http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Piazza-Armerina/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Italy , Sicily , Piazza Armerina en-us Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:49:57 +0000 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:49:57 +0000 Ah It's been so long since I've written I don't even know where to start. We finished up the olive harvest in Pisa and got to watch the olives be pressed into olive oil. It was pretty exciting and they sent us home with a jar of our own handpicked olive oil It was so strange though the olive oil is kind of spicy when it's first made. I think I'll miss it so much at home because I don't think I' http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Piazza-Armerina/blog-455603.html Wednesday 10th SeptemberVilla Romana Whole family dinnerMy parents and us were up and ready by 8.30am ready to drive out and visit Villa Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina.The great thing about the 3rd century Villa was that it was covered for many years which protected it from an earthquake and just general aging. The majority of the Villa is covered with a Perspex roof which apparently is http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Piazza-Armerina/blog-326697.html June 15th After getting our free breakfast at the hotel bar cappuccino and a chocolate creme filled croissant...yeah I was being the fat kid that morning we headed back towards the east coast of the island with a few stops on our way back. Oh on the way there we stopped at a gas station to fill up gas is 10 US a gallon by the way and I saw a whole bunch of children surrounding this red http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Piazza-Armerina/blog-295500.html This morning we checked out of Gigliotto and backtracked north to Piazza Armerina and then west about 2 or 3 miles to Villa Romana Del Casale. The remains of this roman villa contain over 3500 square meters of mosaics many of which were preserved by a landslide that occurred in the 12th century. The villa is of uncertain origin i.e. the owner has not been identified but one thing is clear the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Piazza-Armerina/blog-189626.html