Sicily, Travel

Ceramic museum at Caltagirone and Villa romane del Casale.

par Margot

Hi guys ! 

Comme prévu je partage avec vous les photos de nos deux visites aux alentours de Caltagirone.

Like planned, I’m sharing with you some pictures of the 2 museums we visited near Caltagirone.

Ceramic museum in Caltgirone.

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La première visite est le musée de la céramique localisé dans le jardin public de la ville de Caltagirone. Je pense que c’est une visite à faire si vous visitez la ville de la céramique en Sicile. Pour quelques euros, le musée est très complet. Vous pouvez  y découvrir toute l’évolution des céramiques au fil des années. Ma partie préférée c’était de découvrir tous les petits personnages. Leurs détails sont impressionnants. Ils m’ont fait pensés aux personnages d’un roman de Zola. 

The first visit is the ceramic museum in Caltagirone it’s located in the public garden. I think It’s a museum you must visit if you are visiting Caltagirone. For few euros, the collection of the museum is pretty complete. You can discover all the evolution of the ceramic through the years. My favorite part was the little characters. The details were really impressive. They remind me of characters in Zola novels. 

Villa romana del Casale.

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Ensuite après la visite du centre de Caltagirone, nous avons repris la route pendant environ 40 minutes pour rejoindre Piazza Armerina et visiter la Villa romane du Casale. J’ai adoré cette visite. Je l’attendais depuis un moment et je n’ai pas été déçue ! C’était incroyable de découvrir tous les magnifiques sols en mosaïque de cette villa romaine. Le lieu est très grand et dire qu’elle a disparu pendant des années avant d’être redécouverte pendant les années 1800. Je trouve ça incroyable ! Le musée est bien expliqué, chaque pièce comprend une explication avec chaque détail de la mosaïque. 

Then after the visit of the centre of Caltagirone we drive around 40 min to Piazza Armerina to visit the roman villa of Casale. I really enjoy this visit ! I’m so happy I was able to visit this museum. It’s been a while since I wanted to visit this place and I wasn’t  disappointed at all. It was amazing to discover all the beautiful mosaic of this roman villa. The place is pretty big and it’s really incredible to think it disappears for few years before to be rediscover in the beginning of the 19th century. The museum is also well explained. They gave you an explanation for each detail of the mosaic and the presumed rooms. 

J’espère que vous apprécierez les photos,

I hope you’ll appreciate the pictures,

Des bisous, xx

Margot

52 commentaires sur “Ceramic museum at Caltagirone and Villa romane del Casale.”

  4. What a great idea to explore these museums. I love learning the history about places and things and I love this ceramic museum! It is so interesting to see all the hard work and details that go into making these pieces. These are great ideas to explore when visiting Sicily. Looks like a fun day!

    Christine | http://dailykongfidence.com/

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  23. Hey Margot, hope you’re having a fantastic beginning of 2019! I was off for a little bit but now I’m back to blogging 🙂

    It is always a pleasure to take a look at your trips, I still have a lot of places to see around Europe and especially Italy, I feel like this is one of my favorite countries and there is a lot to explore here!

    Going to museums is one of my favorite activities, you can get a lot for a few euros as you said (well this depending of the museums, some of them are really expensive haha).

    Lovely photographies as usual! You really reminded me of my experiences in Pompeii last summer 🙂

    All the best
    Pablo
    http://www.heyfungi.com

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  32. So cool! Love looking around in your blog, I’ll definitely keep it in mind when I set out to travel. Also, the quality of your photos is amazing. Which camera do you use?

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