Experience
The Villas of Tivoli
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Thirty kilometres east of Rome, in the hills of Tivoli, stand two of the great villas of Italian history, both UNESCO World Heritage sites. Hadrian's Villa was the emperor's private city, a landscape of pools, libraries and pavilions he designed after his travels through Greece and Egypt. Villa d'Este, fifteen centuries later, is the Renaissance answer: a cardinal's garden built on water, with hundreds of fountains cascading down the hillside.
A private car collects you from your hotel and waits while you visit at your own pace; lunch in Tivoli, overlooking the Aniene valley, fits naturally between the two. The villas are closed on Mondays.
hotel
Day experience, accommodation not included. For your stay in Rome we suggest Donna Camilla Savelli, a seventeenth-century convent designed by Francesco Borromini, with its cloister and garden in the heart of Trastevere.
Included services
- Private car with English-speaking driver for up to four guests
- Pickup and return to your hotel in Rome
- Time at Villa d'Este and Hadrian's Villa
- Not included: entrance tickets (about €26 per person for both villas), guide and lunch
Duration: 6 hours, with hotel pickup in Rome
