Road trip in Sicily, part five: Piazza Armerina

(Date: 18.07.2007)
(Written: 20.07.2007)

Leaving Agrigento, we drove towards the center of the island, direction Piazza Armerina, a small town hosting an amazing roman villa, the "Villa Romana del Casale" (UNESCO world heritage) discovered only during the 20th century. What makes it really impressive is the collection of mosaic floors: every piece of floor is covered by more or less (but rather more) well preserved mosaics representing all kind of scenes, for example hunting, fishing, family portraits, etc... It's also interesting to see the archeologists at work, since not everything in the villa is uncovered yet, and also for restoration work.

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