Valley of the Temples · Agrigento
An immersive advanced school in the heart of the Valley of the Temples, devoted to service, guest care and the culture of ingredients.
Our manifesto
We develop thoughtful, skilled professionals who know how to welcome guests. People who master service, communicate across cultures and can interpret a place through its produce, history and traditions.
Discover the AcademyThe Diodoros project
Learning takes place within a model that brings together archaeology, agriculture, conservation and tourism. The territory becomes a source of knowledge, responsibility and professional opportunity.
Discover the Diodoros project
Programmes
Each experience has its own rhythm: advanced professional training, a weekend with a chef or an immersive journey through Sicily's productive roots.
Hospitality & service
Casa Diodoros as a working classroom, placements with Park businesses and outstanding producers, assessment and employer interviews guide ten students towards work.
Full programmeFood & conviviality
An immersive experience from sourcing ingredients to sharing the table. In the evening, a traditional storyteller brings local stories into the gathering.
Experience the WeekendInternational Experience
Experience an authentic Sicily from Villa Ofelia, meeting producers, communities and places through a programme built around shared life.
Discover RootsInside the experience
Special thanks to Eduardo Cicala, who generously allowed us to use his photographs of the Diodoros project. Through his eye, the agricultural landscape, its people and the gestures of the Valley of the Temples become a living part of the Diodoros Academy story.
The Diodoros method
Technique, languages and food culture.
Discipline, shared life and responsibility.
Live service, workshops and placements.
Place, biodiversity and storytelling.
The Academy and its campus
Villa Ofelia is the residential heart of a wider campus that includes Casa Diodoros, the agricultural landscape and the places of the Valley. An authentic home designed for studying, sharing, meeting and creating new experiences.
Discover the philosophy and placesSkills
The culture of ingredients
The oven, heritage grains, olive oil, wine and local produce become tools for sensory, technical and narrative education.
From education to work
Subject-specific certifications, daily practice, placements with Park businesses and outstanding producers, employer interviews and partner referrals make each profile immediately marketable and strongly facilitate access to work.
Here you do not simply learn to serve.
