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Villa d'Este (Italian villa d'Este) - palace and park ensemble located in the city of Tivoli, near Rome. The villa is a masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance and in 2001 was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The construction of the villa was ordered by Cardinal Ippolito II d "Este, who was appointed governor of Tivoli in 1550. After arriving at the residence, the cardinal discovered that he would have to live in an old and uncomfortable monastery built centuries earlier. And he decided to turn the monastery into a luxurious villa.

Ippolito II d "Este commissioned the famous architect Pirro Ligorio to develop a project for a new palace and gardens, the construction of which was planned to begin at the end of 1550. But due to diplomatic missions and disagreements with the new Pope, the cardinal was absent from Tivoli for a long time, and construction was postponed until July 1560.

The implementation of the architectural project required the demolition of houses, public buildings and roads, as well as the diversion of the nearby Agnene River to supply water to an elaborate system of pools and fountains.

Fish ponds in front of Neptune's Fountain

The grand opening of the Villa d "Este took place in September 1572, shortly before the death of the cardinal (December 2, 1572).

Following the aesthetic principles of the Renaissance, the garden is symmetrically divided into 30-meter sections located along the central axis.

The next 100 years under the Cardinals d "Este, the villa was regularly updated. But from the 18th century until the middle of the 19th century, the villa, owned by the Habsburgs, survived its worst times. Between 1850 and 1896, the villa belonged to Cardinal Gustav von Hohenlohe, who restored dilapidation villas and ruined gardens.

After the First World War, Villa d "Este became the state property of Italy. In the 1920s and after the Second World War, large-scale restorations were carried out, after which the villa was opened to visitors.

Central alley to Villa d'Este

1. When designing the Versailles Park, the architects also studied the experience of the creators of the d'Este gardens.

2. In 2007, the park complex of the villa won in the nomination "The most beautiful park Europe".

3. In 2014, Villa d'Este was in the TOP 10 most visited Italian museums.

Villa interiors: description and photo

In 1565, work began on the interior decoration of the villa. The halls were decorated with stucco, frescoes, antique statues and tapestries. Leading representatives of Roman art of the late Mannerist period worked on the interiors of the villa: Livio Agresti, Federico Zuccari, Durante Alberti, Girolamo Muziano, Cesare Nebbia and others.

Particularly entertaining are the interiors of the lower floor, where beautiful halls are located, each of which is decorated in a special theme related to nature, religion and mythology:

Noah's Hall;
Hall of Moses;
Hall of Venus;
Tiburtine halls;
Fountain Hall;
Hall of Hercules;
Hall of Nobility;
Hall of Fame;
Hall of the Hunt.

Fresco of the second Tiburtine Hall

These rooms served the cardinal to listen to music, chat with friends, read and meditate on religious topics.

Fountains in the gardens of villa d'Este

World-wide fame for Villa d'Este was brought by its extraordinary system of fountains, which was worked on by Tomaso Chiruci from Bologna, one of the most experienced hydraulic engineers of the 16th century.

A complex hydraulic system consists of 500 different fountains, the most popular of which are:

Fountain Organ(Italian: Fontana dell'Organo) - the most famous fountain of the gardens, made in 1571 by the French engineer Luc Leclerc. This fountain was the first of its kind and made a great impression on all who heard its sound. The fountain makes melodious sounds thanks to a special design connected to the pipes of the organ.

Fountain Organ begins to function at 10:30, and then turns on every 2 hours.

Fountain of Neptune(ital. Fontana di Nettuno) - the most impressive and spectacular fountain of the villa. It was built in 1927, but it fits perfectly into the already existing composition of the park. Large fish ponds start from the fountain of Neptune.

Fountain del Bicchierone(Italian Fontana del Bicchierone), built by the architect Giovanni Bernini in 1661, has the shape of a glass that stands at the bottom of a large shell.

oval fountain(Italian Fontana dell "Ovato) was designed in 1567 by the architect Pirro Ligorio as a water theater. A tunnel was created behind the back semicircular wall of the pool, which served as a meeting point for guests on hot summer days. Above the fountain there is an artificial mountain pierced by three grottoes, each of which is adorned with a statue.

Fountain Rometta(La Rometta) illustrates the history of Rome: in the center of the composition is a statue of Roma, and below is a she-wolf feeding the founders of Rome - Remus and Romulus. The boat with the mast in the form of an obelisk symbolizes the island of Tiberin.

Road of the Hundred Fountains(Italian: Cento Fontane), located between the Rometta and Oval fountains, consists of three parallel streams, which are formed at different heights to supply jets from miniature anthropomorphic masks.

Information for visitors to Villa d'Este

The address: Piazza Trento, 5, 00019 Tivoli RM, Italy

How to get from Rome

Buses from Rome to Tivoli leave every 30 minutes from a small station located near the Ponte Mammolo metro station (line B). In Tivoli, get off at the Largo Nazioni Unite stop and walk 300 meters.

Schedule

The villa opens daily at 8:30, and closes depending on the length of daylight hours:

January, November, December - 16:45;
February - 17:15;
March - 18:00;
April, September - 19:00;
from May to August - 19:30;
October - 18:15.

Day off- Monday.

Entrance ticket price

full - 10 €;
preferential - 5 €.

For children under 18 years old, admission is free(you must present a document confirming the age).

Prices may vary depending on the exhibitions taking place on the territory of Villa d'Este.

Excursions

Group tours are carried out by appointment (at least 5 working days in advance), to book, please contact the call center at: 199.766.166

Prices:

90 € - excursions to Italian;
110 € - excursions in a foreign language (English, French, German, Spanish).

The cost of the tour is indicated for a group of up to 25 people, for each additional person you need to pay an additional 3.5 €. The maximum number of participants in a group is 50.

