{"id":68202,"date":"2015-10-20T22:42:11","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T21:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/?p=68202"},"modified":"2026-10-14T10:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T09:06:19","slug":"piazza-armerina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/piazza-armerina","title":{"rendered":"Piazza Armerina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Piazza Armerina<\/strong> is a pretty town of about 20,000 inhabitants, at 700 metres of altitude in the <strong>Erean Mountains<\/strong>, founded by the Arabs in the 10th century.<br>It is famous above all for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/villa-romana-del-casale\"><strong>Roman Villa del Casale<\/strong><\/a>, a few kilometres from the centre, a magnificent villa rich in extraordinary floors with extensive mosaics of 3,500 m\u00b2, very well preserved, inscribed on the Unesco world heritage list.<br>The historic centre, spread over several districts, also preserves beautiful monuments, in particular churches and the Aragonese castle.<\/p>\n<h2>Traditions and festivities in Piazza Armerina<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A famous tradition is held every year where the four medieval districts compete in the <strong>Palio of the Normans<\/strong> (from <strong>12 to 14 August<\/strong>), a festival that is the occasion for numerous events and re-enactments, including that of the procession of the entry of the troops of Roger of Hauteville freeing the town from the Saracens.<br>It involves nearly 600 participants costumed as knights, ladies, notables and Norman troops.<\/li>\n<li>Every year the town celebrates the <strong>feast of Maria Santissima delle Vittorie<\/strong>, patron saint of the town, according to two main appointments: on the one hand <strong>3 May<\/strong> (with the icon of the Madonna carried in procession from the hermitage of Piazza Vecchia to the town, after a traditional departure on the last Sunday of April), and on the other hand <strong>15 August<\/strong>, the day of the Assumption of the Virgin, immediately after the Palio of the Normans, the culmination of popular devotion.<\/li>\n<li>In spring, commercial tradition comes back to life with the &#8220;<strong>Fiera di Maggio<\/strong>&#8220;, a fair-market held <strong>at the end of May<\/strong> and marking the arrival of the summer season: artisans, local products and attractions bring together inhabitants and visitors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/veduta-su-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7478.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/veduta-su-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7478-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"View of Piazza Armerina, Sicily\" data-id=\"48441\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/veduta-su-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7478.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/veduta-su-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7478\" class=\"wp-image-48441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/veduta-su-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7478-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/veduta-su-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7478-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/veduta-su-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7478-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/veduta-su-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7478.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">View of Piazza Armerina<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/piazza-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7398.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/piazza-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7398-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Piazza Cattedrale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily\" data-id=\"48438\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/piazza-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7398.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/piazza-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7398\" class=\"wp-image-48438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/piazza-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7398-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/piazza-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7398-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/piazza-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7398-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/piazza-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7398.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Piazza Cattedrale<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n<div data-gyg-href=\"https:\/\/widget.getyourguide.com\/default\/activities.frame\" data-gyg-location-id=\"161586\" data-gyg-locale-code=\"en-US\" data-gyg-widget=\"activities\" data-gyg-number-of-items=\"2\" data-gyg-excluded-tour-ids=\"395559\" data-gyg-partner-id=\"DLYVAO3\"><span>Powered by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/villa-romana-del-casale-l161586\/\">GetYourGuide<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<h2>The heritage of Piazza Armerina<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>historic centre<\/strong> of Piazza Armerina is remarkable, with its Baroque buildings such as the <strong>Duomo<\/strong>, its four historic medieval districts, Renaissance palaces such as the <strong>Palazzo Trigona<\/strong>, or the <strong>Aragonese castle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Main monuments of the Monte district<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Monte<\/strong> is the richest district of the town, whose fishbone plan is inherited from the Normans, around via Monte, along which stand interesting buildings such as Palazzo Geraci, the monastery of the Trinity, Palazzo Trigona, Palazzo Roccabianca and the duomo. At the end of the street, the 17th-century church of the Angeli Custodi (<em>guardian angels<\/em>) is decorated with beautiful frescoes, and Santa Maria della Catena dates from the 12th century. Via del Crocifisso leads to the churches of the Crucifix and of Saint Martin of Tours (the town&#8217;s first Norman church, begun in 1163).<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>cathedral of Maria Santissima delle Vittorie<\/strong> was built over nearly 100 years from 1604 in place of the old 15th-century church, consecrated in 1742. However, the 15th-16th-century bell tower in Catalan Gothic style remains. <br>The dome completed in 1768 is the highest in Sicily at 76.5 metres, with a diameter of 13.88 metres.<br>The original bell tower, partly Gothic-Catalan (1517) and raised in 1578, remains integrated into the building. <br>Inside are major works including the large painted cross suspended from the triumphal arch (1485), painted on both sides (Crucifixion and Resurrection) and attributed to the &#8220;Maestro della croce di Piazza Armerina&#8221;. A baptistery by Antonello Gagini (1594) or a related workshop is set into the bell tower, consisting of a marble arch, a sign of the art of the Sicilian Renaissance. The main altar is remarkable, in lapis lazuli, hardstones and Sicilian marbles, which also includes the silver reliquary (1625) containing the icon of the Virgin Maria SS. delle Vittorie, of Byzantine origin according to tradition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7393.