Piazza Armerina Attractions
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Communications
SS 117b Enna-Gela.
Events
The "Palio dei Normanni" is held every year on 13th-14th August; this is a popular festival to commemorate liberation from Arab rule by the Normans under Roger I.
Location
Piazza Armerina is pleasantly situated on three hills in the middle of the Monti Erei. Most people merely pass through it on their way to see the mosaics in the nearby Villa Casale, but the town itself is most attractive, with a wealth of churches, and well worth a more detailed visit.
History
Piazza Armerina is a comparatively young town, having been founded in 1080 by the Norman Count Roger.
SS 117b Enna-Gela.
Events
The "Palio dei Normanni" is held every year on 13th-14th August; this is a popular festival to commemorate liberation from Arab rule by the Normans under Roger I.
Location
Piazza Armerina is pleasantly situated on three hills in the middle of the Monti Erei. Most people merely pass through it on their way to see the mosaics in the nearby Villa Casale, but the town itself is most attractive, with a wealth of churches, and well worth a more detailed visit.
History
Piazza Armerina is a comparatively young town, having been founded in 1080 by the Norman Count Roger.
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Villa Romana del Casale
The ruins of Villa Romana del Casale, discovered by archeologists in the 1930s, are from a huge manor house. It was inhabited until the 12th C and is today a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Morgantina
Morgantina is an archeological site dating from the 6th C B.C. Today many of the features of this old Sikel town have been unearthed and restored.
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