Fall under the spell of the enchanting Gardens of the Villa D'Este in Tivoli. An English-speaking driver and an air-conditioned vehicle will be at your disposal for four and a half hours. At Tivoli you'll be guided around the Villa and its famous gardens by one of our expert local guides. Tivoli was also the brainchild of one man, the powerful and ambitious Cardinal Ippolito D'este who during the 1500's set out to transform an old Benedictine convent into a new garden of Eden with more than 200 fountains laid out on sloping terraces along with beautiful greenery. Some of the most imposing fountains have been just restored, like The Fontana dell'Organo which has inside a water-operated organ delivers music as water flows through the fountain, or "le Fontane di Tivoli e Roma", features reproductions on a smaller scale of the two cities. Villa d'Este is perfect for a tour in the hot summertime, enjoy the coolness of the hill country, the famous waterfalls and sit in the shade of mighty ancient cypresses.
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