Private Selinunte and Segesta Discover Tour with local Guide-starts from Palermo

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Stop At: Parco Archeologico Selinunte, Via Selinunte, 91022 Marinella di Selinunte, Castelvetrano, Sicily Italy

Meet your Local Guide and take a scenic drive (1. 5 hours) south of Palermo through a landscape where wonderful olive orchards and vineyards are everywhere. Inside the marvelous archeological area in SELINUNTE, you’ll visit with your local guide the Eastern Hill with three temples, the Acropolis with the ancient city, more temples and many other interesting excavations dating back to the 7th century B. C. which are considered among the most important in Sicily. This site gives you a unique opportunity to discover how an ancient Greek city functioned.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Teatro Greco di Segesta, Contrada Barbaro SNC, 91013 Calatafimi-Segesta, Sicily Italy

After a lunch break follow your guide on a guided tour in SEGESTA: here you'll visit the heritage of the Greeks in this singular archeological area. Temple and Theater, built in the late 5th century BC. are embedded in a wonderful countryside. Visible are also the remains of an Arabic mosque, a Norman church and the Roman Forum.

Higher still is the theater that offers great panoramic views. New excavations that have uncovered the remains of a stoà a place where citizens strolled and discussed among themselves, an agora where assemblies were held. The high-stepped, semi-circular theatre opens onto a breathtaking panorama over the surrounding countryside with the sea in the distance. Back to Palermo in the afternoon.

Duration: 2 hours