For Greek ruins, there is the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, a UNESCO site, in the southwest with some of the best preserved Greek temples.




A proud elder olive tree keeping guard before the ruins of Hera's temple.




The path through the valley.







The well-preserved Temple of Olympean Zeus to celebrate, perhaps, the victory over Carthage in 480 BCE [or so the guide said].






A wider shot to note the profound setting.