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Municipal gallery

05 September 2010

Municipal gallery

The municipal gallery of Piazza Armerina is occupying the west wing ground floor and the church of the "Monastero della Santissima Trinità" (the Holy Trinity Monastery), and it's located on one of the most important roads of the hystorical city: the Monte street.

The Monastery holds very important artworks from various municipal structures. Among all, stand out the "Madonna in Trono" (Madonna enthroned), a fresco from the church of Santa Maria di Gesù (Holy Mary of Jesus), and the Madonna con Bambino (Madonna with Child), icon dating back to the sixteenth century.

In the gallery there are also other artworks from municipal deposits, mostly dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
The Monastery, belonging to the Benedettini, was built in the mid-fifteenth century. Today, its bigger part hosts an elementary school dedicated to the famous writer Luigi Capuana.

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Activities

Here you can see some activities that is possible to practice in our territory and that we are glad to propose to you under reservation.

Attività ricreativo

Horse riding

To lovers of riding, we can propose to you various offers, thanks to the cooperation with riding centers and groups of enthusiasts already operating on our territory: you will love our forests and our landscapes.

Equitazione

Trekking

To walk closely with nature, this is the real soul of trekking. In our forests you'll find trails, parks and reserves suitable for all needs.

Trekking

Mountain bike

Take your bike and come visit us: whether you prefer road or off road, you'll find breathtaking views, to visit on the saddle of your preferred vehicle.

Mountain bike

Enduro

Inside our territory there are areas and pathways dedicated to enduro, we are able to propose to you offers that can combine your passion and our hospitality in a union that certainly will surprise you.

Motocross

Mushroom picking

In our territory is possible to find several species of mushrooms, edible or not, which may be observed and (if authorized) picked up. We can organize mushrooms exhibitions and we are able to propose to you special offers designed to combine comfort, passion for nature and good cousine .

Funghi

Off-road

For all the off-road enthusiasts our territory offers a huge numbe r of off-road trails, with more or less difficult, able to satisfy both SUV lovers that those of extreme off-road. Thanks to agreements with local enthusiasts associations, we're able to propose to you offers for all tastes.

Funghi