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Min. age – 2 years old 

3 hours

Morning or Afternoon

The Agrigento coast is one of the most beautiful in Sicily, but you only truly understand it from the sea. Seen from the shore or the road, you get a sense of it. Seen from an inflatable boat, with the white cliffs dropping into the water and the seabed changing colour beneath the hull, it is something else entirely.

The inflatable boat excursion to the Scala dei Turchi departs from the Agrigento coast and follows a route that touches archaeological sites, hidden coves, cliffs and Saracen towers. It is a group tour that combines navigation, history and open sea, with the chance to take a swim at the Scala dei Turchi.

The Departure: the Valley of the Temples from the Sea

The tour begins by navigating along the Agrigento coast, from a perspective that few tourists ever get to see. From the water you can admire the remains of the Valley of the Temples overlooking the landscape: one of the most important Greek archaeological sites in the Mediterranean, seen not from inside the park but from the sea, in the distance, just as the ancient sailors arriving from Greece would have seen it.

It is a viewpoint that changes the way you perceive the monument: no longer a complex to visit on foot among the columns, but a presence in the landscape, part of a coastline that three thousand years ago was already inhabited and frequented.

The Maddalusa Beach and the Bay of Chaos

The boat continues toward Maddalusa beach and the Bay of Chaos, places connected to the memory of Luigi Pirandello. The Agrigento writer was born in this area and the coast you see from the water was part of his childhood landscape.

Chaos is the name of the district where Pirandello was born, and the sea here still has something quiet and secluded about it that you sense when looking at it from the water.

The Scala dei Turchi

Past Porto Empedocle, about ten minutes of navigation brings you to the Scala dei Turchi. The white marl cliff is visible from a distance: a pale wall that descends to the sea in natural steps, smoothed by wind and wave erosion into a shape unlike anything else seen along this coast.

From the boat the Scala dei Turchi makes a different impression than seeing it from land: you arrive from the sea, see the cliff in its entirety and better understand the shape and scale of this natural formation.

This is the moment to stop for a swim in the waters beneath the cliff, between the white of the rock and the blue of the open sea.

Capo Rossello, the Bay of the Madonnina and the Rocca Gucciarda

After the stop at the Scala dei Turchi the tour continues toward Capo Rossello and its lighthouse, one of the most recognisable landmarks on this coast.

The route then heads toward the Bay of the Madonnina and the Rocca Gucciarda, a rock formation that stands out for its shape and the atmosphere it conveys, surrounded by local legends connected to the sea and the history of this stretch of coastline.

Pietre Cadute, Cappellaccio and the Siculiana Beach

The excursion ends in the area of Pietre Cadute and Cappellaccio, where you find Siculiana Marina beach and the small beach of Giallonardo, hidden beneath a Saracen tower. It is one of those places you only find when you know where to look: a small, sheltered cove with still water and the tower rising above the shore.

Excursion Information

The inflatable boat tour to the Scala dei Turchi is a group excursion along the Agrigento coast. The route covers the Valley of the Temples seen from the sea, the Bay of Chaos, the Scala dei Turchi with a swimming stop, Capo Rossello, the Rocca Gucciarda and the Siculiana beach with its Saracen tower.

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