Villa d’Este at Tivoli

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White Hat Tour of the Roman Campagna 6-day small group cultural tour of the Roman Campagna, based in Tivoli, visiting some beautiful villas and gardens to the north, south, east and west of Rome. 6 days, from £1480 (Group tour). White Hat Tours »

‘Villa d'Este, Tivoli’

'The Villa d'Este in Tivoli, with its palace and garden, is one of the most remarkable and comprehensive illustrations of Renaissance culture at its most refined. Its innovative design along with the architectural components in the garden (fountains, ornamental basins, etc.) make this a unique example of an Italian 16th-century garden. The Villa d'Este, one of the first giardini delle meraviglie, was an early model for the development of European gardens.'

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‘The Garden on Villa D’Este’

Some enterprising film producer should stage a new production of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream at Villa D’este, for the garden is already full of magic and strange happenings. A series of terraces and intersecting paths demand the visitor explore. When the garden was first finished in the late 16th century, visitors were also actors on the garden’s play, setting off the elaborate water fountains and tricks as they moved through it. The aura of mystery and surprise remains.

3 / 5 Review by expert member Kent Ross

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