For self-acquaintance with the villa and its park can be purchased at the box office audio guide costing 4 euros.

Villa d'Este on the map of Tivoli

Villa d'Este (Italian villa d'Este) is a palace and park ensemble located in the city of Tivoli, not far from Rome. The villa is a masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance and in 2001 was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

History of Villa d'Este: from creation to the present day

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There the emperor - a passionate traveler - brought his favorite books, statues, and even buildings; Villa Gregoriana is a kind of jungle in the city center - with waterfalls, grottoes, mysterious paths ... Each of the three villas is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

How to get there

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The easiest way to get to Tivoli is by train from Termini or Tibertina stations, there are enough of them. Attention! About 3-4 stops before Tivoli there is a station called Tivoli Baths, you don’t need to get off there, your station is just Tivoli. From the station along via della Pace down to the river, across the ponte della Pace bridge, further along largo San Giovanni, viale Trieste - and you are already in the city center, the whole journey takes about 5-7 minutes on foot.

The tourist office is located across the street from the castle. 10-18, day off - Sunday.

History

The Roman historian Cato the Elder tells that a certain Catullus, a resident of Arcadia, and his three sons founded a city on a plateau near healing springs, displacing wild tribes from there, and named it in honor of their eldest son - Tibur (Tibur). Excavations have shown that people lived here already in the 13th century. BC. The founding legend is indirectly confirmed by Virgil, who in the Aeneid makes the three sons of Catullus the protagonists.

Since the time of the Etruscans, Tibur has been the dwelling place of the Tibertine Sibyl, the famous prophetess. Above the villa of Gregorian, two temples have been preserved - the rotunda - the temple of Vesta, and the rectangular temple - the Sibyl, which was also called Albunea, a water nymph. Isn't that why several beautiful waterfalls fall down from the temple?

The importance of the town grew during the campaigns of the Romans against the Sabines and the Samnites who lived on the other side of the Apennines, in the region that is now called Abruzzo - it was through Tibur that the Roman troops went to fight, here they recovered their health after military campaigns. The independent Tibur was at first a military ally of Rome, and in 361 allied with the Gauls against a former ally. The Romans could not stand it, and after a couple of decades, the entire territory around Tibur belonged to the Romans. The springs served the inhabitants in good stead: the city was not wiped off the face of the earth, but became a spa resort for wealthy Romans, who began to build villas here. Without a doubt, the most famous villa of the Roman period is the villa of the emperor Hadrian; both the Maecenas and the poet Catullus, who often mentioned these places in his poems, had villas here. In 273, Zenobia lived here, the captive queen of Palmyra conquered by the Romans. The name of the city was obtained, most likely, as a result of the transformation of the old name: from Tibur to Tiburi, then it was pronounced as Tiboli, and, finally, as Tivoli. Tibur was famous for its earthenware, fruits, olive oil, figs, and its quarries; there was a cult of Hercules. Olive oil, by the way, here is still one of the most delicious in Italy - and is in no way inferior to Umbrian and Tuscan, which are given bribes in Italy.

In 547, during the Byzantine-Gothic war, the city passed from the Byzantines to the Goths, then became part of the Byzantine duchy. After the capture of Italy by Charlemagne, Tivoli was under the rule of a count representing the emperor. Since the 10th century, Tivoli, an independent commune ruled by elected consuls, has been Rome's most serious opponent for dominance in impoverished Lazio. In 1001, Emperor Otto III captured Tivoli and the city came under the control of the Pope. From the 12th to the 15th centuries Tivoli managed to maintain relative independence, during this period the Arengo Palace, the Torre del Comune tower and the Church of St. Michael were built, as well as a new line of walls (1155). Here, as in turbulent Tuscany, their civil strife was in full swing, and, as a result, tower houses grew in the city, from which it was so convenient to pour boiling water on neighbors. As in Tuscany, the towers were demolished by order from above, but their remnants are still visible on Vicolo dei Ferri, Via Postera, Via del Seminario and Via del Colle.

In the XIII century. the senate of Rome, which imposed tribute on Tivoli, encroached on city independence in the 14th century. Tivoli joined the Guelphs and supported Pope Urban VI against the antipope Clement VII. The troops of the Sicilian king Ladislaus were twice driven back from the walls of Tivoli, and the city was too tough for the condottiere Braccio da Montone.

In 1461, Pope Pius II built the massive castle of Rocca Pia as a symbol of the permanence of the Papal power, in order to better control the violent city. In 1527, Tivoli was plundered by gangs of supporters of the emperor and the Colonna family, in 1547 the city was captured by the Spanish Duke of Alba. In 1549, the construction of Villa d'Este began here for Cardinal Ippolito d'Este, a representative of a powerful family (the Dukes of Ferrara and Modena).

In 1744, Tivoli was occupied by Austrian troops, and a little later, Tivoli and Villa d'Este were transferred to the Austrian Habsburgs (the Dukes d'Este were related to them and the property passed quite legally - by inheritance). That is why one of the last owners of the villa was the infamous Archduke Franz Ferdinand, although he preferred to live in his Bohemian castle Konopiste. In 1835, Pope Gregory XVI ordered the restoration of the Villa Manlio Vopisco (named after the last owner of the Roman Empire), which became not only a kind of protected nature in the city center, but also gave way to the waters of the local river (by punching a tunnel in Monte Catillo), to protect Tivoli from devastating floods. The villa received the name of the Pope and became the villa of Gregorian.

