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The Nicosia Winery welcomes you and awaits you in Trecastagni, on the eastern slopes of Mt. Etna, in a verdant corner of Sicily suspended between the sea and the volcano. This area is also home to one of the company’s most beautiful vineyards and the wine cellar where tradition and technological innovation come together in a harmonious union. Tradition and attention to quality make Nicosia wines one of the most important in both Italy and the entire world for lovers of Sicilian wines, Sicily’s native grape varieties and the best wines on the island, from Nero d’Avola to Inzolia, from Etna DOC to Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG, to the fortified wines of Sicily.
Family holiday in apartment with its own entrance. Baobab bed and breakfast is a two-room apartment composed of:
quadruple room (25 sqm) with double bed (2x2mq) and two single beds,
a balcony overlooking via Roma, a historic road that leads into the heart of the old town, piazza Garibaldi and via which passes the Palio dei Normanni;
a living room with table, 4 chairs and a sofa to sit and relax,
a private bathroom with toilet-bidet and shower.
The first Sunday of the month, you can visit for free the Villa Romana del Casale, of the fourth century. d.c. and the archaeological site of Morgantina and the Museum of Aidone in 10 Km from Piazza Armerina. The magnificent mosaics of Villa excellently preserved and restored with the whole structure are considered unesco world heritage site since 1997. With only 80 euro sleep to may, june and july in four in the price included: linen, final cleaning and breakfast.
Villa del Casale in Piazza Armerina is the supreme example of a luxury Roman villa, which graphically illustrates the predominant social and economic structure of its age. The mosaics that decorate it are exceptional for their artistic quality and originality, as well as their extension.
The grandeur and lavishness of the structure built on the ruins of the house suggests that it was built on order, if not of a Roman ruler, if not a rich and powerful landowner, between 310 and 340. It was inhabited until the invasion Arab of the 9th century, although in a state of increasing degradation. The final act of destruction is operated by the Norman king of Sicily, William the Bad, around 1155.
The villa is built on a series of terraces. The first is the monumental entrance, which opens into a courtyard, which overlooks the elaborate complex of baths. Oval gym provides access to an impressive octagonal frigidarium (cold room) and then through the tepidarium (warm room), from which there are three calidaria (hot baths). It follows the impressive main peristyle with its monumental fountain in the center, and the rooms that open out of it. There is a small sanctuary apse on one side. To the south is the third group, around the peristyle elliptical. The large triclinium has apses on three sides and is decorated with mythological scenes, particularly the Labours of Hercules. The fourth group is located east of the main peristyle, connected by a long corridor with the scene of the Great Hunt. This monumental area contains one of the most beautiful mosaic floors and most deservedly famous, depicting the capture of wild animals in Africa, with the master and his assistants who direct the activities of the center. This group also includes the basilica, a large function room, which is paved in marble mosaics instead. Most small private rooms in this part of the complex accommodate floor mosaics depicting more peaceful and domestic activities. Particularly well known is the group of young women wearing very similar costumes to modern bikinis, engaged in sports activities. The mosaics are the glory of the Villa del Casale. Date back to more advanced period of art of the mosaic and were probably the work of artists from North Africa, to judge both the quality of work and the scenes depicting. For stylistic reasons it is believed that at least two mosaic masters who worked on the house, one with a more classic style for the mythological scenes and the other using a more realistic approach to the scenes of contemporary life.
The prominent Sicilian archaeological sites are: Agrigento and the Valley of Temples, Selinunte, Palermo, Catania and all the coast until you get to Messina, from Acitrezza, Acireale, Taormina, etc .. Caltanissetta famous for its terra cotta pottery , Piazza Armerina for its mosaics of the Roman Casale, Catania for his unusual and unique landscape that includes, sea, mountains, from where you can overlook Mount Etna the largest active volcano all over europe.
In addition, the Sicilian islands destinations for years now of celebrities due to its climate and unique natural landscape, such as, 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.
Piazza Armerina is the ideal place to stay in Sicily to visit all of Sicily!
From the heart of Sicily the distance from all places of interest is less Given the altitude the climate is mild, summer is never wet and sticky The cost of living is cheaper than the primary tourist resorts
Adelasia Tower and Santa Maria La Cava or Lo Plano
The Adelasia Tower, which today constitutes the bell tower of the church of Santa Maria La Cava, was originally built on the Cordova Square, but originally was one of the defense towers along the walls lining the western slopes of the Norman hamlet. Of the original Norman plant, it maintains the lower floor from the high ogival portal and, inside, the cruise liner, the beautiful side portal of limestone and the majestic apse.
