Piazza Armerina Attractions

 
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.

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