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tivoli TIVOLI

The tour in Tivoli includes the visit of one or two villas, respective residences of important personalities.

Tivoli is about 30 km from Rome and the tour lasts 4 hours.

If the tour takes place in the morning, the departure from Rome is at 8.00 AM, if it takes place in the afternoon, the departure is at 2.00PM.

Hadrian's Villa

The Hadrian's Villa (Villa Adriana) is the Emperor Hadrian's antique residence and it is the largest villa ever owned by a Roman Emperor.

Emperor Hadrian reproduces here, the places he visited or reached during his various military campaigns.

The Villa was started directly by the architect Emperor, which construction he supervised personally.

The Hadrian Villa is the most obvious example of the outstanding level of the Romans' construction ability in the II Century A.C.

Villa d' Este

It is a masterpiece of the Italian Renascence of 1550.

The Villa was required by Cardinal Ippolito from Este, son of Alfonso I and Lucrezia Borgia, natural daughter of Pope Alessandro Borgia, who, having an innate sense of artistic beauty, commissioned its construction.

Pirro Ligorio was the architect, Federico Zuccari the painter.

In addition, earlier on, he commissioned the central nucleus of a building that turned to be, later on, the most representative palace for the Italian politic: The Quirinal palace, official residence and workplace for the Presidents of the Italian Republic.