Over the centuries he has undergone many remodeling and overlapping in different styles: the Gothic-Catalan of the sixteenth-century piano and the upper floor of the eighteenth century.
The church of Santa Maria was founded by the name of Santa Maria Lo Plano by Adelasia, nephew of Count Ruggero, as it reads in a diploma of 1134. It was a priory of the Benedictines. The medieval system preserves only the apse and the tower. The current facade, incomplete, is the result of an ambitious late seventeenth-century project for a three-nave church. The symmetrical relationship of the portals was lost in the last radical restoration, completed in 1940: to extend the church's capacity for reception, the high interior step was eliminated, the central portal was elevated and the high semideclear square was added. It was definitively abandoned the design of a three-nave church and two chapels on the west side and the kindergartens on the eastern side. To remind of the Norman origins, the interior of the apse was brought back to the naked stone, and therefore in sharp contrast to the decorative system dominated by the frescoes of the painter Clelia Argentati. The Church is also a sanctuary dedicated to St. Philip the Apostle: the simulacrum of the saint, considered miraculous, guarded in a chapel richly decorated with stucco, is the subject of great veneration: the 1st of May agree to Aidone to celebrate it, thank it or impetriate thanks, Pilgrims from all the municipalities in the province.
The Garibaldi theater of Piazza Armerina was built to the east, close to the fourteenth-century city wall, in front of the church of Santo Stefano, most likely at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
According to the description of the Little Shepherds, the designer in 1902 of the current prospectus, the facade is in Renaissance style;
four medallions placed on the first floor contain the center, the figures of Giuseppe Verdi and Vincenzo Bellini and laterally those of Vittorio Alfieri and Carlo Goldoni. A decorative group created by sculptor decorator Easter Mass of Barry, complete the harness of the prospectus.
Back now for 39 years, 21 June to 9 July FOLKEST from in Friuli Venezia Giulia All the shows will begin at 21.15, except where otherwise noted.
TUESDAY 26 June 2018 our fellow citizens of the tavern Umberto I will compete. We all want to support with a big lupoL's event was organized by: Folkgiornale, cultural association located in viale Barbacane in Spilimbergo 17 in the former province of Pordenone on the right bank of the Tagliamento.
It is located between the Nebrodi Mountains and Madonie, in the heart of central Sicily, 47 kilometers from Enna. Already defined as "a royal cave dwelling" carved into a giant sandstone grinding wheels, Sperlinga derives etymologically from the greek and means "cavern", cave. The district is characterized by numerous caves carved into the sandstone rock.
The Sperlinga castle is a rare example of rock castle, partly dug into the rock and probably dating from the period prior to the pre-Greek Sicilians (XII-VIII century BC), partly built on the same rock, around the year 1080. It is It was the seat of Ventimiglia until 1597 barons, then the principles of Sperlinga Natoli (1598 to 1658) and then the Duke of Sperlinga Oneto (1658-1861), the last of which gave it as a perpetual lease to Baron Nunzio Nicosia, whose descendants They gave it to the municipality of Sperlinga in 1973.
It is famous the written posthumously in Latin carved on the bow pointed arch in the entrance hall of the castle, the Castle of Prince John Natoli: "QUOD Siculis placuit SOLA SPERLINGA negavit", this posthumous writing is linked to the events of the Sicilian Vespers (1282) when a French garrison of Anjou barricaded himself inside the castle, and withstood the siege for over a year.
Rock caves
Events
June 24, Feast of St. John the Baptist, patron saint of Sperlinga
August 16, the Lady Election of Castles and Festival Tortone: this is not a big cake, but a local dessert. The festival is characteristic because it takes place in the forecourt of the impressive rock castle of Sperlinga, considered among the most beautiful of its kind in Europe. The event is characterized by historical re-enactments on the life of the Sperlinga Castle. The festival of tortone was born in 1982 on the occasion of the seventh centenary of the Sicilian Vespers. Dessert made with simple ingredients: flour kneaded and yeast, olive oil and sugar sprinkled on the tiles.
Family holiday in apartment with its own entrance. It is a two-room apartment quadruple room (25 sqm) with double bed (2x2mq) and two single beds has a balcony overlooking via Roma, a historic road that leads into the heart of the old town, piazza Garibaldi and via which passes the Palio dei Normanni. Living room with table, 4 chairs and a sofa to sit and relax, and a private bathroom with toilet-bidet and shower.
The first Sunday of the month, you can visit for free the Villa Romana del Casale, of the fourth century. d.c. and the archaeological site of Morgantina. The magnificent mosaics of Villa excellently preserved and restored with the whole structure are considered unesco world heritage site since 1997. The price includes: bed linen, final cleaning and breakfast.
