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B&B BAOBAB
Via Sant'Antonio 16 - 94015
Piazza Armerina (EN), Sicily
Tel. +39 333.8285730
E-mail: info@bb-baobab.it
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PIAZZA ARMERINA
One of the most interesting archaeological sites of the Sicilian is certainly the ancient Greek city of Morgantina. Numerous sources mention found in Morgantina are a testament to its importance. Literary sources of information are of course following the artefacts found in excavations throughout the area.
Video Mosaic Villa Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina
Mosaics reopen to the public; From 16 April the famous Roman Villa of Piazza Armerina casaledi reopens to the public after restoration work.
The Roman Villa is open from 09 to 18.00 daily, including holidays.
Partial opening because of the restoration work.
 Ronza The park is one of the largest and most visited theme parks in Sicily. An ideal place for holidays, parties, picnics or walks. The park is home Ronza with tables, seats, fountains, barbecue, games for children like slides, swings, etc. .. You will also find caged animals such as boars, deer, roe deer, foxes, sheep, goats, fish tanks, ducks, swans, rabbits, chickens and much more ...
Just a few kilometers from Piazza Armerina and can be reached within minutes by bicycle.
It is located between Enna and Piazza Armerina and can be reached via the A19 Palermo-Catania, exit at junction Mulinello direction the city of Piazza Armerina Mosaics of the Villa Romana del Casale.
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Ronza Park of Piazza Armerina
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 The Venus of Morgantina is a statue from the homonymous archaeological site in Sicily, in the province of Enna. Venus is currently housed at the Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, California, but following a dispute that lasted for years between Italy and the United States, will be returned to Sicily in 2010. On 19 September 2009 the Head of Tourism of the Sicilian Region Nino Strano has announced that the finding, after an exhibition at the Quirinale, will find its permanent location to Aidone.
Description The Venus (Aphrodite) of Morgantina is 2.20 m tall statue, and was carved between 425 BC and 400 BC, during the period in which he was assigned to Morgantina Kamarina, after the agreement of Gela (424 BC) wanted by Hermocrates of Syracuse.
The material is used to carve the marble used for the face and naked body parts, similar to the metopes of Selinus. The drapery is rather tufa, which was found to come from Sicily, according to tests carried out by experts from the quarry river Irminio.
Venus, unlike almost all other statues of the time, just finished the front, has worked on all sides, therefore, had to be exposed at a central point, probably in the agora of Morgantina. According to the hypothesis of many archaeologists and scholars, the statue represents the goddess Persephone and Demeter the mother because of a similtudine with a small terracotta statue at the Archaeological Museum of Aidone. The goddess Persephone was particularly venerated at the shrine center Morgantina and in almost all the coins minted by the Mint of Morgantina is always depicted in the straight. Indeed there is a similarity with the face of the statue of Persephone on some coins depicted veiled SIKELIOTAN series and especially with a gold coin (emistatere) minted in 212 BC when the polls turned against the Roman yoke and hosted for a time the army and the Punic Himilco Siceliot of Hippocrates. With his right hand seems to hold her torch, a symbol linked to the goddess Persephone Queen of the Underworld (Umberto Digrazia - Malcolm Bell).
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To visit without a doubt, the famous archaeological site of Morgantina a few miles away within 20 minutes by car to Piazza Armerina to Aidone.
Morgantina is an ancient Sicilian town and Greek archaeological site in the town of Aidone (Enna), Sicily.
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Nearby Gela nearest the sea, 20 minutes.
Other areas of archaeological importance are: Agrigento and the Valley of the Temples, Selinunte, Palermo, Catania and the coast up to Messina, from Acitrezza, Acireale, Taormina, etc. .. Caltanissetta famous for its terra cotta ceramics, Catania for his unusual and unique landscape that includes, sea, mountains, where Mount Etna dominates the largest active volcano in Europe.
In addition, the Sicilian islands destinations for years now of celebrities due to its climate and unique natural landscape, for example, Pantelleria, Aeolian Islands, Egadi and various municipalities more or less known as Lipari, Alicudi Filicudi Stromboli also famous for its volcano.
Without neglecting all the municipalities of Sicily where one can discover fantastic costumes and customs during times of festivals or pageants
In the nearby countryside, the Farmhouse you can admire the beautiful mosaics (Heritage) of an ancient Villa dating back to the Roman Empire (III-IV century AD).
 The most important event is the Norman Palio, which takes place 12-14 August.
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Present in all packages of Sicily, Piazza Armerina, is one of the most popular and appreciated of the Ionic Sicilian, stands out as the popular resort for archaeological and cultural visits.
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Churches and monuments of Piazza Armerina
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The town is known to be part of the so-called "Lombard communes" of Sicily, whose dialect (belonging to the so-called "cock-Sicilian") has little to do with the indigenous languages, and much to do with those of the northern Piedmont regions, especially areas of Monferrato.
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