# Valle dei Templi: evenings to 11 pm until September 20 > Agrigento's Valle dei Templi opens daily 8:30 am to 8 pm. Until September 20, 2026 it stays open to 11 pm on weekdays and to midnight on holidays. URL: https://myitalia.it/attractions/valle-dei-templi Last updated: 2026-09-11 The Valle dei Templi in Agrigento opens every day from 8:30 am to 8 pm, and until September 20, 2026 it stays open until 11 pm on weekdays and until midnight on public holidays. ## 8:30 am to 8 pm, last entry at 7 The park opens every day from 8:30 am to 8 pm, with last entry at 7 pm (08:30, 20:00 and 19:00 on Italian signs). That's the ordinary timetable, the one that applies outside the summer evening season, from September 21 to June 19. ## The evening season ends September 20 From June 20 to September 20, 2026 the park runs until 11 pm on weekdays, with last entry at 10 pm, and until midnight on public holidays, with last entry at 11 pm. The park also publishes an 8:30 am to 11 pm timetable on a different page of its own site, and the two versions sit side by side. The weekday and holiday split above is the more detailed of the two. The evening visit is the reason to come to Agrigento in summer. The temples after dark, with the day's heat gone, are a different visit from the same temples at noon. ## Free first Sundays, until 7 pm only On the first Sunday of the month entry is free until 7 pm, and from 8 pm the evening visit is paid again. In summer 2026 those Sundays were July 5, August 2 and September 6. If you're there on a free Sunday in the evening season, the daytime visit costs nothing and the evening one doesn't. ## About 1,300 hectares, and no walking distance The park covers about 1,300 hectares, which puts it among the largest archaeological complexes in the world, though not, on any official page, the largest. That superlative is repeated everywhere, and neither the Ministry of Culture nor the park itself makes it. What neither publishes either is the walking distance between the temples, which is the number a visitor actually needs. Plan for a long walk, and carry water. ## Akragas, founded about 582 BC The ruins are those of Akragas, founded about 582 BC by Greek colonists from Gela and Rhodes, set in farmland of old olive and almond trees. The area has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1997. The park's full name, Parco archeologico e paesaggistico, puts the landscape on the same footing as the ruins. ## The ticket price isn't verified here The ticket price is not published among the figures verified for this page, and no number is printed rather than a stale one. Buy from the park's own channel and check any reseller's price against it; the risks of lookalike ticket sites are covered on [official sites and lookalikes](/plan/official-sites-and-lookalikes). For the rest of the island, see [UNESCO sites in Sicily](/unesco/in-sicilia), [Segesta and Selinunte](/attractions/segesta-e-selinunte), [the Villa Romana del Casale](/attractions/villa-romana-del-casale) and [Sicily](/regions/sicilia). ## FAQ ### What time does the Valle dei Templi close? 8 pm on ordinary days, with last entry at 7 pm. From June 20 to September 20, 2026 it closes at 11 pm on weekdays, last entry 10 pm, and at midnight on public holidays, last entry 11 pm. ### Is the Valle dei Templi free on the first Sunday? Yes, but only until 7 pm. On the first Sunday of the month entry is free during the day, and from 8 pm the evening visit is paid again. In summer 2026 the free Sundays fell on July 5, August 2 and September 6. ### How big is the Valle dei Templi? About 1,300 hectares, which puts it among the largest archaeological complexes in the world. The claim that it's the largest of all is widely repeated, but neither the Ministry of Culture nor the park makes it. ### How much is the Valle dei Templi ticket? The price isn't among the figures verified for 2026, so none is given here. The hours are confirmed: 8:30 am to 8 pm daily, later in summer. Buy from the park's official channel and compare any reseller's price against it. ### When was Agrigento founded? Ancient Akragas was founded about 582 BC by Greek colonists from Gela and Rhodes. Its remains make up the Valle dei Templi, on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1997. ## Sources | Fact | Source | Confidence | Valid until | |---|---|---|---| | La Valle dei Templi apre tutti i giorni dalle 8:30 alle 20:00 con ultimo ingresso alle 19:00; dal 20 giugno al 20 settembre 2026 l'orario si allunga fino alle 23:00 nei feriali (ultimo ingresso 22:00) e fino a mezzanotte nei festivi (ultimo ingresso 23:00). Nella prima domenica del mese l'ingresso e' gratuito fino alle 19:00, mentre dalle 20:00 torna a pagamento. | [Parco archeologico e paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi](https://www.parcovalledeitempli.it/orari/); [CoopCulture (concessionario)](https://www.coopculture.it/it/poi/parco-archeologico-e-paesaggistico-della-valle-dei-templi/) | medium | 2027-06-30 | | Il Parco archeologico e paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento si estende su circa 1.300 ettari - fra i complessi archeologici piu' vasti del mondo - e comprende i resti dell'antica Akragas, fondata intorno al 582 a.C. da coloni greci di Gela e Rodi, in un paesaggio agricolo di olivi e mandorli secolari; l'area e' iscritta nella Lista UNESCO dal 1997. | [Ministero della Cultura](https://cultura.gov.it/luogo/parco-archeologico-e-paesaggistico-della-valle-dei-templi) | medium | 2099-12-31 | ## Image https://media.myitalia.it/media/poi.valle-dei-templi.v2.1600.jpg Author: Effems. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tempio_della_Concordia_(Agrigento)_30_09_2023_10.jpg ## Other languages - it: https://myitalia.it/it/attrazioni/valle-dei-templi.md - es: https://myitalia.it/es/atracciones/valle-dei-templi.md - fr: https://myitalia.it/fr/attractions/valle-dei-templi.md - de: https://myitalia.it/de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/valle-dei-templi.md