| Castles, resort and hotels list
in Piazza Armerina |
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| On the Erei mountains, not far from
Enna is Piazza Armenia easily reached by coming off the A19 Catania Palermo motorway
slip-road at Enna. Situated on three hills, the town is dominated by the "Castello
Aragonese", built by Martino I, king of Sicily, towards the end of 1300's, and by the
Duomo, dedicated to Mary of the Assumption, dating back to the 1600', which stands on the
remains of a more ancient church, In the Duomo, hangs a painting of the Madonna which was
apparently donated to the grand Count Ruggero by Pope Niccolò II, a double-faced
crucifix, an interesting and unique work by the so-called "maestro della croce",
and the "Assunta" by Filippo Paladino.The diocesan museum holds the treasure of
the Duomo and other precious pieces, such as paraments and wax statues. The old town
centre is an interesting succession of noble palaces easily observed as you proceed
through the characteristic medieval streets. Worth seeing is the gate in carved tuff of
the baroque church of San Rocco, as well as the frescoed ceiling of the town palace, and
the Borremans frescoes in the church of San Giovanni Evangelista. On the outskirts of the
town, the ancient church priory of San Andrea, founded by a nephew of Ruggero I in 1096,
is worth visiting. Heading out of the town towards Valguarnera, it is also worth stopping
off at the Ronza Park, a well equipped and vast green area run by the Forestry Commission,
with numerous animal species |
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