.5 km
20:30–22:00 🍽 Dinner (90m) · €66 _Rinse + change at the lido, drive home ~2h10 (18:00 → 20:15), late dinner near base in Catania — very Sicilian hour, keeps the Sunday sane. _

Day total: 348.4 km transit · €288 spend

Day Map

Day 4 route

Open in OpenStreetMap · 4 stops plotted

Weather

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☀️ Clear · 26.2–33.8°C · 💧 3% (0.0mm) · 💨 10.5 km/h · 🌅 06:32 · 🌇 19:42

Min Max Precip prob Precip mm Wind max Sunrise Sunset
26.2 33.8 3% 0.0 10.5 06:32 19:42

Open-Meteo forecast · fetched 2026-08-16 07:17 UTC · T-11d —

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Meal Picks

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Dinner pick · near (37.5079,15.0838)

  1. ★ Al Vicolo Pizza&Vino — ★ 4.3 (8,546 reviews) · 3min walk · ≈ €125 · 📍 Open in Google Maps
  2. L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele Catania — ★ 4.7 (7,220 reviews) · 6min walk · ≈ €125
  3. Fud Bottega sicula — ★ 4.5 (5,975 reviews) · 6min walk · ≈ €125

Lunch pick · near (37.2565,13.5885)

  1. ★ Il Molo — ★ 4.3 (1,993 reviews) · 13min walk · ≈ €225 · 📍 Open in Google Maps
  2. Hotel Costazzurra Museum & Spa — ★ 4.3 (1,141 reviews) · 12min walk · ≈ €125 —

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Cost Breakdown

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Time Item Category Total Per person (3)
07:30 Parking at Corte dei Medici, 1 night x €15 (our car — confirmed with Toporas 2026-08-20) transport €15.00 €5.00
07:30 → Fuel 160 km (toll-free) transport €18.22 €6.07
09:45 Valle dei Templi entry — 2 adults x €14 (Melek under 18: FREE). VERIFIED Aug 2026: intero €14 (€17 with a temporary exhibition); book online for a Sunday visit €28.00 €9.33
09:45 → Fuel 4 km (toll-free) transport €0.44 €0.15
12:45 Lunch x3 (est. €38 pp — Il Molo) meal €114.00 €38.00
12:45 → Fuel 14 km (toll-free) transport €1.61 €0.54
14:45 Punta Grande lido set + parking — est. transport €25.00 €8.33
14:45 → Fuel 171 km (toll-free) transport €19.44 €6.48
20:30 Dinner x3 (est. €22 pp — Al Vicolo Pizza&Vino) meal €66.00 €22.00

Day total: €287.71 · €95.90 per person (3 travellers)

By category:

Category Spend Per person
meal €180.00 €60.00
transport €79.71 €26.57
visit €28.00 €9.33
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Cost Breakdown

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Time Item Category Total Per person (5)
11:45 Palazzo Ducezio (Hall of Mirrors + terrace) x3 (~€4 pp, ESTIMATE — verify Sunday hours) visit €12.00 €2.40
16:45 Chocolate tasting + take-home bars x3 (~€10 pp, ESTIMATE) visit €30.00 €6.00

Day total: €42.00 · €8.40 per person (5 travellers)

By category:

Category Spend Per person
visit €42.00 €8.40
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Morning

  • 09:00 — Valle dei Templi (Agrigento) (90min)
  • 10:45 — Scala dei Turchi (Punta Grande beach) (90min)

Breakfast

  • <Case D — style: hotel — eats at the hotel; or Case A — sit-down nearby; or Case I — skip>

Midday

  • 12:15 — Lunch (75min)

Lunch

  • <Case A sit-down (default); or Case B grab-and-go near the morning anchor; or Case E picnic at the next landmark>

Afternoon

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Evening

  • 19:00 — Dinner (90min)

Dinner

  • <Case A sit-down (default); or Case F booked (add venue_name + booking_ref to YAML); or Case H explore — show 3, family picks on the ground>

Notes

  • Roxana's schedule (2026-08-16): Valle dei Templi in the form Sorin proposed + Scala dei Turchi beach. Noto & Modica moved to Day 5.
  • ASSUMPTION: Sorin's exact route wasn't in writing — planned the standard best form (enter high at Porta V, walk downhill, morning before peak heat). Adjust if Sorin meant something else (e.g. evening illuminated visit).
  • ⚠️ Biggest driving day of the trip (~340 km round, ~4h20 total). Earliest start (07:30).

Bookings

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Checklist

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