Despite initial impressions, ancient Greek temples were not built to impress 21st-century tourists; they were made to house ...

According to a press release from the Italian Ministry of Culture, two Greek temples in the Doric style were discovered in the western area of the ancient city of Poseidonia Paestum in Italy.

Millennia later, the fragmented figures are the last occupants on an uninhabited Greek ... ruins dating from the Iron Age to the eighth century A.D. While excavating near a ruined temple for ...

I made some mistakes while visiting Sicily for the first time. Next time I go to Southern Italy, I'd golf and skip Taormina ...

According to Steves on his travel site Rick Steves' Europe, two of the most remarkable sites in Sicily are of Greek origin: the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento and the ancient theater in Taormina.

Cyprus, the island known for its lovely beaches and ancient ruins, is one of the few divided countries in the world, offering ...

The Parthenon and Temple of Concordia trumpet the sophistication of ancient Greek society. Temples like the Parthenon, gracing the mighty Acropolis overlooking Athens, and the Temple of Concordia ...

The settlement was nicknamed "the most beautiful city of mortals" by the ancient Greek poet Pindar. Akragas is renowned for the Valley of the Temples archaeological site, which contains well ...

Located in Agrigento in southwest Sicily, this more than 2,000-acre archeological site dates back to the sixth century B.C. and includes the remains of numerous Greek temples. A highlight is the ...

The greatest collection of Greek temples anywhere looms on a sea-gazing hillside outside Agrigento. Its centrepieces is the stunning Temple of Concordia, but six other temples stand in various ...

Could one of the lost temples be the Hekatompedon drawn by Mikon? A crucial part of the puzzle is an Ancient Greek democratic decree dating from the time before the Persian attack and the building ...

Archaeologists excavating ruins on the uninhabited island of Despotiko found several 2,400-year-old temple statues, photos show. Photo from the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports Entering the ...