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VILLA D'ESTE

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Piazza Trento, 5, Tivoli, Italy
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2024
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Villa with beautiful frescoes, beautiful gardens and beautiful view in Tivoli.

It was in the middle of the 16th century that the new governor of Tivoli, Hippolyte d'Este, the son of the famous Lucrèce Borgia, decided to build a vast palace on the ruins of the monastery of the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure. The Neapolitan architect Pirro Ligorio is in charge of the project. Today, this villa is a true jewel of Mannerism, with magnificent frescoed rooms and extraordinary views of the region. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Several rooms are decorated with works from the Roman school (notably Zuccari and Agresti). But more than the interior of the city, what really makes this place interesting are the superb gardens where fountains and ponds swarm with splendid vegetation. They heralded the gardens of the modern era and would have an influence as far as Versailles, a complete break with medieval gardens. Linger at the organ fountain (la fontana dell'organo). This masterpiece of Baroque art contains a hydraulic organ that works thanks to the waterfall that compresses the instrument's keys. The show takes place every two hours from 10:30 am. Also worth seeing is the very interesting didactic museum of the Ancient Book, which presents many objects related to writing in antiquity, such as wax-coated tablets, papyrus, etc. And for those who don't know, the shooting scenes of the famous film Le Corniaud, with Bourvil and Louis de Funès, were filmed at the Villa d'Este!

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Visited in july 2020
Très basique et décevant. Seul resto
en face de la villa d'Este. Ils en profitent.
felixdav
Visited in october 2019
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Un jardin hors du commun
Le jardin et ces nombreuses fontaines valent vraiment le déplacement (+-50 minutes en bus de Rome). Il y a vraiment des chefs d’oeuvres dans ce jardin et des fontaines pour tous les goûts. Le panorama est aussi splendide. Le top pour s’évader de la foule du centre de Rome
jbrsz
Visited in april 2019
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jolie
C'est un joli site à visiter, la villa est très facile d’accès en train à partir de Rome.
BOUBOU01
Visited in september 2019
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Bel ensemble avec sa villa, ses peintures murales, ses jardins, ses bassins
Située à proximité du centre de la ville, cette villa offre de nombreux centres d'intérêt. La visite de l'intérieur permet d'admirer de nombreuses pièces décorées de superbes peintures murales. Les jardins, en contre bas de la villa, sont remarquables avec leurs nombreux bassins et jets d'eau.
Valiha
Visited in november 2017
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Un lieu magique, à visiter par très beau temps (pour profiter du point de vue sur la campagne Romaine). Verdure, bruits d'eau, un oasis de fraîcheur pendant l'été! Bref, une invitation à la "dolce vita"...

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