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Extract from the Piazza Armerina Travel Guides:
To the
south of Enna
, less than an hour away by bus,
PIAZZA ARMERINA
lies amid thick tree-planted hills, a quiet, unassuming place mainly seventeenth and eighteenth century in appearance, its skyline pierced by towers, the houses huddled together under the joint protection of castle and cathedral. All in all, it is a thoroughly pleasant place to idle around, though the real local draw is an imperial Roman
villa
that stands in rugged countryside at Casale, 5km southwest of Piazza Armerina. Hidden under mud for 700 years, the excavated remains reveal a rich villa, probably a hunting lodge and summer... read the whole Piazza Armerina Travel Guides...
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