A hill town in the wooded center of Sicily, near the Villa Romana del Casale.
This UNESCO-listed Roman villa preserves some 3,500 square meters of mosaic floors, including the famous athletes in bikinis and the corridor of the Great Hunt.
When to visit Piazza Armerina
Average highs and lows across the year.
What to see first
Villa Romana del Casale
A Roman hunting villa whose mudslide-sealed floors preserve the richest Roman mosaics in existence.
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