Villa Romana del Casale World Heritage Site

Official name

Villa Romana del Casale | UNESCO

Country

Italy | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Piazza Armerina, Province of Enna, Sicily
37.3661° Lat, 14.3341° Lon | Map

Code

832

Time Zone

Europe/Rome (CET, +0100)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1997. Roman exploitation of the countryside is symbolized by the Villa Romana del Casale (in Sicily), the centre of the large estate upon which the rural economy of the Western Empire was based. The villa is one of the most luxurious of its kind. It is especially noteworthy for the richness and quality of the mosaics which decorate almost every room; they are the finest mosaics in situ anywhere in the Roman world.