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7393-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Basilica of Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48444\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7393.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7393\" class=\"wp-image-48444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7393-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7393-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7393-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7393.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Exterior of the cathedral basilica<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7430.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7430-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Portal of the Cathedral Basilica of Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48453\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7430.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7430\" class=\"wp-image-48453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7430-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7430-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7430-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7430.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Portal of the cathedral basilica<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7417.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7417-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Interior of the cathedral basilica of Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48447\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7417.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7417\" class=\"wp-image-48447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7417-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7417-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7417-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7417.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Choir of the cathedral basilica<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilique-cathedrale-piazza-armerina-sicile_7396.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilique-cathedrale-piazza-armerina-sicile_7396-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Exterior of the cathedral basilica of Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48456\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilique-cathedrale-piazza-armerina-sicile_7396.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/basilique-cathedrale-piazza-armerina-sicile_7396\" class=\"wp-image-48456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilique-cathedrale-piazza-armerina-sicile_7396-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilique-cathedrale-piazza-armerina-sicile_7396-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilique-cathedrale-piazza-armerina-sicile_7396-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilique-cathedrale-piazza-armerina-sicile_7396.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Cathedral basilica<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7424.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7424-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral basilica of Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48450\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7424.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7424\" class=\"wp-image-48450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7424-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7424-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7424-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basilica-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7424.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Cathedral basilica<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Beside it, the <strong>Palazzo Trigona della Floresta<\/strong> from the late 17th &#8211; early 18th century is an example of Baroque civil architecture, with a beautiful Catalan Gothic portal on its fa\u00e7ade. The golden eagle of the Trigona family is on the architrave of the balcony.<br>The interior hides a courtyard and the Sicilian region has recently installed an archaeological museum made up of the excavation campaigns of the Villa Romana del Casale, the &#8220;Museo della Citt\u00e0 e del Territorio&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id=\"custom_html-2\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html amr_widget\"><div class=\"widget_text widget-content\"><span style=\"display: none\">adsensefeed<\/span><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"adsensefeed-slot\">\r\n    <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n         style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n         data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n         data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n         data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6343169172124085\"\r\n         data-ad-slot=\"9460082111\"><\/ins>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The <strong>Aragonese castle<\/strong> was built at the end of the 14th century by the King of Sicily Martino I il Giovane to keep the feudal lords in check. It was used as a prison in the 19th century and later became private property. Its plan is quadrangular with four quadrangular towers, and the top floor has disappeared. It rests on a high limestone base, reinforced by corner buttresses. From 1812, with the abolition of the castellanships, it was used as a state prison.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centro-storico-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7394.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centro-storico-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7394-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Historic centre of Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48465\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centro-storico-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7394.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/centro-storico-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7394\" class=\"wp-image-48465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centro-storico-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7394-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centro-storico-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7394-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centro-storico-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7394-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centro-storico-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7394.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Historic centre of Piazza Armerina<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centro-storico-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7403.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centro-storico-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7403-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48468\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centro-storico-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7403.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/centro-storico-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7403\" class=\"wp-image-48468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centro-storico-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7403-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centro-storico-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7403-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centro-storico-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7403-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centro-storico-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7403.