Sicily's Villa del Casale

Published: May 20, 2009, 3 p.m.

b"In about 300 A.D., Emperor Maximilian built the imperial Roman villa of Casale \\u2014 an obscenely lavish country escape \\u2014 covering it wall-to-wall in some of the finest Roman mosaics found anywhere. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series \\u2014 including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more \\u2014 visit www.ricksteves.com."