Villa d'Este grounds include a masterpiece of Italian garden design with an amazing concentration of fountains, nymphaea, grottoes, water themes and a organ which produces audible effects created by water.
This is the place where, disillusioned at not having been elected as Pope, Cardinal Ippolito II d’Este revived the splendour of the courts of Ferrara, Rome and Fointanebleau, and brought the magnificence of Villa Adriana back to life.
The Villa had almost been completed by the time Ippolito d’Este died in 1572 and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001.
Meeting Point
Visitors enter from Piazza Trento, obligatory exit from Piazza Campitelli
What's included
- Didactic tour in Italian to Villa d'Este
What's excluded
- Entrance ticket to Villa d'Este
Date
Every day upon request
Services
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Visits
for groups by reservation
available in Italian, English, French, Spanish
Info Reservation
- Buy through the call center
- To participate in the guided tour it is necessary to buy the entrance ticket to the site online or at the ticket office on the day of the visit
Where
Piazza Trento, 5 - Tivoli (RM)
How to reach
BY CAR
From Rome: Take the A24 motorway, exit at the Tivoli toll booth, then proceed along the Maremmana Inferiore road until you reach the junction with Via Tiburtina. Now head towards the centre of Tivoli. Alternatively, you can take via Tiburtina directly.
From L’Aquila: Take the A24 motorway and exit at the Castel Madama toll booth. Proceed along via Empolitana, then via Acquaregna and follow the directions for the town centre. Pay attention to the restricted traffic areas.
Parking facilities: There is a multi-storey car park the near Rocca Pia a few hundred meters from Villa d’Este and another parking lot in Piazza Garibaldi (both subject to a parking fee).
BY BUS
from Rome: Take the subway, Metro B, and get off at the station of Ponte Mammolo, then take the Co.Tra.L. bus via Prenestina or via Tiburtina or via motorway (preferable) to Tivoli. Get off at the Largo delle Nazioni Unite stop (near Piazza Garibaldi) and proceed on foot for a short distance.
from Villa Adriana: local bus CAT 4, bus Co. Tra.L. via Tiburtina about one kilometer from the site of Villa Adriana
BY RAIL
from Stazione Termini or from Stazione Tiburtina until reaching the railway station of Tivoli. Now proceed on foot following the directions for Villa d’Este
Web
Official WebsiteVisiting Rules
- Face masks strongly reccommended. Find out more