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Piazza Armerina<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/castello-aragonese-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7409.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/castello-aragonese-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7409-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Aragonese castle of Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48459\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/castello-aragonese-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7409.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/castello-aragonese-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7409\" class=\"wp-image-48459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/castello-aragonese-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7409-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/castello-aragonese-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7409-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/castello-aragonese-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7409-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/castello-aragonese-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7409.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Aragonese castle<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3>Other buildings of Monte<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Chiesa degli Angeli Custodi<\/strong> (Church of the Guardian Angels): built in 1660, in Baroque style, with a single nave. The marble main altar, the presbytery renovated in blue-yellow tones, and major frescoes give this church local importance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chiesa del SS.mo Crocifisso<\/strong> (Church of the Crucifix), from the 17th century, rebuilt in 1785. The fa\u00e7ade has a double order with three Baroque portals, and the interior has a single nave with a Greek cross, six side chapels topped with domes, an 18th-century organ and a Via Crucis carved in wood.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chiesa di San Martino di Tours<\/strong>: the town&#8217;s first Norman church, begun in 1163. It preserves two side portals with ogival arches, an interior with a single nave, a 19th-century coffered wooden ceiling and a large 17th-century canvas in the presbytery.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Pinacoteca Comunale di Piazza Armerina<\/strong>: Municipal art gallery, housed in the north wing of a former 15th-century Carmelite convent, displaying works from before the 18th century. It notably presents canvases of the 17th-century Sicilian schools, including a &#8220;Crucifix on panel&#8221; from 1485 attributed to the &#8220;Maestro della Croce di Piazza Armerina&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Church of Sant&#8217;Ignazio di Loyola<\/strong> is a Jesuit building erected from 1603, with the college attended from 1689 as a place of university study. The church was completed in the second half of the 17th century, with a slightly convex fa\u00e7ade accessible by a double staircase, and the interior with three naves features two Baroque stucco altars with twisted columns, a low octagonal dome and numerous canvases from the 17th-18th century. <br>Today the municipal library is housed there.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chateau-aragonais-piazza-armerina-sicile_7410.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chateau-aragonais-piazza-armerina-sicile_7410-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Aragonese castle of Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48471\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chateau-aragonais-piazza-armerina-sicile_7410.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/chateau-aragonais-piazza-armerina-sicile_7410\" class=\"wp-image-48471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chateau-aragonais-piazza-armerina-sicile_7410-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chateau-aragonais-piazza-armerina-sicile_7410-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chateau-aragonais-piazza-armerina-sicile_7410-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chateau-aragonais-piazza-armerina-sicile_7410.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Aragonese Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centre-historique-piazza-armerina-sicile_7414.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centre-historique-piazza-armerina-sicile_7414-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Historic centre of Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48462\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centre-historique-piazza-armerina-sicile_7414.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/centre-historique-piazza-armerina-sicile_7414\" class=\"wp-image-48462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centre-historique-piazza-armerina-sicile_7414-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centre-historique-piazza-armerina-sicile_7414-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centre-historique-piazza-armerina-sicile_7414-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/centre-historique-piazza-armerina-sicile_7414.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Historic centre of Piazza Armerina<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-sant-anna-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7406.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-sant-anna-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7406-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sant&#039;Anna Church, Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48479\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-sant-anna-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7406.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/chiesa-di-sant-anna-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7406\" class=\"wp-image-48479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-sant-anna-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7406-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-sant-anna-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7406-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-sant-anna-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7406-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-sant-anna-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7406.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Church of Sant&#8217;Anna<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3>Castellina district<\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>Castellina<\/strong> district is located to the north at the foot of the old Benedictine convent, which was a castle in the Middle Ages. Its church of Santa Veneranda was founded in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 17th century. On the outskirts stands the 14th-century Torre Castellina tower and a portion of the old wall, a breach in which serves as the entrance to the district.