Segesta
Perhaps the single most evocative Greek temple in the world, Segesta stands alone in the countryside, ringed with mountains, in western Sicily. In 1777 Swinburne wrote, “Nothing could be more judiciously chosen than the situation of Segesta” and Guy de Maupassant: “It seems to have been placed at the foot of the mountain by a genius”. Today Segesta is still delightful, and in the Spring the valley is filled with wildflowers, while in the fall mists on the nearby hills add to the drama.