Grande Albergo Maugeri. Piazza Armerina

Piazza Armerina is famous for its Villa Romana del Casale, a Roman villa built in the first quarter of the 4th century and located between Mount Mangone and River Gela. The owner was probably a member of senatorial class if not of the imperial family itself, i.e., the absolute upper class of the Roman Empire. Containing the richest, largest and most complex collection of Roman mosaics in the world, it is one of 44 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy. The most famous mosaics are those in the "Chamber of the Ten Maidens", informally called "the bikini girls", and the little hunt, showing hunters using dogs and capturing a variety of game.
In the Medieval streets of the city center visit:
the massive Aragonese Castle built at the end of the 14th century by King Martino I;
the Cathedral of Assunta, built in the 17th century and containing many artwork, such as Salerno's canvas, Paladini's Assunta and a two-sided crucifix by an unknown author called "master of the cross";
the Diocesan Museum which holds reliquiaries, articles of silverware, monstrances and other religious art works;
Saint Rocco Church in Baroque style with its tuff portal;
the City Hall and its beautifully frescoed ceiling.

EVENTS

middle of August annual "Palio dei Normanni", a re-enactment in costume of the entrance of the Norman Count Roger I to the city.