Discover Beautiful Temples, Panoramas And Seascapes In Selinunte, Sicily

Enjoy an exciting walk through the ancient acropolis of Selinunte

The Acropolis are antique citadels, raised on high grounds and surrounded by walls during the ancient Greek era. Inside these citadels, there used to be a central square (agorà), temples and residences.

Where now lays the archaeological park of Selinunte, there used to be a big acropolis that at its peak counted about 30,000 people, with temples, tombs, residences and so on.

Once you get at the main entrance you will be amazed by the wideness of this archeological area and the beauty of its landscape. Here you can follow different paths that will lead you, through an untouched nature, to many of the still-existing monuments.

Find the Temple of Hera, the best preserved monument of this archaeological area

Located in the east hill of Selinunte you will find the Temple of Hera, named also Temple E. This historical building, dating back from 450 B.C., is the best preserved of this area: indeed, between 1956 and 1959 it has been raised again using its original materials.

This temple is devoted to Hera, the goddess of fertility and marriage, wife of Zeus, who is the father of gods and goddess according to the Greek mythology.

From this high spot you will enjoy an astonishing view on the sea and on all this natural area. The Temple of Hera is a Doric column style temple with 6 columns on the short side and 15 on the long side. During the excavating process archaeologist discovered many artefacts that are now located at the archaeological museum of Palermo, the capital city of Sicily.

Enjoy a charming walk through nature and reach the Temple C

The several monuments and ruins located in the Selinunte archaeological park are named in alphabetic order: this way you will always know where you are.

The temple that you can see in picture is the Temple C, devoted to Apollo, son of Zeus and one of the most complex characters of the Greek mythology: Apollo indeed was the god of the Sun, music, poetry, truth, and many other attributes.

Unfortunately the colonnade of the temple has been collapsing for centuries and in 1925 only this sequence of 14 columns on the long side could be raised again. This temple is a Doric style columns temple, bigger than the Temple E, with 6 columns on the short side and 17 on the long side.

From this spot, nestled in a beautiful and luxuriant natural area of hills and valleys, you will have another amazing view on the sea and the entire Selinunte landscape.

Explore a little seaside village near Selinunte

As you can see in the picture, at just a few meters near the archaeological area, you will find a tiny fishermen’s village named Marinella di Selinunte.

After visiting Selinunte you can easily reach the village by a 5 minutes walk and choose one of its several bars and restaurants. Especially in summertime, Marinella di Selinunte is full of people enjoying their vacations renting an apartment for a week or more.

Here you can also enjoy a sand beach, and you can walk across it until the slope of the hill where Selinunte area is located.