One of Sicily's largest and most important ancient sites, Selinunte has eight Greek temples dating back to the fifth century BC, along with the nearby Temple of Demeter. The most distinctive and famous are the temples known as the Eastern Group, named with the letter: Temple G with its impressive size, now in ruins, is one of the largest temples of Greece. Lap and Temple E with architectural grandeur, is considered the pinnacle of the Classical period.

The eastern temples are the most stunning of all the ruins of Selinunte, such as Temple E. Built in the 5th century BC and reconstructed in 1958 on the foundations of an old building , Temple E stands out due to its completeness; when you walk from the box office, that's the first place you will go. Temple E is also known as the Temple of Hera because of an inscription found on a votive stela indicating that it was dedicated to Hera; however, some scholars argue that it must be reserved for Aphrodite on architectural style. It is the best preserved of the temples of Selinus, the result of a reconstruction carried out in 1959, by the Italian archaeologist Jole Bovio Marconi.

Temple G, the northernmost temple, was built in the 6th century BC and, although never completed, is one of the largest temples in the Greek world. Today, it is an impressive and untouched ruin – as is another temple just to the south, Temple F. Although some scholars theorize that the temple was found in an archaeological park This Selinunte is dedicated to Zeus, this temple is still called "Temple G" because no traces have been found that can be used for exact identification.

Temple G is located outside the boundaries of the Selinunte settlement, where there is more space for building and for long processions associated with religious ceremonies. In particular, temple G is the 4th largest Doric temple in the Greek world and the 2nd largest in Sicily. Dimensions were a show of strength and a show of force in the ancient world that was evident in this temple.

Although the site is mostly a ruin today, studies of this temple provide valuable information on the methods ancient engineers used in their construction. By measuring the use of angles included in the temple design as a dating device, scholars were able to determine that a devastating Carthaginian attack on Selinunte most likely halted the process. construction process. Additionally, square indentations can be seen on some drums, designed as holders for lead posts, inserted to hold the columns together. U-shaped depressions can also be seen in some of the rock formations, which were used to lift huge boulders from the quarry to the construction site.

Visitors to the tour will experience the unspoiled images of the ruins left in the majestic temples of ancient times.