Piazza Armerina, Sicily: Villa Romana del Casale


Feb 20 2019 2 mins   18
Sicily’s Villa Romana del Casale was the mansion of a wealthy Roman senator who traded in exotic animals. Its mosaics, made of dozens of different kinds of multicolored marble and glass chips, give us a colorful peek at the lifestyle of Rome's elite. This clip comes from "The Best of Sicily," a brand new episode of Rick Steves' Europe Season 10. Check your local public television station for this new episode or watch it on https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/sicily.