In 292 days Patron saint festival
15 August 2027
Sunday 15 August
Piazza Armerina · Enna · Sicily
The patron of Piazza Armerina is celebrated on 15 August and 3 May. The Palio dei Normanni is bound to her cult, and gives the town half of its nickname.
The patron of Piazza Armerina and of its diocese is Maria Santissima delle Vittorie, celebrated on 15 August and on 3 May. The ancient painting that portrays her is kept in the cathedral.
Bound to that devotion is the Palio dei Normanni, the historical re-enactment that, together with the mosaics of the Villa del Casale, gives the town its nickname: the city of the Mosaics and of the Palio dei Normanni.
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A landslide buried and saved them: 3,500 m² of Roman mosaics outside Piazza Armerina.
Piazza Armerina cathedral and the Norman banner buried for two centuries.
Villa Romana del Casale · cattedrale di Piazza Armerina
Pasta alla Norma · Cassatella di Agira
16 places to stay · top rated: B&B Dàmur 10.0 · Panorama Suite 9.8
Next up: Maria Santissima delle Vittorie, Sunday 15 August
Nearest airport: Catania Fontanarossa, 62 km away
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