Tivoli villas

1. Villa dEste located right in the city, 3-5 minutes walk from the castle via piazza Garibaldi. She is the prototype of the Vaux-le-Vicomte estate, from which, in turn, Versailles, Peterhof, as well as many similar palaces around the world, were copied. Built in the 16th century by Cardinal Hippolyte d'Este on the site of a Benedictine monastery.

The cardinal actively collected antiquities and art, including through theft from monasteries and castles, however, after Tivoli was inherited by the Habsburgs, Archduke Franz Ferdinand became the owner of the estate (the assassination attempt on which became the reason for the First World War), transporting goods to his Bohemian castle Konopiste. On the way, apparently, the good was lost: we did not see any special cultural values either in Konopiste or in the villa. Entrance to the villa costs 6.5 euros, during the period when exhibitions are held there - 9 euros (even if you personally do not need this exhibition at all). Among the stunning fountains, cascades of water, ponds, lush figured bushes and statues, you can easily spend half a day.

2. Hadrian's Villa located 6 km from the city, there are buses from the center of Tivoli (1 euro per 1 end per person), where exactly the stops will be prompted by the travel agency (near the castle behind a series of tents, 10-18, day off Sunday). Travel cards for Lazio do not work on this bus, it's some kind of local line. Entrance costs 6.5 euros.

The Villa is a rich collection of antique works. The emperor passionately loved art: having united the whole empire, he ordered treasures and entire buildings from Greece, Egypt and Asia Minor to be brought to Rome in order to admire them in the future. After the death of the emperor, the villa fell into disrepair, and from the 15th to the 19th centuries. works of art that adorned private collections and museums were exported from here. In 1870, the villa became the property of the state, at the same time restoration work was carried out here and robberies were stopped.

3. Villa Gregoriana located on the other side of the city (10-15 minutes walk from the castle), entrance fee 4 euros. There are grottoes created by the floods of 1826, waterfalls a hundred meters high, above which a couple of ancient temples rise, the gloomy caves of Neptune and Sirens, where the river disappears under the rocks and reappears downstream, and mountain paths - all this in the city center . Stock up on shoes that are comfortable for such walks and something for your shoulders - even on a hot day it is cool here, and even chilly in the grottoes. In bad weather, the villa is closed, because. climbing on slippery paths is fraught.

City

The main value of the town is, of course, three villas, however, it is worth spending a couple of hours on it - if only to see how pieces of Roman columns and capitals, and sometimes even whole sarcophagi, are built into the walls of houses.

In addition, there are many interesting places in the town, but first things first. To begin with, I will give the street route of our walk:

Railway station - via della Pace - ponte della Pace (special footpath from the station and bridge) - largo San Giovanni - viale Trieste - piazzale Nazioni Unite - piazza Garibaldi - via Boselli - piazza Trento - via della Missione - via del Collegio - piazza Sabucci – via del Gesu – piazza Plebiscito – via Palatina – piazza Palatina – via di Ponte Gregoriano – piazza Rivarola – via della Sibilla – piazza Tempo di Vesta – Villa Gregoriana – piazza Tempo di Vesta – piazza Cittadella – piazza San Giorgio – via della Sibilla – piazza Rivarola – via San Valerio – piazza Domenico Tani – via del Colle – piazza del Duomo – via Postera – dia del Duomo – via dei Selci – vicolo dei Ferri – via Campitelli – via del Colle – piazza san Nicola – Santuario di Ercole Vincitore ( above) - via del Colle - via Campitelli - piazza Campitelli - piazza dell'Annunziata - via della Missione - piazza Trento - via Boselli - piazza Garibaldi - piazzele Nazioni Unite - viale Trieste - largo San Giovanni - ponte del la Pace – via della Pace

drinking column at the station

ponte della pace bridge

The first thing that will appear to your eyes in Tivoli is the majestic Fortress Rocca Pia, erected in 1461 by order of Pope Pius II. If you were in Siena, then in the local Duomo you could not pass by the beautiful Libreria Piccolomini, a library on the walls of which Pinturicchio depicted in detail the career of this very Pope in 10 large bright frescoes, in the world of the Sienese citizen Enea Silvio Piccolomini. The castle was built on a hill to intimidate recalcitrant citizens, but history is silent about whether it was useful for these purposes. In 1870, the castle was turned into a prison, but now it has no clear function - neither a museum, nor anything else. Exhibitions are held there from time to time.

On the side of the castle are visible Roman amphitheater excavations. The ruins were discovered here in 1948, and to the present, exploration is in full swing. It is known that the arena was used for gladiatorial fights and fights with wild animals, it has internal dimensions of 60x40 m, external - 85x65 m and is surrounded by a corridor 2.20 m wide.

From the castle square of piazza Garibaldi, our path goes along via Boselli, and we get to piazza Trento, where the entrance to Villa dEste is located (if you haven't seen it yet, then it's time to start exploring) and Church of Santa Maria Maggiore.

The temple was erected by order of Pope Simplicius (Simplicius) on the ruins and stones of a Roman villa, in the XII century. by order of Barbarossa, it was rebuilt, making the church walls part of the city. In the XV century. the side arches were replaced with round windows, and the entrance was adorned with a Gothic portal with an elegant carved arch on top, attributed to the sculptor Angelo Tivoli. On the right side of the church there is a bell tower, restored in 1590. The altarpiece, by the master Galvani from the late 1500s, contains an image of the Madonna delle Grazie, the work of the Franciscan Jacopo Torriti (1200).

