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IMG_2376 - Limestone formed from shells that sank to the bottom of the Mediterranean.
IMG_2378 - The park covers 1300 hectares, with many areas of temples, homes, and sacred places not yet excavated.
IMG_2379 - The temples are on Collina dei Templi in the Valle dei Templi , below Agrigento.
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IMG_2384 - The cliff line and this wall provided a natural defensive barrier...
IMG_2385 - ...and hid the settlement from view from invaders below.
IMG_2386 - In the 4th century AD, Christians started interring their dead in the wall where they could visit them.
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IMG_2400 - The wall extends all along the cliff top.