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Things to do in Piazza Armerina Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Welcome to Piazza Armerina Italy. If you’are planning to visit Piazza Armerina for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Piazza Armerina and surrounding. Travelers will appreciate this italian town with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details that characterize Piazza Armerina and its territory. Share and suggest a place you've visited.

What To See near Piazza Armerina

Aidone (8 Km)

Museo Archeologico

The Museum of Aidone exhibits a rich collection of finds, testimonies of the most important stages of the civil journey. The Museum opened in 1984, after its restoration, is located at the former Capuchin Convent. What is important to visit inside the Museum is the Head of the Ecce, which changes its expression depending on the viewing angle.

Aidone (8 Km)

Castello di Aidone

The ruins left today of the castle are those of the construction that dates back to the 11th century. The 1693 earthquake completely destroyed it. It is called the Gresti castle or Pietratagliata, because it is located in the Gresti district. The ruins of the castle are privately owned and have been abandoned for a long time.

Aidone (9 Km)

Città sicula-greca Morgantina

The archaeological site of Morgantina was founded in the Prehistoric Age and had its decline in the Roman Imperial Age. It is located in the interior of Sicily and is the best known ancient city. In Morgantina there are two areas that correspond to the two main phases of the city's history, which are: the ancient, Hellenistic-Roman settlement and the one called “The Citadel “which has its own origins in the Bronze Age.

Aidone (14 Km)

Castello di Gresti

The Medieval Castle consists of a set of underground spaces located to the east of the rocky coast and on the western slope of the cliff. The tower and other masonry environments give the structure the idea of a fortress. You have access to the castle through a narrow path cut into the rock, and then reach two accesses: a portal and a staircase of which today only a trace remains in the masonry.

Tips for sleeping in Piazza Armerina

Bed and breakfast

Farm House

Destinations nearby

Aidone

Aidone

It is 10,2 Km away - about 14 minutes

Mazzarino

Mazzarino

It is 24,3 Km away - about 43 minutes

Raddusa

Raddusa

It is 27,1 Km away - about 39 minutes

Enna

It is 28,7 Km away - about 36 minutes

Pietraperzia

Pietraperzia

It is 30,3 Km away - about 43 minutes

Caltagirone

It is 33,9 Km away - about 42 minutes

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