Further, our path runs along the route via della Missione - via del Collegio - piazza Sabucci - via del Gesu - piazza Plebiscito. Nearby is also Piazza del Comune, the Town Hall has been standing here since the Middle Ages, in turn, built on the site and from the material of the ancient city walls (IV-V centuries BC). Walking along the streets of Tivoli, you are amazed at how carefully the townspeople used building materials - some houses seem to consist of pieces of more ancient buildings, starting from ancient times and ending with the Renaissance. In the XV century. the building of the future City Hall served as a church, from which an altarpiece by Sano di Pietro, depicting St. Bernardine, was preserved inside. In 1587, the building was rebuilt at the expense of Pope Sixtus V and St. Philip Neri, and it became the property of the municipality.

Then we follow the route via Palatina - piazza Palatina - via di Ponte Gregoriano - piazza Rivarola, where a beautiful view of Ponte Gregoriano, a majestic bridge consisting of an arch spanning 20 meters. It was built 9 years after the catastrophic flood of 1826 in order to divert part of the river water and turn it into a waterfall. In 1944, the retreating German troops blew up the bridge, but a year later it was restored. You can admire the waterfalls from above, from Piazza Rivarola, and from the Castrovetere area (Piazza delle Mole), not forgetting to take a look at the ruins of two ancient temples - Vesta and Sibyl.

From piazza Rivarola along via della Sibilla we get to piazza Tempo di Vesta, where we have those very temples - T empli di Vesta e Sibilla, as well as the entrance to Villa Gregorian. The round temple of Vesta, dating from the 1st century BC, is perfectly visible while walking around the villa-reserve, it does not let us forget that we are not somewhere far from civilization. The temple is perfectly preserved and consists of 18 Corinthian columns (10 survived) and the remains of a marble ceiling. The Temple of the Sibyl is rectangular, dating from the 2nd century BC. BC. and built of travertine, its columns are austere, Ionic. In the Middle Ages, this temple was used as the church of St. George. Now the ruins have been cleared, and the church of St. George is located further away - on piazza San Giorgio, a 5-minute walk.

Step away from the valley of waterfalls and temples for a moment and notice the watchtower at the intersection of Via della Sibilla and Via delle Mole. This is the only thing left of the fortification system and the Ponte St. Martin bridge, which connected the citadel (it was approximately on the site of the current piazza Cittadella) with the rest of the city.

Having passed at a leisurely pace the section of the path via della Sibilla - piazza Rivarola - via San Valerio - piazza Domenico Tani - via del Colle - piazza del Duomo, we come to cathedral Saint Lorenzo, or, simply put, Duomo. Looking at a rather small square, where it is even difficult to find a place from which you can completely remove the facade of the cathedral, it is difficult to imagine that an ancient forum, approximately the same as in Ancient Rome, once roared in this very square and its environs. The very first church was built here in the 5th century. AD, which gradually fell into decay - history has not even preserved its name. In 1635, Cardinal Julius of Rome ordered the restoration of the temple, which was done. To this day, the church has a baroque appearance (all Italian baroque churches somehow remind me of Il Gesa in Rome) and a portico with three arches-vaults. On the left side of the entrance rises the Romanesque bell tower. Inside, the cathedral has one nave with side chapels, one of which houses a wooden Descent from the Cross of the 13th century. rare beauty and expressiveness. In addition, there is a triptych depicting the Savior (XII century) by the Benedictine monk Farfa.

Next to the cathedral is the so-called. Mensa Ponderaria, part of the Roman forum, alas, was securely covered with cellophane on our arrival. If you get there, when the wrapping is removed, you will see samples of weights and measures used for trade in Roman times, as well as a small chapel used for imperial worship.

Through via dei Selci we get to the vicolo dei Ferri, completely built up with old buildings and with the church of San Stefano (XI-XII) - since 1872 there has been a residential building and a theater. On the facade of the church, two columns of an antique portico with a carved cornice are easily distinguishable. From here we go down to via Campitelli, which leads us to via del Colle, we follow it all the way to piazza san Nicola, where we admire the sanctuary of Santuario di Ercole Vincitore from above and return along via del Colle to see Chiesa di San Sivestro.

Romanesque church of the 12th century originally had three naves with a double row of green marble columns, which were subsequently sold to some wealthy lord for 265 skudos. Now the church has a single space, which is why the church, in my opinion, only wins. The main thing for which it is worth stomping here is the amazing frescoes in the apse, illustrating the legend of Emperor Constantine and Saint Sylvester. I was very touched by the list of weddings hanging to the right of the entrance - people have a schedule for the day ahead, who gets married when. Besides, we arrived at the church just after the wedding, and the pews along the aisle were still decorated with lily bouquets...

The same multi-level via Campitelli leads us to the perfectly preserved gothic houses, dating back to the XIV century, the so-called. Casa Gotica. A couple of buildings are located on the way from the Church of St. Sylvester, another, with a beautiful external staircase, is hidden in the courtyards, but declassified by a sign. However, local residents it’s not that they don’t give a damn about all this beauty - but they perceive it quite calmly, well, yes, we live here, a house of the XIV century, nothing special

At piazza Campitelli, another church awaits us - Chiesa di San Pietro alla Carita. It was built on the site of an ancient basilica in the 12th century. in the Romanesque style. On the right side of the church there is a square Romanesque bell tower. Inside the church there are three naves with a double row of green marble columns, the main aisle is lined with colored marble. During the war, the church was bombed, in 1950 it was restored, removing the baroque trinkets, which the church acquired in the 16th-18th centuries.

From here, through piazza dell'Annunziata - via della Missione - piazza Trento - via Boselli - and here we go out piazza Garibaldi. If your plans also include a visit to Hadrian's Villa, then buses go there from here. I will refrain from judging whether it is realistic to see all three villas and the city in 1 day, and whether this is correct, but I know people who have made such a walk. In any case, what to sacrifice and what to leave “for later” is up to you, and only you. If the tour of the city is over, then it is worth going a little down from the square, along via Nazionale Tiburtina, where on the left side there is a pleasant palace Palazzo del Collegio dei Nobili (1729), where the local court now sits

Villa d'Este in Tivoli: all halls of the villa with descriptions and all fountains with photographs + map, plan, history of Cardinal d'Este and useful information.

