The Villa Romana del Casale near Piazza Armerina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The mosaics that decorate it are exceptional in their artistic quality and inventiveness, as well as in their quantity (around 3,500 m²).
To date, nearly 50 rooms of the former luxury residence have been excavated and are open to visitors. All of the rooms are located in the former mansion, while the farm buildings and lodgings are still waiting to be discovered.
Let's go on a guided tour of the Villa Romana del Casale.
The Peristyle
Mosaics
Here are pictures of some of the mosaics:
Transport of a captured wild boar
Corridor of the great hunt with numerous depictions of hunting and animals. Animals are being captured.
Animals are being brought onto a ship
Detail from the floor mosaic with hunting scenes
Birds mosaic in the private rooms of the villa
A room south of the large peristyle was decorated with a mosaic that became known as the ‘Mosaic of the Girls in Bikinis’. Ten young women are shown playing sports on two registers.
Odysseus and Polyphemus: depiction from Greek mythology
