"The Tivoli's villas" Tivoli by Cristian_Uluru

Tivoli Travel Guide: 174 reviews and 469 photos

Villa D'este: fountain of the organ - Tivoli

Welcome to Tivoli!!!

Tivoli is a wonderful town located just 40 km from the centre of Rome.
The town was established in the 13th century BC and it was called Tibur Superbum. The town became very important during the Roman age becoming a resort area famed for its beauty and its good water, and was enriched by many Roman villas. The most famous one, of which the ruins remain, is the Villa Adriana (Hadrian's Villa, in English) inscripted in the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1999.

During the Middle Ageas and Renaissance Tivoli keep its status of a resort town and further villa were constructed. The most famous of these is the Villa d'Este, a World Heritage Site since 2001, whose construction started in 1549 by Pirro Ligorio for Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este and richly decorated with an ambitious program of frescoes and a wondeful garden rich of fountains.

Another very nice villa you can visit is Villa Gregoriana located in a fantastic park with the waterfall of the Aniene River and many Roman ruins like the Temple of Vesta.

Tivoli has got to offer and it is a fantastic place where to spend a day outside the crowd Rome.

Enjoy your visit!!!

Villa Adriana: canopo

Intro Written Aug 30, 2009
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Reviews (6)

Vestibolo Things to Do (6)

Between the Small and the Great Baths you can see the vestibolo. From the ruins scholars supposed to be made by three... more travel advice

Villa Adriana: Piccole Terme Things to Do (6)

The Piccole Terme (Small Bath, in Englis) is one of my best building of the Villa. This complex is well preserved and it... more travel advice

Villa Adriana: Tre Esedre Things to Do (6)

In fron of the Cento Camerelle you can see the building called Tre Esedre (Three exedrae, in English). The Hall is so... more travel advice

Villa Adriana: Cento Camerelle Things to Do (6)

Walking in the nice garden of the Pecile you arrive to Cento Camerelle (One hundred Small Rooms, in English). This... more travel advice

Comments (3)

Nemorino Apr 30, 2010 at 5:28 AM Report Abuse

I like your informative tips on Hadrian's Villa.
BruceDunning Oct 31, 2009 at 5:06 AM Report Abuse

I have visitare here due tempo molto anni far. It is still one of my favorite memories of elegance, and close to Roma. My hiking trip to parks in Utah and Arizona was the big fall trip. You may take a view
Yaqui Sep 12, 2009 at 7:39 PM Report Abuse

What a beautiful place. Your tips are excellent and I always enjoy the lovely tour!