Porta I and Baluardo a Tenaglia and Punic Quarter - Valley of the Temples
Gate I
It can be reached from Via Demetra, from the square in front of the cemetery, until you reach the gate of the "Fondo Morello". Next to this, immediately after passing it, there are the remains of Gate I, one of the nine gates that made up the walls that surrounded the ancient Akragas. The walls, 12 km long, were built towards the end of the sixth century. BC and included nine gates: Gate I and II to the East; Gate III, IV and V to the South; Gate VI, VII, VIII, IX to the west. The gate was reached by a road coming from the valley below.
Bulwark in Tenaglia
About a hundred meters west of Porta I, the remains of the defensive structure known as the Baluardo a Tenaglia are visible. It served to protect the city at a point where the conformation of the land was a weak point for the defense of the city. The barrier was made up of two sectors of walls joined at an acute angle, forming a fortification tower at the vertex, on the external side.
"Sicily on the Net" web area connected: Archaeological Area of Agrigento (Valley of the Temples) (1997)
Area recognized by UNESCO (Source Unesco.org)
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The gates of Agrigento (Source Wikipedia)
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
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Photo: Ignazio, Caloggero
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