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Chiesa di San Rocco<\/strong> (Church of Saint Roch) is Baroque, built between 1613-1622, associated with the adjacent Benedictine convent that houses the town hall. The finely carved tuff portal and the meridian line above it are remarkable features. Inside, there are several 18th-century polychrome marble side altars and a coffered vault motif enhanced with stucco. The adjacent convent preserves a chapter house with carved wood and the former cloister, now partially occupied by municipal services.<\/p>\n<h3>Casalotto district<\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>Casalotto<\/strong> district occupies a hill east of the historic centre and was incorporated into Piazza Armerina in the 16th century.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Chiesa di San Pietro<\/strong> (Church of Saint Peter) is one of the most important in the town, rebuilt in the mid-16th century, refurbished in the 18th century, with a very rich interior, including a coffered ceiling, a &#8220;Caravaggesque&#8221; canvas and in the apse a miraculous icon of the Madonna that was in the previous church (of which the old apse remains), and an important 17th-century altarpiece in polychrome wood. Adjacent is the convent cloister from the 16th century. <br>It preserves a historic organ dating from 1734 attributed to the Lipari workshop.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Teatro Garibaldi theatre<\/strong>, facing the Church of Santo Stefano, was inaugurated in 1798. The interior stucco and gilded decorations are from the Napoleonic era.<\/p>\n<p>Nearby the <strong>Commandery of the Templars<\/strong> (Commenda dei Cavalieri di Malta) is mentioned as early as 1187, built on the medieval walls, incorporating remains of an old hospital for pilgrims.<\/p>\n<h3>Canali district<\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>Canali<\/strong> district from the late 14th century is to the south-west; at that time it was the Jewish quarter. There is a monumental sandstone fountain from which spring water gushes from four masks. A synagogue was converted into the church of Santa Lucia after the Spanish kingdom forced the Jews to convert or expelled them.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>fountain of the Canali district<\/strong> dates back to the 19th century, from which spring water flows from four masks and feeds a wash-house.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/commenda-dei-cavalieri-di-malta-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7436.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/commenda-dei-cavalieri-di-malta-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7436-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Commandery of the Knights of Malta, Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48493\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/commenda-dei-cavalieri-di-malta-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7436.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/commenda-dei-cavalieri-di-malta-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7436\" class=\"wp-image-48493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/commenda-dei-cavalieri-di-malta-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7436-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/commenda-dei-cavalieri-di-malta-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7436-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/commenda-dei-cavalieri-di-malta-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7436-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/commenda-dei-cavalieri-di-malta-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7436.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Commandery of the Knights of Malta<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7443.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7443-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"San Pietro Church, Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48484\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7443.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7443\" class=\"wp-image-48484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7443-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7443-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7443-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7443.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Church of San Pietro<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7449.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7449-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"San Pietro Church, Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48487\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7449.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7449\" class=\"wp-image-48487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7449-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7449-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7449-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7449.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Church of San Pietro<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7451.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7451-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Nave of San Pietro Church, Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48490\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7451.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7451\" class=\"wp-image-48490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7451-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7451-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7451-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7451.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Nave of the Church of San Pietro<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/soffito-legno-chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7447.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/soffito-legno-chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7447-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Wooden ceiling of San Pietro Church, Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48505\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/soffito-legno-chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7447.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/soffito-legno-chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7447\" class=\"wp-image-48505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/soffito-legno-chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7447-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/soffito-legno-chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7447-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/soffito-legno-chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7447-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/soffito-legno-chiesa-di-san-pietro-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7447.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Wooden ceiling of the Church of San Pietro<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/santo-stefano-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7431.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/santo-stefano-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7431-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Santo Stefano Church, Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48502\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/santo-stefano-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7431.