Villa Romana del Casale · Piazza Armerina

A 4th-century Roman hunting villa holding what UNESCO calls the finest mosaics in situ anywhere, per UNESCO: over 3,000 m² of them, including the famous 'bikini girls' mosaic of female athletes. Buried under a 12th-century mudslide, rediscovered in the 1950s, UNESCO since 1997. Two hours inland from Catania, an hour from Ragusa; drive, there's no train. A walkway runs above the mosaics; bring a hat for the summer heat.

• Neighborhood — Enna province · interior of the island
• Time — 2 hr
• Effort — A

From the HALA guide, reviewed August 2026.

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