Piazza Armerina, a splendid city of art, set in the center of Sicily, boasts a long series of monuments that tell of a glorious past. The pride of the town is the Villa Romana del Casale, dating back to the end of the 4th century AD and belonging to a powerful Roman family. The splendid imperial villa in the Roman heart of Sicily, in the province of Enna, is a magnificent rural residence, whose charm is mainly due to the enchanting mosaics, considered the most beautiful and best preserved of their kind. The result of painstaking work made of clear and exciting images, they significantly embellish the remains of the sumptuous residence. The villa, due to its beauty and the exceptional wealth of architectural and decorative elements, can be considered one of the most significant examples of a representative residence.
Caltagirone, on the other hand, is located 68 kilometers from Catania and 608 meters above sea level, the city dominates the plain of Catania and Gela, in a scenic amphitheater-like position between the Iblei and Erei mountains. The traces of its millenary history embellish tourist routes and itineraries thanks to an archaeological, artistic and architectural heritage among the most important in the Mediterranean. In particular, Caltagirone is famous in the world for the handcrafted production of ceramics which, even today, engages many craftsmen. Their activity, handed down from generation to generation, has been perfected over time, nevertheless preserving the Moorish motifs and the typical colors of the tradition: blue, rummy green, yellow, gold, manganese. On the streets of the city a myriad of small shops exhibit the characteristic products of this ancient art: from plates to majolica, from tiles to jars used for the conservation of honey, a typical product of the area, to the original molds for mustard, another sweet of the Sicilian tradition , based on cooked and flavored wine must.