Tivoli - Hadrian's Villa and Villa d'Este
- Address: Piazza Trento, 5, Tivoli
- Hours: Open Tues - Sun 8:30am to 1 hr before sunset
- Admission: €11 per adult
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Nature & Wildlife,
UNESCO Heritage Site,
Park / Garden
Villa d'Este, in the town of Tivoli east of Rome, is a beautiful garden and palace complex that's listed on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The villa was built in 1560 and was the vision of Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este (who narrowly failed to become a pope). The villa is famous for its magnificent garden of grottoes, fountains, nymphs and water sculpture. Cardinal d'Este died in 1572. By then the work on the garden and the interior painting of the villa was mostly complete.
Over the centuries the Villa d'Este and its gardens have been remodeled, left to decay, renovated, bombed (during World War II) and finally put into the hands of the Italian government, which opened the complex to the public.
The cardinal also breathed new life into the Villa Adriana (Hadrian's Villa), the extensive residence of Emperor Hadrian dating from the 2nd century AD.
Latest Reviews
Review by Robert K, May 2013
Doing what: Tivoli Day Trip from Rome: Villa d'Este and Hadrian's Villa
My wife and thoroughly enjoyed the trip, especially the Tivoli Gardens.
The accomodations were very comfortable, and the tour guide was superb.
Robert Kaplan
Review by kathleen e m, April 2013
Doing what: Tivoli Day Trip from Rome: Villa d'Este and Hadrian's Villa
tivoli was great, my husband has been talking about it since he was there the last time. i was impressed. the yellow daffodils all in bloom. the villad'este was okay.
Review by Edward R, April 2013
Doing what: Afternoon Tivoli Trip from Rome: Villa d'Este and Hadrian's Villa
Very enjoyable trip! Amazing Roman remains at Hadrian's Villa made more enjoyable by a well informed and entertaining commentary by a native English speaker. Views from Tivoli are brilliant and the Villa d'Este gardens are delightful. Comfortable air conditioned coach driven by pleasant young man. A must see!
Practical Info
Reservations are essentially required to visit Villa d'Este. See the Tours & Tickets tab for options. Tivoli can be reached by train from Rome on the Roma-Pescara line, (station Tivoli), or by bus from Ponte Mammolo metro station, busline Cotral Roma-Tivoli, bus station in Tivoli is Largo Naziano Unite.
