Piazza Armerina and Agrigento Valley of Temples Day Tour from Catania

Greeks play the most significant role in the history of Sicily, having transformed this island in the World Greatest Open-Air Museum. Old Greek constructions thrown down a gage to modern architecture. The Greek philosopher Empedocles praised old Akragas: “the people enjoy the trouble-free and bohemian life here as if it’s the last day in their existence; but they build up temples and palaces as if they never die.”

The world biggest mosaic collection of the Roman Era is Piazza Armerina and its splendid monument The Roman Villa of Casale, a noble Roman estate composed of a small village and several mansions with perfectly preserved mosaic floors. The mosaic designs, made of African stone, represent chariot races in the Circus Maximum in Rome, four boats with cupids fishing, hunting scenes, the gymnasts practicing sports, love episodes and the unforgettable Cyclops Polyphemus with his famous prisoner Ulysses.