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EUR 59 - 189

Hotel Villa Romana

Lungomare Nettuno, 92014 Porto EmpedocleGBP 47 - 151

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Hotel Villa Romana is set on the Agrigento Coast, near the famous Turkish Steps and 5 km from the Valley of the Temples. Enjoy sea views from your pri… More
EUR 39 - 80

Hotel Villa Eos

Via Giovanni Gentile snc, 92100 Porto EmpedocleGBP 31 - 64

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Villa Eos is a great choice if you want a hotel with lovely sea views and its own outdoor pool. You can drive to the beach and to Agrigento in a few m… More
EUR 74 - 160

Hotel Domus Aurea

Contrada Maddalusa, 92100 Porto EmpedocleGBP 59 - 128

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Hotel Domus Aurea, surrounded by a large park (4000 m²), is set on the hills overlooking the sea and the Valley of the Temples, 7 km from Agrigento h… More
EUR 50 - 120

Hotel Dei Pini

C.da San Calogero, 92014 Porto EmpedocleGBP 40 - 96

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Located 500 metres from the writer Luigi Pirandello’s house, Dei Pini Hotel is in the small port town of Empedocle. It offers free internet, an outd… More
EUR 59 - 179

Best Western Hotel Kaos

Via Giovanni Gentile S.S. 115 km 185/186, 92100 Porto EmpedocleGBP 47 - 143

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Just 3 kilometres from the Valley of Temples, Hotel Kaos is set near the sea, outside Agrigento city centre. It is surrounded by rich parkland and off… More
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Porto Empedocle: Guide


Porto Empedocle is a town in Italy on the coast of the Strait of Sicily, administratively part of the province of Agrigento. The primary industries of Porto Empedocle are agriculture, fishing, ironworking, pharmaceuticals and rock salt refining.

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ordered a tower built to protect the territory's reserves of harvested grain in the fifteenth century. The tower was later converted to a prison and is now a social and cultural center.

Trade increased in the area after the completion of the harbor wall in 1763. The comune became autonomous in 1853, and assumed the name of Molo di Girgenti. The town it took its present name in 1863. It is named after the Agrigentine philosopher Empedocles.

In 2003, the town has changed its official denomination to Porto Empedocle Vigata, after the name of the fictional town where the popular novels by Andrea Camilleri, famous Italian writer and native of Porto Empedocle, about detective Inspector Montalbano are placed.

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