The only 5-star hotel nestled in the Valley of the Temples Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Villa Athena is placed before the Temple of Concord, a true masterpiece of Doric of the fifth century BC, which is only 200 m.: Millennia of Sicily is here. Princely residence of the late eighteenth century, Villa Athena, thanks to the foresight of the founder Dr. Francesco D'Alessandro, became a hotel in 1972 following a restoration that left unaltered the architectural style of the time. The garden also houses the clearly visible remains of an early Christian basilica built between the fifth and sixth centuries BC The discovery of the furnishings as well as the liturgical fence presbytery are a clear testimony.