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.
The city was brought to light in the autumn of 1955 by the Archaeological Mission of Princeton University (United States). Excavations so far made it possible to follow the development of the settlement for a period of about a millennium, from prehistoric to Roman times. The area most easily visited, fenced by the Superintendent, the remains from the middle of the fifth to the late first century BC, the heyday of the city.
From this site are from important archaeological finds such as the Venus of Morgantina, currently housed at the Getty collection in Malibu, where he is expected back on site in 2010, and the Treasury of Morgantina, also in the process of restitution.
Geographical Location
The ancient city stood on a wavy and elongated plateau, steep slopes and summit of the mountain to the Citadel (578 meters). Place to dam the valley and its tributaries Simeto, the site controlled a vast area, bounded by the north Madonie and Etna, the Ionian Sea to the east, the southern Erei south and west. It was a necessary step of the way of communication between the inside and the east coast of Sicily. At his feet the fertile plains and rich pastures of Gornalunga around him from behind, were a further advantage for the settlement.
Sicily is the largest region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean. They are part of Region 3 islands (Aeolian north Tyrrhenian Sea, the Egadi west between the Tyrrhenian and the Mediterranean Sea and the Pelagie Islands in the south-west in the middle of the Mediterranean) and other individual islands of Pantelleria and Ustica. Many marine areas are protected and are nature reserves.
The landscape is hilly, with some plains and some mountain areas.
To know and appreciate the virtues of a land historically infinite in terms of natural and cultural heritage need to stay for several days or visit it several times.
Sicily and its islands are full of volcanoes and among those there are still active Mount Etna (which reaches a height of 3343 meters), Stromboli and Vulcano: 3 volcanoes that belong to different eruptive. From Etna spread throughout the north eastern area from the Arab occupation, for a thousand years, has been called Val Demone. In this area develop the provinces of Catania and Messina, where the dark color of lava mixes with the green forests of Nebrodi and Peloritani.
A south is the Val di Noto from Siracusa to the island of the currents is the point of intersection between the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean.
In the West meets the Val del Belice with Palermo, Trapani, Agrigento and the center of Sicily.
The coasts are very different with rocks, sand and gravel.
Sicily has always been a land of conquest for its central location in the Mediterranean and every people has left the remains that can be enjoyed in all their profound beauty.
From the remains of the first people of the Sicilians, the Sicani, the elimination, of Morgeti who lived in Sicily at the Phoenician city of Mozia, temples and theaters of the Greek civilization, the Roman buildings such as the Villa del Casale in Piazza Armerina, the cube Byzantine , palaces Arabs, Normans, French and Spanish. Not to forget the late Baroque enriched many cities in the Val di demon after the earthquake of 1693.
As well as in culture materialized in the architectural, artistic, archaeological blends so food culture is an expression of the intersection of the Eastern traditions and Western Africa. The richness and variety of food and essences offered by the sea and from land worked by the Sicilians with the art of harmonious blend of different cultures such as couscous with fish or meat and sweets from the infinity of different flavors and refined as cassata, cannoli, almond paste, orgeat, granita
The climate is mainly Mediterranean summers with long, dry, hot and mild winters. However, in mountain areas, temperatures are considerably lower. For example Etna there for several months the snow with sporting facilities for the sport of skiing.
In the region at different times of the year you can take part in the secular and religious festivals, cultural events, music, theater and literature. In a land that has given important artists, scholars and writers of the world.
extra services: baby sitting the owner Jeanne, qualified childcare Assistant will be happy to entertain your children with games and educational activities.
Opportunity to visit the small town of Leonforte in the middle of the mountain range of the Erei, with the historic Palace of Branciforti, the Granfonte with 24 channels, the old town, is the 35th Edition of the Festival of its product more typical, late fishery, a peach inside and out, compact, juicy and sweet as honey.
B & B in the historic center of Piazza Armerina, on Via Roma, a stone's throw from Piazza Garibaldi, where there is a public car park at reasonable prices. The apartment is run by a gentle and discreet couple who lives upstairs. Entrance reserved on an alley to which you come from via Roma climbing a stairway. Two spacious rooms with bathroom, original furniture, four beds (unusual sized double bed). Breakfast abundant and fresh at your choice. We take cafeteria, big brioches and fruit. Good towel supplies, daily cleaning and reorder, very reasonable price. Do not go to Piazza Armerina only for the Roman villa, also discover the ancient golden city.