Villa d'Este this is a large mansion with a garden, which is located in Tivoli, a suburb of Rome. It is famous for its Italian Renaissance style garden with numerous fountains. Villa d'Este is now classified as world heritage UNESCO and owned by the state.

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The address:
Italy, Tivoli, Trento Square, 5
Piazza Trento, 5, Tivoli, Italy (Italia)

Title in Italian:
Villa d'Este

Title in English:
Villa d'Este

Working hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: 8:30 am to 7:45 pm (schedule varies slightly depending on the season)
Mondays: from 14:00
Sometimes the villa is additionally opened in the evenings and on Mondays (see the website, section "news")
Holidays: 1 , 1 , 25
Fountain Organ first time played at 10:30 and then every two hours
Owl Fountain temporarily (2017) not working

Phone:
(+39 04) 127 19 036 (where 39 is telephone code Italy)
Phone for calls within Italy: 199 766 166

Fax machine:
(+39 04) 127 70 747

Arriving in Italy, I, like many other travelers, dreamed of finding myself in one of the thousands of small Italian towns sung in old films, and at least for a while feel like italiano vero.

Having gone through the possible options, I opted for Tivoli and turned out to be right. The city, with a population of only 57,000 people, is perfect for escaping the noisy modernity for a day and wandering through the narrow medieval streets to the sound of bells and the noisy chatter of housewives.

For those who are skeptical about the idea of spending a whole day on sleepy walks, I advise you not to rush to conclusions. Spread out on the slope of the Sabine Mountains, Tivoli keeps in itself everything that attracts us: endless beautiful landscapes, monuments of art and architecture, distant Antiquity and the bewitching Middle Ages. It's a box of secrets just waiting to be opened.

How to get there

The absolute advantage of Tivoli is its shameless proximity to the capital. There are several ways to solve a simple problem about how to get from point P to point T and back.

By plane

The nearest airports to Tivoli are Fiumicino and Ciampino, both located near Rome. The first is 30 kilometers southwest of the center, and the second is 20 kilometers southeast. The difference in distance is fully consistent with the size of the airports. Fiumicino is big, noisy and cosmopolitan, while Ciampino is compact, comparatively quiet and even cozy (for perverts like me). You can get acquainted with flight options and prices for air tickets to Fiumicino. You can read about what sauce Fiumicino is under. I would like to add a few points of my own:

When entering the airport building upon arrival, gather up all your patience and, if possible, grab a bottle of water: in 85 percent of 100 you will have to queue for passport control at least an hour. There are several reasons for this: the heavy workload of the airport, the large number of migrants and the great slowness of Italian customs officers.
When buying tickets, pay attention to the time of arrival at, departure from it and change your mind about flying and arriving at night. The fact is that at night the airport falls asleep. From about 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. in the building, you can only meet sleepy brothers-in-waiting, crouched on state-owned chairs or even on the floor. I myself once tried to sleep before a flight, spreading my coat on the floor and putting a bag under my head. If such a prospect of spending the night does not scare you, I will try to reason with you by saying that drivers and machinists also want to sleep, which means that buses and trains do not go to the airport at night. That is, you risk spending an extra night at the airport, unless, of course, you want to pay 48 euros for a taxi.

Now let's talk more about Ciampino. This airport is much less popular among the Slavic brothers for one simple reason: it serves mainly European low-cost airlines and charter flights. However, those who, by the will of fate, got here should know that, unlike the "big brother", Ciampino can only be reached by buses and taxis.

Buses run from Termini Central Station every day from early morning until midnight with an interval of 20-45 minutes. Tickets can be bought online or at special kiosks at the airport and in the city, the cost for all carriers is approximately 4 euros. The most popular (and organized) companies are Terravision and Bus shuttle. To take a bus from the central station, you need to get off on the right side, on Marsala Street. You can get to the station by metro - Termini station is so far the only intersection of two lines.

Taxis in Rome can be found at special parking lots or called by phone; catching on the street is not accepted here because of the criminal past of the four-wheeled brethren. Today, taxis have been literally whitewashed - companies use white cars with a logo and an individual driver number. One of the leading companies in Rome is Radiotaxi. On the Russian-language site you can find tariffs, phones and a number of very nice options. For example, a night taxi for girls.

By train

Suppose you are already in Rome and ready for a new adventure in Tivoli, the only thing left to do is get there. The easiest way, in my opinion, is to travel by train.

An interesting fact: in ancient times the city was called Tibur and was connected to Rome by Tiburtina street. Today, instead of the street, there is the Tiburtina station, from which you will go towards new adventures in the old city.

So, all you need to do is get to the Tiburtina metro station (blue line) and follow the signs in the direction of the station. Inside you can find many red Trenitalia machines where you need to buy a ticket.

Since you will be traveling by train, the time is not indicated on the ticket. And this means that if suddenly for some reason you did not have time for the next train, then you can go in search of a cappuccino with peace of mind and wait for the next one. The ticket price is 2.60 euros and the journey time is approximately 50 minutes, so you have a great opportunity to take a nap or enjoy the beautiful views of the hills and waterfalls at the entrance to Tivoli.

Before you board the train, be sure to validate your ticket at the machine, they are located at each exit to the platform. If you don't do this, you run the risk of running into a fine, and no amount of ignorance of the local language and excuses in the style of "Russo Turisto" will help you: local controllers are harsh and incorruptible (unlike local officials). It will help you to understand all the intricacies of the Italian railway, after reading which, I regretted that it did not exist 2 years ago, when I first arrived in Italy.
Don't re confuse the Tivoli station where you need to get off and the Bagni di Tivoli station. If boring modern Italian buildings appeared in the window of the train - you are not in the right place, go further.

