Villa Romana del Casale
(Contrada Casale, su Strada Provinciale 90)
Villa del Casale is the most extraordinary example of a rural aristocratic residence from the late imperial Roman period in the Mediterranean. It is especially unique thanks to its close to 4,000 square metres of mosaic floors and grandiose architecture. It is one of the archaeological sites of greatest international interest, as tangible evidence of the Roman presence in Sicily and of a time when the triangular island was considered the granary of the Empire due to the abundance of grain production here. Like a huge rug of small, multicoloured stone tesserae, the mosaics of Villa del Casale tell us about daily life in late Roman Sicily.
Museum of the City and Territory at Palazzo Trigona
(Piazza Cattedrale, 20)
The museum in Palazzo Trigona, the ‘youngest’ of the regional cultural sites in the province of Enna, illustrates the history of the Piazza Armerina territory, also with technological tools. Visitors are welcomed by Baron Marco Trigona, the master of the house who – thanks to the support of technology – introduces the tour of his palace. A very streamlined museum itinerary unfolds among its elegant rooms, focused on illustrating the main findings from the urban and suburban area, such as the prehistoric site of Monte Manganello, the Siculo-Greek city of Montagna di Marzo and the valuable findings from the Casale area, home to the UNESCO site of the Roman villa known to the world for its precious mosaics.
