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This Day Trip Tour is to take you on a journey through the history from Roman time to Renaissance. Tivoli is the site of an imposing architectural complex dating to Emperor Hadrian’s time during the golden age of the Empire and the the place of the most beautiful gardens in Italy, Villa D’Este, famous for its magic atmosphere.Built on the ruins of a Roman villa, it was first first a Benedictine convent and eventually the Governor’s Palace.
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Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Rome, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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This Day Trip Tour is to take you on a journey through the history from Roman time to Renaissance. Tivoli is the site of an imposing architectural complex dating to Emperor Hadrian’s time during the golden age of the Empire and the the place of the most beautiful gardens in Italy, Villa D’Este, famous for its magic atmosphere.Built on the ruins of a Roman villa, it was first first a Benedictine convent and eventually the Governor’s Palace.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Hadrian’s Villa, Largo Marguerite Yourcenar, 1, 00010 Tivoli RM, Italy
Starting from your accommodation or indicated pick up location in Rome , your English Speaking Driver will take you to the Ancient Hadrian’s Villa.It will takes 1 hour to get there
The villa was built by Roman Emperor Hadrian at the foot of the Tiburtine Hills between 118 and 138 AD. The vast residential complex extended over an area of about 120 hectares (about 300 acres) and looked very much like an ancient Roman city. The site included buildings, baths, temples, barracks, theatres, gardens, fountains and nymphaeums. The villa itself was designed on two levels: the upper floor, quiet and welcoming, was reserved for the emperor’s official use, while the lower floor was noisy and bustled with the work of slaves.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Villa d’Este, Piazza Trento 5, 00019, Tivoli Italy
Once done visiting this Roman Villa we will take you to the upper part of Tivoli , once we get here there will be a stop for lunch
We can recommend a quick café or a traditional Italian restaurant.Now will be the time to visit the Villa d’Este , which is one of the symbols of the Italian Renaissance and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. the villa is a gem of architectural and landscape splendor. The extraordinary complex is famous all over the world for its splendid fountains characterized by wonderful and suggestive water displays and for being the most beautiful example of the Italian Renaissance garden in Europe.The villa was commissioned by Cardinal Ippolito II d’Este, a former governor of Tivoli and son of Lucrezia Borgia, and the work was carried out by the ingenious architect Pirro Logorio.
Duration: 2 hours