After you have left the station, turn right and go straight along the road. In a few minutes, signs to Tivoli will begin to peep out. Rejoice and walk briskly in this direction. Congratulations, you have found the city!

By bus

The second option for traveling on a budget is a bus. In terms of price-time ratio, traveling by bus is almost equivalent to traveling by train. The only difference that several of my acquaintances have pointed out is more people on the bus, so it's up to you to decide.

In order to get to Tivoli by bus, you need to get to the Ponte Mammolo metro station (same blue line, penultimate station) and go outside. Right at the exit of the metro there is a bus station, where you need to look for blue buses with the inscription Cotral.

Before you get on the bus, buy a ticket at the box office, newsstand or tobacconist. It, as in the case of the train, be sure to validate it in the machine, but already next to the driver's booth. If you plan to return in the same way, I advise you to immediately purchase a return ticket so as not to run around at the last moment in search of the right ticket shop.

The bus follows with several stops, and the city center is not the last one. Ask the driver or the locals to tell you when the Piazza Garibaldi stop will be, so as not to accidentally leave for the sleeping areas of the town. Just in case, I will say that there is a fountain and a large bronze arch in Piazza Garibaldi.

Tivoli can be reached along the A24 highway, which starts near the Tiburtina station (logically). The length of the route is approximately 35 kilometers, the travel time is 40–70 minutes, depending on the number of traffic jams and the chosen route. By the way, this site makes a convenient route calculation. Unfortunately, it's in Italian, but Google will help you again.

Last scarecrow. If you still decide to take a car to move around Rome and the surrounding area, be prepared for a daily long search for free parking, traffic jams and inadequate Italian driving style. Italian drivers and pedestrians do not obey the rules of the road, but the movement of the moons and the will of Jupiter. If you want to get to know the specifics of driving in Italy, go to.

P.S. In addition to a car in Rome, you can rent a truly Italian vehicle - a scooter. If you've always wanted to feel like Audrey Hepburn or Gregory Peck, drop by these guys and grab a Vespa. She will drive you to Tivoli with a breeze.

I have to, however, bring you down from cinematic heaven to earth and remind you how dangerous car traffic can be in Italy. Before leaving the city, it is worth "driving around" in the stone jungle. And in general, take care of yourself and, as our glorious Prime Minister used to say, good mood and health to you.

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Tivoli - the time is now

Hour difference:

Moscow 2

Kazan 2

Samara 3

Yekaterinburg 4

Novosibirsk 6

Vladivostok 9

When is the season. When is the best time to go

Tivoli in summer

Summer is considered the traditional tourist season for Italy. People from all over the world occupy the coast, and the Italians rejoice at the opportunity to earn money. In the summer it transforms, becomes brighter, tastier, more cheerful.

However, this time should not be overly romanticized: the Italian heat is not created for gentle muslin young ladies prone to fainting. From the end of June to the beginning of September, the sun mercilessly burns sluggish shoulders and noses in half an hour, heats the asphalt to a boiling point.

You can get acquainted with the prices for tours to Italy at different times of the year.

The blessings and misfortunes of the Italian summer did not bypass Tivoli either. The small town enjoys warm evenings: bars, cafes and restaurants stay open late, museums and villas increase their working hours to the needs of tourists, and every seller becomes twice as friendly at the sight of a fresh, unplucked foreigner. If you are not afraid of the prospect of conquering new cities and monuments at a possible +40, but are tempted by an abundance of fruits, really warm nights and the unique atmosphere of a small summer Italy, feel free to hit the road.

The icing on the cake is the traditional summer holiday Processione dell "Inchinata, which in Russian means" Worship Procession ". The holiday goes back to the beginning of the 16th century and is held annually on August 14. During the procession, the townspeople carry on their shoulders the statue of the Virgin Mary and the icon of St. El Salvador, thus honoring the patrons of their city.

Tivoli in autumn

Italian autumn, in my opinion, is unfairly underestimated. At this time, the sun pacifies its violent temper and allows people to breathe in fresh air, filled with the smells of fruits first ripening on the trees, and then falling leaves. The days are getting shorter but more cheerful; in the evening it can be cool, but this does not prevent you from enjoying an aperitif in a street cafe.

In Tivoli, the transition to the autumn regime is almost imperceptible. In September, all places of tourist interest work almost in the same mode (the difference of half an hour can not be counted), and the townspeople, albeit a little exhausted, are invariably glad to all guests.

October is a kind of border between summer and “normal life”. Schoolchildren are starting a new school year, parents are finally returning from vacations, and villas and museums are gradually moving to a shorter working day. Every year on October 2, a purely Italian festival is held, where the local grape variety called Pizzutello is honored. The festival has been going on since 1845, when Pope Gregory XVI came to Tivoli. On this day, residents rejoice in the harvest, dance, sing and drink, decorate everything around with bunches of grapes.

November can not please either the weather or entertainment. It rains quite often this month, and the desire to take a walk in the evening arises less and less. Some places close for the winter, and the people of Tivoli are quite surprised to see any gringo in their favorite bar.

Tivoli in spring

Spring is also a border season in Tivoli, but already in reverse side. The first weeks of the season are regularly rainy, the sky is covered with lead clouds in a winter way, and the habitually cheerful Italians become gloomy and unsmiling.

