今年1月在该市度过新年,酒店很好很美,餐饮小吃众多美味。别墅位于市中心不远的山丘里,风景如花,古老的马赛克地面非常精美,栩栩如生,尤其是著名的“比基尼少女”简直是不可思议的创造。
They have done an excellent job in building convenient catwalks over the mosaics so you can see everything without damaging the site.
它是一所由于塌方而被掩埋的巨大罗马别墅,18世纪才被人们偶然发现。一间又一间有着令人叹为观止的摩西式地板的房间。这是你绝对不能错过的体验。
Given its 'remote' location in Europe, Sicily has many outstanding attractions. Villa Romana del Casale is certainly one of these.At arrival we were charged € 10, which was the same both high- and low season and discounts do not exist! To park the car in a deserted parking space cost € 4.50 despite all the tourist shops are closed for the winter in January when we were there. But unlike other sites, the entrance fee is justified, because they have really made an effort to give the visitors a flawless experience.The villa is laid out as a summer/hunting seat of a Roman nobleman in the late 200s AD. Far from the coast and high up in the mountains (540 m above sea level) it was erected here under 50 years to provide possibility for recreation and entertainment. Even own aqueduct with fresh water, swimming pools with underfloor heating (hypocaust) and so the most remarkable – the mosaics!Each of the 40 rooms in the large facility is adorned with well-made mosaics – probably made by masters from North Africa, whose matchless work of art has survived to the present day, thanks to a major landslide in the 1100s. You can view all of the rooms from a wide-ranging facility with walkways and almost the whole place is protected by comprehensive roofing systems. A generous number of information boards explaining to those who have time to take in all the information what all the expressive mosaic patterns on the floors represent. We were impressed by the hunting scenes, sporty ladies in bikini and Ulysses at the meeting with the giant Polyphemus (the Cyclop).As another visitor here on TripAdvisor observed that service around the facility are miserable. The staff is arrogant and if one should get hungry there is not much available. And cold in the "restaurant" as well, which meant that no one wanted to come in and nothing was sold. A vicious circle!For those who have an serious interest in art and culture a journey here is well worth trip even if it is long (100km). Avoid the bumpy road from Dittaino at the A19, and go via Enna, if you come from Catania.
This was a beautiful, old Roman villa archeological site. The mosaics and architecture were well preserved and made it easy to envision what it might have looked like in it's day. The signage was very helpful in understanding what was what.
You should make every effort to visit even if several hours drive away! This magnificent villa is the best preserved i have ever visited. It seems still alive, so much remains of it you can really see how it would be used and the grandeur of the villa.Each room is breath taking and it goes on forever, getting better and better! Not only are the mosaics preserved but also often the frescoes (wall paintings), statues and columns. It is unbelievably beautiful and impressive!
Fantastic and a Sicily must do. Note that it is a bit confusing as to how you enter the platform walk way - and you need to make a couple of building changes which are not that well sign- posted. We hired the audio head-sets which really were worth while.
想尽一切办法要去游览卡萨尔罗马别墅!马赛克的地板十分漂亮,而且很值得一看。要记住这里仍然是非常棒的考古遗址,可能有些房间时不时还会对公众关闭。可悲的是,对别墅墙壁和房顶的有机玻璃重造,加上地下河流的影响,已经使得别墅的马赛克瓷砖的变质愈加严重。我们没有利用语音导游的优势,但我们希望能够用上。这个设备可以很好的帮助你知道我们寻找的东西是什么,而不只是简单地看看!(我们的确买了"官方的"旅游书后,能够"重温"我们的经历--但是我要建议购买语音导览,以最大限度地享受旅游的乐趣!)关于浴室有一个建议:在别墅边上的马路纪念品小摊中间有一个小咖啡馆,这里需要付费才能使用他们的设施。在"官方"的咖啡馆和礼物商店里的浴室设备是免费的(就位于别墅主要入口外面的下坡处)。总之,不要错过这里!
We learned of the existence of the Villa Romana del Casale over dinner at Fattoria Mose, a very sociable Agriturismo B&B near Agrigento, and decided to go there on our way to Palermo. We were travelling by car, but it's easy to find a day trip to this place from, probably, anywhere in Sicily, but certainly from Taormina and Cefalu - we saw lots of buses from there. The villa itself is incredible - we had been to Pompeii and Herculaneum earlier in our holiday, so the Villa del Casale was the icing on the cake. At the Villa dei Misteri in Pompeii, and the Villa Oplontis close by, we saw Roman wall decorations which completely changed our ideas about what Roman Villas looked like (very colourful). At Villa Romana, we saw, mostly, the sophistication of mosaic floors. Villa dei Casale has approximately 3,500 sq. m. of almost complete, and incredibly rich and artistically executed mosaic floors. (There's also enough of the villa still standing that you can get a very good idea of how opulent it was, including some remaining wall decorations. It's a must - get there somehow, anyhow, if you are in Sicily.
We were met on the way in by a franchise tour guide who quoted our family a fee to get a personal tour. We did it. So much better than a big group and so much more details this way. You may take photos with no flash. She explained that this was a wealthy family that built this home for use similar to our "season" homes in Newport, RI. They only used it to get away from the heat and hustle of the big city. The mosaics are intact after all this time (4th Century!) and they have even improved the roof to further preserve this important archaeological site. A lovely day. There are two restaurants on the road nearby for lunch after you see it.