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At the end of October, we found ourselves in Rome with a cancelled return flight to England, but it was not difficult to plan how to spend the next few days until we could return home. We were spoiled for choice. All the usual sights were uncrowded and without its usual chaotic traffic, Rome was easy to navigate. But we were tempted to go further a...

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At the end of October, we found ourselves in Rome with a canceled return flight to England, but it wasn’t difficult to plan how to spend the next few days until we could return home. We were spoilt for choice. All the usual sights were uncrowded, and without its usual chaotic traffic, Rome was easy to navigate. We were tempted to go further afield...

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Villa d'Este is a marker of Italian nobility located in the city center of Tivoli on the outskirts of Rome, Italy. Its history, dating back to the sixteenth century, makes it a great destination for professors, students, and tourists alike. The villa and its sprawling 100-hectare surrounding park house over a hundred fountains and water features, B...

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Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, Villa Adriana (Hadrian's Villa) stands in the municipality of Tivoli in the Province of Rome between the slopes of the Tiburtini Mountains and the Roman countryside. As its name suggests, it was the suburban residence of Emperor Hadrian, who chose the green and water-rich territory of ancient Tibur. T...

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Archaeologists working at the sprawling 200-acre site of Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli have discovered a breakfast room where the Roman emperor would dine with his wife, Vibia Sabina. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the estate was constructed around 120 AD and served as a retreat for the emperor when he wanted to relax outside of his Palatine Hill pa...

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Not many people realise that in the 19th century, Tivoli had a visitor attraction that surpassed Hadrian’s Villa and Villa d’Este. But when artists, poets and writers of the Romantic era visited the town during the Grand Tour, the first place they wanted to see was another garden – a garden carved out of a chasm that ran down the side of the Great...

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The Italian gardens are some of the most beautiful sights to behold. There is the Italian Renaissance garden, a style that emerged in the late 15th century at villas in Rome and France. The style is an inspiration of the Italian traditional ideology of beauty. The landscape and view of the gardens are incredible. One can enjoy the sounds, smells, a...

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The magnificent Villa d'Este in Tivoli is one of Italy's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Just a brief train ride from Rome, Villa d'Este was originally commissioned by Cardinal Ippolito II d’Este (Governor of Tivoli in 1550). The Cardinal, disappointed that he was not elected pontiff, wished to bring to Villa d’Este the luxury of the Ferrarese, Roman...

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Villa Gregoriana has reopened, following a prolonged closure due to the covid-19 crisis, with visits by appointment only and masks obligatory. Located in a panoramic spot at the foot of the Roman acropolis in Tivoli, this beautiful park boasts an immense natural, historical and archaeological heritage. The ceaseless work of nature and man has contr...

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“One of the most remarkable and comprehensive illustrations of Renaissance culture at its most refined,” Villa d’Este is a 16th-century palace and garden in Tivoli, 30 km from Rome. Its terraced hillside garden, with spectacular fountains and ornamental basins, one of the first giardini delle meraviglie (gardens of wonders), was an early model for...

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