Villa Romana del Casale
Near Piazza Armerina, Italy
Villa Romana del Casale offers a vivid encounter with the ambitions and tastes of late Roman life. Its surviving floor mosaics are the main attraction, but the arrangement of residential and ceremonial spaces helps explain the scale of the complex. Look beyond individual celebrated scenes to appreciate the variety of subjects and the craftsmanship across the site. It works particularly well as a considered inland stop, with enough time to study the details rather than rushing through on a long transfer.