Scenes from the Greek "Valley of Temples" art Agrigento
Segesta -- Doric temples amid beautiful countryside
View from the Greek Theatre site	The hilltop Greek Theatre		Wild fennel abounded (Click for close-up)
Selinus (outside Selinute) was full of interesting details of life in an ancient Greek settlement
Open-air buses helped us traverse the large site
			A gigantic plinth was at the base of a temple's columns
	This bathtub was for sitting, with little room to spare.	A representation of a female goddess	Modern bees found the clay inviting
	A stone sarcophagus in the garden.	Used by the ancient Greeks for crushing grapes
The Parco Archeologico and Museum in Siracusa
Entering the archeological park in Siracusa		The "Ear of Dionysius" is a cavern with sound-enhancing qualities.	Inside the "ear"
The center of the park is the huge Greek theater	Which is still used for performances, including opera	The Roman theatre is not in use.
	The museum is filled with artifacts, many very spectacular	Ruins on the egde of Ortygia, the nucleus of ancient Siracusa, and now filled with seaside restaurants.
Taormina has a Roman amphitheater, still in use today, that overlooks the volcano Mount Etna
		(Click for amphitheater layout)
The unassuming museum on Mozia is filled with unusual artifacts found on the island
	Tombstones, including some with Jewish symbols
		View from the fields on Mozia, which is located near Sicily's salt pans
The crowds and renovations made the mosaics at the Villa Romana del Casale difficult to appreciate

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