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  • Italy, Agrigento
  • geo:37.29744,13.604175
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Rock Sanctuary of Demeter, Akragas

data access 36061

Santuario Rupreste di Demetra - Rock Sanctuary of Demeteris dates back to the VII century BC. It is the oldest sanctuary in Agrigentum, founded even before the Greek foundation of the the colony of Akragas in Magna Graecia.

See:

  1. Authentic Sicily, Touring Club of Italy, 2005

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Creators: Entry created by Elżbieta (2017-02-07) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/36061
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Suggested citation: , E. , Rock Sanctuary of Demeter, Akragas. https://vici.org/vici/36061, accessed 2026-06-27.