However, in April the picture changes. The sun comes through more and more often, there are more warm days, the trees begin to turn green. People feel the approach of summer, and each time they rejoice at the proximity of warm days, completely forgetting about the relentless heat. The first sign of warmth is City Day, which is celebrated on April 5th. On this day, the Tivoli authorities hold sports competitions, organize concerts and exhibitions.

May is an absolutely magical time in this region. The days rapidly increase the temperature, and the evening air breathes blooming jasmine and roses. In my opinion, there is simply no more romantic month in Italy. In addition, in May, all tourist points open again, and museums and villas switch to summer mode.

Tivoli in winter

Those who used to think that winter in Italy is a fairy tale for the poor simply did not live here at this time of year. Winters here are milder in temperature, but the humidity exceeds all acceptable limits: +5 ° C here can feel like -15 ° C, and the lack of any normal heating in old houses makes you sleep, eat and clean the house wrapped in three blankets. In Tivoli, this time of year is frankly “off season”. People cling to the batteries and reluctantly crawl out into the street in case of emergency. Some places are closed, and the appearance of cheerful foreigners causes primitive melancholy among museum workers.

The only period when things get a little better for a while is Christmas. The streets and shop windows are decorated with multi-colored lights, the small city becomes like a Christmas tree toy. Christmas markets are unfolding in the Old Town, warmed wine is served in bars and congratulations on the upcoming season are already from mid-December. Three weeks later, on January 16, a carnival is held in Tivoli. On this day, the streets of the city, only having time to exhale after the Christmas fever, are again painted in all the colors of the rainbow.

Tivoli - monthly weather

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Tivoli - monthly weather

Districts. Where is the best place to live

I bet that each of you, while reading a book or watching a movie, more than once imagined a small European city: the central square with the town hall, crooked streets with shops that are already a hundred years old, several churches and a monument to an unknown politician three hundred years ago. Tivoli is not much different from your ideas. The central part compactly fits into an hour's walk at a slow pace, and everything else can be written down in sleeping areas and suburbs, which should be paid attention only if you want to settle here for a long time. If your visit to Tivoli is not limited to one day, I advise you to look for something in the historic center of the town. Hotel prices do not bite, the cost of a double room starts from 45 euros and reaches 120. In addition, the opportunity to have breakfast in the central square, watching how life wakes up on the medieval streets, will definitely pay off the cost of a hotel.

Food. What to try

You have received proof that there are plenty of spectacles in Tivoli. Where is the best place to get bread?

There are several options for lunch/dinner in Tivoli. I already mentioned the first one when talking about Gregorian's villa - lunch in the fresh air on the territory of the villa. Suitable for those who are able to sacrifice Michelin stars for the sake of atmosphere and chic scenery. I draw the attention of the Slavic brothers to the fact that it is forbidden to burn fires in the villa, as well as to set up a barbecue. Picnic food can be bought at the grocery store, or you can ask for a wrap at almost any eatery in the city.

Speaking in general about catering in Tivol, it is worth noting that the prices here are on average lower than in Rome, but the quality does not suffer from this, on the contrary. Unlike the capital, where the local population appears on the central tourist streets a little more often than never, in small Tivoli they have nowhere else to go, which means that in cafes and restaurants they most likely cook like for their own granddaughter. Therefore, calmly choose a restaurant you like, if at least one Italian is sitting there, it’s a sure thing, you can eat.

Among all this food forbs, I would like to note two places. One is for budget travelers, the second is for aesthetes with money.

Reginella Restaurant may be liked for several reasons, the first of which is location. Spreading its tables at the intersection of the main streets of Santa Viola and del Trevio, the restaurant is waiting for everyone who wants to eat between visits to the villas or after an evening promenade. The prices are so democratic that even poor students will not suffer financial losses: the cost of a snack starts from 5 euros per person. Reginella offers classic Italian cuisine, suitable for both a light lunch and a hearty dinner.

Exact address: VIA SANTE VIOLA 4/6 | INCROCIO VIA DEL TREVIO, 00019, Tivoli, Italia.
Opening hours: from 10:00 to 2:00.

Unlike the previous version, Sibilla restaurant can not boast of either democratic prices or convenient location. But no other place in Tivoli has Sibilla trumps. According to the official website, the restaurant has existed since 1720 and for 300 years has been hosting royalty and prominent personalities with enviable frequency. Among those noted are the popes, King of Prussia Frederick William III, Neil Armstrong, Yoko Ono and many others.

What attracts the powerful of this world for many years to leave their well-established fashionable restaurants in Rome and go 30 kilometers away, to the "outback"? Perhaps it's fine Italian cuisine, honed by generations of restaurant chefs. Or maybe it's a unique view of the endless forests, stormy waterfalls and an elegant antique temple, which opens from the summer terrace. It seems to me that after all, in the combination of excellent cuisine and a one-of-a-kind place, there is that little secret of success that makes a simple dinner a painful memory of a lifetime.

Moving from romance to pragmatism, I would like to note that the average check per person for the first, second and compote will be 50 euros. But, as my recklessness likes to say, we live once, or you won’t take money with you to the next world. You will find the restaurant very close to the Villa Gregorian and the Temple of Vesta.

Exact address: VIA DELLA SIBILLA, 5.
Opening hours: 12:30 - 22:30.

For budget travelers and for those who like to cook on their own, I will say that, unfortunately, there are almost no supermarkets in the central part of the city. Relatively close to the center you can find Carrefour - it is located on Viale Tomei, 92, and is open 24 hours. The rest of the grocery chains, such as, and, are closer to the sleeping areas. However, do not worry - in the city center there are many small shops where you can get everything you need. Carefully look at the opening hours of each particular store: as a rule, they are closed during the siesta period (that is, 2-3 hours in the afternoon), in the evening after 19:00, and also on Sunday.

