If many of Europe’s great capitals are famous for a particular monument – Paris for the Eiffel Tower, London for Buckingham Palace, Rome for the Colosseum or St. Peter’s Basilica – Sicily too has symbols that represent its cities, even when they are not capitals. Palermo is associated with its Cathedral and the Sanctuary of Santa Rosalia on Monte Pellegrino; Catania with the Elephant Fountain, symbol of the city; Syracuse with the Fonte Aretusa, the Greek Theater, and the Roman Amphitheater; Agrigento with the Temple of Concordia; Taormina with its Greek Theater.
In short, every city always has its own distinctive symbol, and this is not necessarily a monument, a statue, or a temple. Sometimes it can be something different, though no less representative. This is the case of Piazza Armerina, in the province of Enna, in the very heart of Sicily.