Historical reenactment of the beat, "u batt'ment" Every ten years, on the days immediately preceding the feast of St. Lawrence (August 8 and 9), there was a historical re-enactment of an episode dating back to the Norman conquest. Tradition dates back to the seventeenth century and has witnessed until 1890. The costume tournament recalled a fight between Christian and Saracen horsemen, to which two Lombard contingents of the Ruggero d'Altavilla army participated. The battle would take place at the so-called "Passo dei Giudei" (the present Ciappino district), on the road leading to Piazza Armerina. In the historic costume tournament called the Blast, a knight of Christian knights departing from the city and a drapery of Saracen knights coming from the opposite side collided in two separate assaults.
After the first assault, the uncertain outcome, the Christian knights retired in the tents to pray and fast, while the Saracens drank; In the second assault, the Saracens were clearly defeated and captured. All this ended with a general pacification for Christians and Saracens ended up hugging and moving together in a single procession to Aidone, where they would follow the procession of Our Lady of Grace. For some years (2005), in August, this tradition is being revived, which is increasingly enriched with figures and meanings; With a medieval festival in which there is the Countess Adelasia, granddaughter of GranConte Ruggero I, with her husband Rinaldo d'Avenel and the historical procession consisting of knights, armies, infants, jugglers, singers, bridesmaids and bridesmaids. Recently, the History of the Normans has been inserted by Goffredo Malaterra and Fra 'Simone da Lentini, which is recited by a playwright and a young Toddler chosen by 20 candidates (5 for each historic quarter) recites the part of Contessa ADELASIA, A magnificent benefactor who made several mills on the river Gornalunga (Albos) and built the Church of S. Maria Plana in 1134 AD Sometimes, on the occasion of the Feast of Our Lady of Grace (July 2nd), there is also a historical procession that recalls the arrival of Adelasia al Castello, accompanied by the gonfalons of the four historic districts (San Leone II Pope, St. James, St. John Sant'Anna) and Santa Maria Lo Plano.
In 2002, the urban regeneration project called "Places of Culture" and financed by the Region including the provision of setting up the municipal art gallery in the north wing of the former convent of the Trinity, also of the Benedictines, built in the mid XV century and remained active until 1880 when he moved to the city, was transformed into a male elementary school and kindergarten.
The works were concluded in 2011. The Art Gallery contains works of art owned by the town, including some donated by citizens in their own benefactors dell'allestimento occasion, and works owned by other entities offers a free loan to the Municipality to ensure their full social enjoyment.
FREE SERVICES for children: children up to 8 years old can stay for free (sleeping with parents in your bed 2 x 2 meters). Children up to 12 years pay only 10 euro
EXTRA: -qualified Babysitting upon request. -preparing meals for babies: vegetable soups, etc.
Piazza Armerina From 1689 until 1817 is the seat of the Fourth University of the Kingdom. From 1817 he was also home to a bishopric with a large diocese, while he obtained the title of Armerina in 1863. Lost his hegemony in the territory was united to the Caltanissetta Valley and from 1926 passed to Enna Province. In 2015 Piazza Armerina, with a popular referendum and two municipal council votes, decides to join the Metropolitan City of Catania but the draft law prepared by the regional government for the consequent territorial modification (ex Article 44 of LR No. 15 / 2015) has not been approved by ARS.
Piazza Armerina is located about 700 meters. tall, with a mild climate both in winter and summer because it is surrounded by thick forests of eucalyptus and pine trees, with paths retraced to encourage hiking and trekking activities. Do not miss the HUM PARK ideal for picnics, with tables, benches, barbecue, games for children ... In the green dam also OLIVO, artificial lake not far from the town.
Other archaeological site of the Mountain in March, also wrapped in the green.
Enna out to another oasis is PERGUSA LAKE
It 'a town of about 22,000 inhabitants in the province of Enna
And 'world famous for the mosaics of the Roman Villa of Casale .
In the local dialect is called rooster Sicilian Ciazza.
It is the heritage of ' UNESCO since 1997 for the Villa del Casale . From Piazza Armerina you can easily reach the main artistic and archaeological sites of Eastern Sicily (Catania, Syracuse) and Western Sicily (Agrigento, Palermo)
The B&B Baobab is an entire one-bedroom apartment with independent entrance,
furnished in ethnic style, located in the historic center of Piazza Armerina,
comfortable and ideal for families, couples, or small groups.
The apartment dedicated to guests consists of a very spacious quadruple room with a balcony overlooking Via Roma, from which you can glimpse the dome of the famous Cathedral, a private breakfast room, a private bathroom, and an independent entrance.
The Property
The B&B is located on the ground floor of an ancient house in the historic center,
renovated in 2006. The one-bedroom apartment has a balcony overlooking
the historic Via Roma, the official route of the Palio dei......
