Descrizione
The cost of the entire tour is € 89, to make your reservation we ask for € 15 as a security deposit.
First step: Villa del Casale is a large and elaborate Roman villa located about 3 km from the town of Piazza Armerina, Sicily. Excavations have revealed one of the richest, largest, and varied collections of Roman mosaics in the world,for which the site has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The villa and artwork contained within date to the early 4th century AD.
The mosaic and opus sectile pavement exceeding 300 sq metres also are almost unique in their excellent state of preservation due to the landslide and floods that covered the remains.
Although less well-known, an extraordinary collection of frescoes covered not only the interior rooms, but also the exterior walls.
Second step: Caltagirone is famous for its ceramic and Majolica production.
Here will have lunch (lunch not included in the price). Then we will visit the impressive stairs of Santa Maria del Monte, made up of 142 majolica –adorned steps linking the upper and lowers parts of the town.
Piazza Armerina and Caltagirone Tour included:
- Departure 9:00 am return 6:00 pm in your hotel
- Multilanguage Guide
- Transfer from/to hotel
INFO & RESERVATION: +39 0950931096/ +39 3755663402
info@touristsicily.it
via Montesano 21, Catania
