Viewing the Ancient Roman Mosaics

Villa Romana del Casale near Piazza Armerina, Sicily ~ April 28, 2004

This photo gives some idea of how visitors can view the murals and mosaics up close without damaging them. There appeared to be a thin layer of mud or dirt over most of the flooring, although the few of the images were in more intense colors. The tiger shown in this photo on my Animal Art Along the Way blog is not particularly bright, but the lifelike animal mosaics simply astounded me.

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The Dig at Piazza Armerina

Villa Romana del Casale near Piazza Armerina, Sicily ~ April 28, 2004

A clear-ceilinged structure covers the most incredible mosaics, still in situ at the Villa Romana del Casale near the present-day hilltop town of Pizza Armerina.

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Big Ben in February

London, England ~ Febrary 19, 2010

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Somewhere in Sicily

Near Piazza Armerina, Sicily ~ April 28, 2011

I took this photo between leaving a romantic town at the top of a hill (Piazza Armerina) and our lunch stop at a small tavern in the country, where I had the best-tasting lamb I've ever experienced. I believe the tavern was associated with a town so small it had only one or two streets. I wish I knew the name. We were in Piazza Armerina for only a few hours, most of which were at night, and my photos are few and don't do the place justice. I'll post a few soon, and meanwhile, here it is in all its glory thanks to Google's photo search.

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