Where are we now? Just a tiny bit lost...: Day 38 - Agrigento

Leaving Ortigia we picked up the car and came back to the B&B to get our bags. When we got back the three parking spaces were all taken so Ronnie pulled tightly into the left in the hope that cars already banking up behind could pass - they still couldn't and he was going to move but Carmelo (the receptionist- not his name but that's what we call him, it's a long story) told them to be patient (in a long winded Italian discussion!) as he was loading bags. Unfortunately, Ronnie was trapped in the car and no one can fit the bags into the tiny boot like he can so this took a few attempts. Eventually Carmelo slammed the boot and we were off...to stop in the first free car space to repack the boot.

Finally, on our way to Agrigento we headed for Ragusa.

Duomo of San Giorgio (Dome of St George) a Baroque Church built in 1738-1775.

The only place I could see the glass Dome which built in 1810.

A Rusticana restaurant

Luca Zingaretti, star of the Inspector Montalbano series, Italy's most popular tv export of all time wrote on the restaurant wall.

Beautiful vaulted ceilings of the restaurant.

As we were walking around town we noticed Inspector Montalbano's car and realised they were in the middle of filming a new episode.

Unfortunately the stars must have been at lunch or hiding in the air-conditioned trucks on the left.

White mandevilla in a window box.

Vaulted tunnel.

Drinking fountain. These were everywhere in Switzerland and they were flowing constantly. Here they are dry.

Doorway and rough wall.

Then we headed to Agrigento but on the way we were stopped by a fire! The firemen wouldn't let us thought so we had to wait for the police.

We arrived at San Marco Villas which is a farm house just out of Agrigento overlooking the Valley of Temples. It's really quiet, has peacocks, chooks and doves running around. Salvatore told us that Dolce & Gabbana have hired the whole valley of the temples for tomorrow and no one will be allowed in. So, we set out again to view the temples tonight!