Piazza Armerina

February 11, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌫 10 °C

I stayed in Piazza Armerina in order to visit the Roman Villa; another town spreading over the hills like an eiderdown.
Started in the 10thC by the Saracens, these streets are 13thC although I couldn't find any houses obviously from that period as there has been quite a bit of rebuilding.
Of particular interest is the Candy Cathedral, where votive offerings of sweets are piled up -yeah, even unto and surpassing the rafters - forming a conical roof. [Surprisingly, not a UNESCO World Heritage site. Yet.]Read more