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/santo-stefano-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7431\" class=\"wp-image-48502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/santo-stefano-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7431-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/santo-stefano-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7431-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/santo-stefano-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7431-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/santo-stefano-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7431.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Church of Santo Stefano<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fontana-dei-canali-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7457.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fontana-dei-canali-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7457-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Canali Fountain, Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48499\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fontana-dei-canali-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7457.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/fontana-dei-canali-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7457\" class=\"wp-image-48499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fontana-dei-canali-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7457-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fontana-dei-canali-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7457-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fontana-dei-canali-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7457-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fontana-dei-canali-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7457.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Canali Fountain<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fontana-dei-canali-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7453.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fontana-dei-canali-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7453-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Canali Fountain, Piazza Armerina\" data-id=\"48496\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fontana-dei-canali-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7453.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/piazza-armerina\/fontana-dei-canali-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7453\" class=\"wp-image-48496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fontana-dei-canali-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7453-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fontana-dei-canali-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7453-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fontana-dei-canali-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7453-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fontana-dei-canali-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7453.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Canali Fountain<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3>Outside Piazza Armerina<\/h3>\n<p>Of course, the unmissable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/villa-romana-del-casale\"><strong>Roman Villa of Casale<\/strong><\/a> is there, 6 km south-west of the centre of Piazza Armerina, with its hundreds of square metres of mosaics in an exceptional state of preservation.<\/p>\n<p>In the 18th-century <strong>Villa of Wonders<\/strong>, near the Villa Romana del Casale, there is one of the region&#8217;s most important private museums, with all kinds of objects, ceramics, vases, furniture, paintings, sculptures, marbles and more.<\/p>\n<p>One kilometre north of the centre, the <strong>Priory of Sant&#8217;Andrea<\/strong> preserves a 12th-century church (Norman\/Swabian) in the Sicilian-Romanesque style, a remnant of a priory founded in 1096 by the knights of the Holy Sepulchre. It has an Egyptian cross plan and frescoes from the 12th to the 15th centuries depicting cycles of the Passion and the Resurrection.<\/p>\n<p>Further afield in the surroundings of Piazza Armerina rise the <strong>Erei mountains<\/strong>, with the forests of <strong>Ronza park<\/strong>, and the <strong>Rossomanno Grottascura Bellia<\/strong> nature reserve with the &#8220;enchanted stones&#8221; (10 km north). <br \/>The important archaeological site of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/morgantina\"><strong>Morgantina<\/strong><\/a> is 15 km to the east. This ancient Sicel and Greek city with its important Roman remains, and the neighbouring town of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/aidone-and-pietratagliata\"><strong>Aidone<\/strong><\/a> where the <strong>Museo Archeologico Regionale di Aidone<\/strong> is located, with the finds from the Morgantina site.<\/p>\n<p>Other sites include the Olivo lake dam (10 km west), the archaeological site of <strong>Montagna di Marzo<\/strong> (10 km north-west), <strong>Lake Pergusa<\/strong> and its nature reserve (25 km north).<br \/>About 20 km to the south-west stands the spectacular cylindrical tower and the fine remains of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/mazzarino-and-surroundings#Mazzarino-Castle\"><strong>Mazzarino Castle<\/strong><\/a>, probably of Arab or Norman origin, and the small town of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/mazzarino-and-surroundings\"><strong>Mazzarino<\/strong><\/a> of medieval origin <strong>which preserves a<\/strong>n interesting historic centre marked by the Baroque.<br \/>At 13 km, the archaeological site of a Roman town of Greek origin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/mazzarino-and-surroundings#Sofiana\"><strong>Sophiana<\/strong><\/a>, occupied until the 13th century.<\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<h2>Where Piazza Armerina is located: map<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div id=\"travelersmap-container-6acf5f1a41b9b\" class=\"travelersmap-container\" style=\"z-index: 1; min-height: 10px; min-width:10px; height:400px;width:100%; max-width:; max-height:; position:relative;\"><div style=\"position:absolute; z-index:-1;top: 50%;text-align: center;display: block;left: 50%;transform: translate(-50%,-50%);\">Travelers' Map is loading...<br>If you see this after your page is loaded completely, leafletJS files are missing.<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Articles: Piazza Armerina category<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist2\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li class=\"current\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/piazza-armerina\">Piazza Armerina<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/piazza-armerina\" title=\"Piazza Armerina\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/piazza-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7398-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Piazza Armerina\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/piazza-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7398-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/piazza-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7398-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/piazza-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7398-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/piazza-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7398-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/piazza-cattedrale-piazza-armerina-sicilia_7398-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Piazza Armerina is a pretty town of about 20,000 