Surely among the readers there will be those who cannot live without markets and flea markets. There is good news for you, my dear treasure seekers: every Wednesday in Tivoli, in the central squares (piazza Rivarola, piazza del Plebiscito and others), a market spreads its numerous tents, where, without a doubt, you can find everything: "Made in China" for 1 euro, vintage handbags, antiques of all ages and sizes and, most importantly, food from all over the region. One has only to get up early, walk from one square to another and, who knows, maybe you will find something that will really surprise and delight you.

You can get to Tivoli (to Villa d'Este) from Rome two ways: by subway and bus or by subway and train. The bus is a little cheaper and from its stop to go to the villa itself is closer. The train is a little more expensive and goes further to the villa, but there is less chance of missing the right station.

To Tivoli by metro and bus

It is the most popular and most cheap way get to Villa d'Este from Rome.

First get to the station subway Ponte Mammolo(dark blue circle on the map). Go beyond the metro turnstiles and, without leaving the building itself, look around - there, on the same level, there is a cafe(see photo), at the box office where you can buy tickets.

Go to the cafe and buy tickets. They are sold without markup.

At the cash register (not from the boys pouring coffee) ask " two ticketstoTivoliplease" (that is, buy immediately back and forth - if there are two of you, then "four", if there are three, then "six"). They wrote that once there was a Contral Bus booth selling bus tickets, but I did not find it (probably Cotral's own ticket offices are located on the second floor). Round trip ticket costs 4.4 euros(2.2 one way per person, 2017). Even if you plan to return from Hadrian's Villa, still buy a ticket from Tivoli, because, firstly, you can change your mind, and secondly, it also costs 2.2 euros from Hadrian's Villa to Rome, since the fare in this region not by stops, but by zones. On the other side of the cafe there is a large cash desk, but you don't need to go there, because they sell tickets exclusively for Atac buses.

Cotral tickets for three zones. They take you to Villa d'Este or Villa Adriana

After you have bought tickets, exit the cafe through the door you entered through, turn left and see stairs with escalator, along which you go up.

Climb up the stairs

Here you exit the building and find yourself on the second level of this station(Contral bus terminus). Buses (dark blue) usually leave from platforms 2 or 3 and they have “Tivoli” written on the front (the fastest are those that also have A24 written on them - the track number). If there are no buses, look at scoreboard- each one says exactly where the bus will go and when it will leave. Find the nearest one and wait. Enter through the front door (although you can also enter through the back) and validate the ticket in a small vending machine at the front of the bus. If there are a lot of people and there are two of you, then first take a seat and then validate the ticket. The trip takes about an hour (according to the schedule, 50 minutes). Stops are not announced; at best, there will be an electronic scoreboard.

The second floor of the bus station. From those doors you will come out

The second and third sites where buses stop in Tivoli

The bus station is large - buses to other regions of Italy stop further

It will be most convenient for you to go to Piazza Garibaldi(piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, red circle on the map). If neither you, nor anyone else, asks the driver to stop at this stop, then you will have to go to the Tivoli bus station (blue circle), from where it will be much further to the villa - about 2 km. This stop does not have any identification marks (the bus just stops on the side of the road), so you can only determine whether you have arrived or not by using the navigator.

Map - how to get from Rome to Villa d'Este and back

After getting off the bus at Piazza Garibaldi (see the symbols on the map), go on the opposite side of the street, cross the square itself diagonally and look around. You can easily find Villa d’Este, as there are a lot of brown signs in the city in its direction.

Garibaldi Square

Signpost at the Villa d'Este in Piazza Garibaldi

The entrance to Villa d'Este is very unremarkable

Villa d'Este door - entry on the right, exit on the left

Back to Rome from Tivoli(from Villa d'Este) you can also return on the Cotral bus, for which you have already bought a ticket. You need to return to the same street where you were dropped off and find a stop on the opposite side (see photo and yellow circle on the map). Here you will need to take a dark blue bus with the inscription Cotral (see photo). In the same way, you enter, validate your ticket and drive to the final stop, which will be at the Ponte Mammolo metro station.

Bus stop from which you can go to Rome on the Cotral bus or to Villa Adriana on buses 4 and 4x

Blue bus Cotral on the way back to Rome

To see the Cotral bus timetable, go to the website.

Here, in the first field, type Roma Ponte Mammolo, in the second - Tivoli. Next, choose Partenza da Ponte Mammolo (departure from Ponte Mammolo), then Arriva a p.zza Garibaldi / Villa D'Este (arrival at Piazza Garibaldi / Villa d'Este). The schedule will appear (Lun-Ven - Mon-Fri, Sabato - Saturday, Domenica e Festivi - Sundays and holidays). Buses run frequently: from Rome to Tivoli from 6 am to 11 pm, From Tivoli to Rome - from half past five in the morning to 12 at night. The frequency is 5 - 20 minutes, so you can not guess the trip for a specific time.

By train

If you are afraid to pass your station and / or do not use navigators, then you can go to Villa d'Este by train.

From Rome to Tivoli can be reached by train from Tiburtina stations(Roma Tiburtina) or Termini(Roma Termini). The direction is served by Trenitalia. The ticket costs 2.6 euros per adult one way. There are one or two trains per hour, so if you plan to travel this way, you should study the schedule:

In the "From" field select Roma (Tutte Le Stazioni), in the "To" field Tivoli (not Bagni di Tivoli!), and then enter the date of the trip and the approximate time. If you want to buy tickets in both directions at once, then also check "Return" and select a second date and time. If you buy tickets, you can pay for them on the website with a card, if not, then this information will be useful to you in order to know when and which station to arrive in order to get to Tivoli by train. Tickets can also be bought at the station itself from vending machines.