Ruins in Piazza Armerina
Morgantina
A 16km drive northeast of Piazza Armerina (and a 4km downhill drive from the town of Aidone) lie the noteworthy remains of Morgantina, an ancient Greek settlement. The ancient town's centre is the two-storey agora (…
Cathedral in Piazza Armerina
Cathedral
You can spot the dramatically sited dome of the huge cathedral from a few kilometres away. It rises majestically from the hilltop and the terraced houses skirt its base in descending tiers. The severe facade dates f…
Museum in Piazza Armerina
Museo Archeologico di Aidone
This small archaeological museum in Aidone, a 10km drive northeast of Piazza Armerina, is worth a stop on your way to the nearby Greek ruins at Morgantina. The museum collection includes artefacts from the site, and…
Gallery in Piazza Armerina
Pinacoteca Comunale
Piazza Armerina's small, slick public art gallery showcases mostly local artwork from the 15th to 19th centuries, including altarpieces and frescoes from long-gone churches and works by renowned local painter Giusep…
Museum in Piazza Armerina
Casa Museo del Contadino
A labour of love for its founder, Mario Albanese, this small but meticulously detailed ethnographic museum recreates a typical Sicilian peasant house of the 19th century. Mario's knowledge of the museum's artefacts …
Church in Piazza Armerina
Chiesa di San Giovanni Evangelista
Founded in the 14th century, the current Chiesa di San Giovanni Evangelista dates back to the 18th century. Its interior is lavished with the glorious, vivid brush strokes of Dutch painter Guglielmo Borremans (1670–…
Palace in Piazza Armerina
Palazzo Trigona
Flanking the southern end of Piazza Duomo is Palazzo Trigona, a baronial palace once home to the island's powerful Trigona family. Constructed of terracotta brick and local sandstone, the palace was built between th…
Architecture in Piazza Armerina
Palazzo di Città
Piazza's former town hall (closed to the public), this elegant, late-baroque palazzo overlooks Piazza Garibaldi.
Statue in Piazza Armerina
Statue of Baron Marco Trigona
This statue depicts Baron Marco Trigona, the man who financed construction of Piazza Armerina's cathedral.
Church in Piazza Armerina
Chiesa di San Rocco
The facade of this 17th-century church is graced by a magnificently carved, tuff-stone portal.