Going south towards Pachino on the main SP19 brings you to this Roman villa, home to some fascinating mosaics. The villa was largely destroyed by fire in the 4th century, but painstaking excavation has brought to light fragments of the original floor mosaics, depicting hunting scenes and episodes from Greek mythology.
Villa Romana del Tellaro
Southeastern Sicily
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