inhabitants, at 700 metres of altitude in the Erean Mountains, founded by the ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/villa-romana-del-casale\">Villa Romana del Casale<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/villa-romana-del-casale\" title=\"Villa Romana del Casale\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/couloir-de-la-grande-chasse-villa-romaine-du-casale-sicile_7338-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Villa Romana del Casale\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/couloir-de-la-grande-chasse-villa-romaine-du-casale-sicile_7338-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/couloir-de-la-grande-chasse-villa-romaine-du-casale-sicile_7338-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/couloir-de-la-grande-chasse-villa-romaine-du-casale-sicile_7338-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/couloir-de-la-grande-chasse-villa-romaine-du-casale-sicile_7338-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/couloir-de-la-grande-chasse-villa-romaine-du-casale-sicile_7338-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The Villa del Casale in Piazza Armerina is a unique example of a luxurious Roman villa, whose mosaics illustrate the daily life ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/morgantina\">Morgantina<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/morgantina\" title=\"Morgantina\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ekklesiasterion-agora-morgantina-sicilia_7553-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Morgantina\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ekklesiasterion-agora-morgantina-sicilia_7553-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ekklesiasterion-agora-morgantina-sicilia_7553-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ekklesiasterion-agora-morgantina-sicilia_7553-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ekklesiasterion-agora-morgantina-sicilia_7553-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ekklesiasterion-agora-morgantina-sicilia_7553-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nA few kilometres from Aidone lies the archaeological site of Morgantina, the remains of an ancient city inhabited since the Bronze Age ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/aidone-and-pietratagliata\">Aidone and Pietratagliata<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/aidone-and-pietratagliata\" title=\"Aidone and Pietratagliata\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/chateau-de-pietratagliata-gresti-aidone-sicile_7709-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aidone and Pietratagliata\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/chateau-de-pietratagliata-gresti-aidone-sicile_7709-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/chateau-de-pietratagliata-gresti-aidone-sicile_7709-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/chateau-de-pietratagliata-gresti-aidone-sicile_7709-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/chateau-de-pietratagliata-gresti-aidone-sicile_7709-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/chateau-de-pietratagliata-gresti-aidone-sicile_7709-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nLocated in the heart of the Heraean Mountains, the town of Aidone is often referred to as the &#8220;balcony of Sicily&#8221;. It ...<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>Information and visits<\/h2>\n<div data-gyg-href=\"https:\/\/widget.getyourguide.com\/default\/activities.frame\" data-gyg-location-id=\"161586\" data-gyg-locale-code=\"en-US\" data-gyg-widget=\"activities\" data-gyg-number-of-items=\"2\" data-gyg-excluded-tour-ids=\"395559\" data-gyg-partner-id=\"DLYVAO3\"><span>Powered by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/villa-romana-del-casale-l161586\/\">GetYourGuide<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>External sites<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Tourist sites and blogs: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.piazzaarmerina.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.piazzaarmerina.org<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitpiazzaarmerina.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.visitpiazzaarmerina.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Piazza Armerina: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piazza_Armerina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wikipedia page<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.piazzaarmerina.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.piazzaarmerina.org<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.piazzaarmerina.com\/piazza-armerina-palazzi-e-monumenti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.piazzaarmerina.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Villa of Wonders (<em>Villa delle meraviglie<\/em>): <a href=\"https:\/\/villameraviglie.it\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">villameraviglie.it<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Morgantina and Aidone museum: <a href=\"https:\/\/parchiarcheologici.regione.sicilia.it\/parco-archeologico-di-morgantina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">parco archeologico on regione.sicilia.it<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/parchiarcheologici.regione.sicilia.it\/morgantina-villa-romana-casale\/biglietti\/museo-archeologico-di-aidone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Museo di Aidone on regione.sicilia.it<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolocoaidone.it\/morgantina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.prolocoaidone.it<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morgantina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">en.wikipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sofiana: <a href=\"https:\/\/parchiarcheologici.regione.sicilia.it\/morgantina-villa-romana-casale\/siti-archeologici\/area-archeologica-di-sofiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.regione.sicilia.it<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioluce.it\/2016\/08\/20\/sito-archeologico-sofiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.radioluce.it<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.piazzaarmerina.org\/percorsi-turistici\/siti-archeologici\/philosophiana-nei-pressi-di-piazza-armerina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.piazzaarmerina.org<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.persee.fr\/doc\/btcgi_0000-0009_2005_num_19_1_4349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.persee.fr<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mazzarino: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mazzarino,_Sicily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">en.wikipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Piazza Armerina is a pretty town of about 20,000 inhabitants, at 700 metres of altitude in the Erean Mountains, founded by the Arabs in the 10th century.It is famous above all for the Roman Villa del Casale, a few kilometres from the centre, a magnificent villa rich in extraordinary floors with extensive mosaics of 3,500 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[338,347,340,337],"tags":[422,440],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Piazza Armerina, in the heart of the Erei Mountains | Sicile-Sicilia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In the inland areas of south-eastern Sicily, Piazza Armerina is known for the Roman villa whose floor is entirely covered with mosaics. 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