Villa Adriana                      Villa D'Este

TIVOLI, FOUNDED BEFORE ROME, A SMALL TOWN ON THE SLOPES OF THE APENNINES, ONLY 31 KILOMETERS FROM ROME.

IT IS THE SITE OF THE SPLENDID RUINS OF THE VILLA ADRIANA, THE RICHEST ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT IN ANTIQUITY, DESIGNED BY THE EMPEROR HARDIAN IN THE YEAR 126 A.D.

A BENEDICTINE CONVENT, DESTINED TO BECOME THE FAMOUS VILLA D'ESTE , OF CARDINAL IPPOLITTO. IT IS SURROUNDED BY AN ELABORATE 7.5 ACRES OF LANDSCAPED GARDENS, AND THE MOST UNIQUE FOUNTAINS OF THE WORLD, WATERED BY THE HISTORIC RIVER, ANIENE.

         
Villa Adriana                          Villa Adriana