Roman exploitation of the countryside is symbolized by the Villa Romana del Casale (in Sicily), the centre of the large estate upon which the rural economy of the Western Empire was based. The villa is one of the most luxurious of its kind. It is especially noteworthy for the richness and quality of the mosaics which decorate almost every room; they are the finest mosaics in situ anywhere in the Roman world.
Criteria for inclusion as a World Heritage Site
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| i | To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. | All |
| ii | To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design. | All |
| iii | To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared. | All |
Nearby
Sites
| Name | Since | Distance | |||
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| 9. Holy Week Places: “Devotion and tradition” en it | 27.6km | site_izi | |||
| 6. Naturalistic Itinerary “Natural areas and mining landscapes” en it | 28.1km | site_izi | |||
| 1. Ethno-anthropological Itinerary “Land and wheat” en it | 28.1km | site_izi | |||
| 7. Literary Itinerary: “Little Athens and its literary places” en it | 27.6km | site_izi | |||
| 5. Culinary Itinerary “The Land and its tastes” en it | 27.6km | site_izi | |||
| 2. Artistic and Historical Itinerary: “Nobles and Courts of Caltanissetta and Sommatino” en it | 27.6km | site_izi | |||
| Medieval Itinerary: “Churches in Caltanissetta’s Countryside” en it | 27.6km | site_izi | |||
| 3. Mining itinerary: “Ciaula discovers the Moon” en it | 29.2km | site_izi | |||
| Caltanissetta: General Itinerary en it | 27.6km | site_izi | |||
| 4. Archaeological Itinerary: “Indigenous settlements” en it | 27.4km | site_izi | |||
| 10 Cose da fare ad Enna de en es fr it | 22.9km | site_izi | |||
| Caltanissetta Radio Transmitter | 2020 | 27.7km | site_ao |
About the source: UNESCO
Within UNESCO's broad remit, this specialised agency of the UN works towards international cooperation agreements to secure the world's cultural and natural heritage, designating venues of exceptional value as World Heritage Sites.