Romeinse villa del Casale (Piazza Armerina) : Rondleiding door Siciliaanse mozaïeken
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Rondleiding door de Romeinse Villa Romana del Casale in de stad Piazza Armerina op Sicilië, een van de meest kostbare juwelen van de Romeinse beschaving op Sicilië. De villa, gebouwd in de III-IV a.d. het was waarschijnlijk eigendom van Valerio Massimiano, een machtige patriciër van het rijk. Sinds 1997 is het een UNESCO-werelderfgoed geworden, vooral vanwege de schoonheid van zijn mozaïeken, beroemd over de hele wereld. De domus met zijn 48 kamers is gebouwd rond de vierhoekige zuilengalerij die toegankelijk is vanuit de vestibule. De zuilengalerij is volledig mozaïek met tekeningen van Europese en Afrikaanse dieren, terwijl de tuin is verrijkt met een grote fontein die bestaat uit drie zwembaden, aan de buitenkant bedekt met marmer en in mozaïek aan de binnenkant. Tour omvatte het bezoek van de kamer met de tien meisjes in bikini's geportretteerd in verschillende sporten: het werpen van de schijf, spelen met de bal, oefeningen met gewichten en langlaufen en, later, de basiliek met de polychrome marmeren vloeren
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De Romeinse villa del Casale op Piazza Armerina is een buitengewone Romeinse residentie uit de 3e-4e eeuw na Christus, beroemd om zijn uitzonderlijk goed bewaarde mozaïeken. De domus, met meer dan 40 kamers, is georganiseerd rond een vierhoekige peristyle, terwijl de tuin is verrijkt met fonteinen en zwembaden versierd met marmer en mozaïeken. De villa wordt beschouwd als een van de kostbaarste voorbeelden van Romeinse kunst en architectuur en staat sinds 1997 op de Werelderfgoedlijst van UNESCO.
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Check the time of year, in summer it is very hot.
Our visit was top notch. Stephania was an excellent guide. She explained everything and was response to questions. We never felt rushed or hurried. Highly recommend.
Amazing how the tiles and mosaics were preserved in this old house of Rich family. Images drawn by minimal mosaics depicting bikini women, hunters, mythological scenes. A very interesting and different attraction. A pity that there are several infiltrations in the rooms that the government is not repairing. I heard that the artisans were all from Tunisia
The villa is amazing. It is hard to believe it is so old and well preserved. Stefania was an excellent guide and made the experience so much more meaningful than it would have been on our own or with a group.
Fantastic mosaics rendering life-like forms with detailed shadows and facial shading, just like paint, but with 35 different marble colors.
Villa Romana del Casale is worth the effort to get to. Our guide Maria was excellent. Offering great insights and a good overview.
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This roman villa - Villa Romana del Casale - covers a large area and all the rooms and mosaics are brilliantly preserved. It is a stunning example of a late-imperial Roman luxury villa and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The mosaics cover some 3,500 square metres, with depictions of heroes and gods, scenes of hunting, games and everyday life. Parking on site, open every day from 9am - 6pm, 17 Euros per adult (as at September 2025). I would allow at least 2 hours to look round the site, if not more.
Fabulous tour. Having a private guide was expensive, but well worth it. The mosaics are absolutely amazing, and the guide was able to highlight things we would never have seen for ourselves. Highly recommend.
Stefania was an extremely knowledgeable and kind guide. We were 15 minutes early and she was there waiting. She started immediately since it was a private tour. It was really nice having just having Stefania to ourselves. It was more relaxing and intimate. We weren’t rushed around and she described every room, column and corner of Roma Villa del Casale. Amazing place to visit out in the middle of nowhere. We learned that in 300 AC a river used to run nearby and that’s why this wealthy Senator of the Roman Empire built this elaborate getaway.
Maria Grazie is a very good tour guide. However, she needs to slow down and give her tour guests a chance to process what she’s saying (which was extremely informative!), and enjoy the experience. She steamrolled thru what easily could have been been 3-4 tours worth of information (mostly about the mosaics). We were definitely interested in the mosaics. She NEVER mentioned that the house has running hot & cold water in the house. I missed so much of just enjoying the house & it’s antiquity b/c she LITERALLY NEVER STOPPED TALKING in a semi-manic manner! I finally just took pictures and ignored her so I could enjoy the whole experience. She IS the tour guide for mosaic affictionados, which is not everyone. Having said all that; she REALLY knows her stuff. As a teacher I am aware that often we become obsessed with getting all the material out there. People, especially adults maybe want a bit more time to enjoy, process, take photos, etc during the experience itself!
