Hadrian's Villa and Villa d'Este half-day tour

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Place: Rome

Validity: Flexible

Language: English, Italian, French, Spanish, Russian, Japanese

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Enjoy a half-day trip from Rome including pick up service from your accommodation
Visit Hadrian's Villa, the magnificent Imperial residence and UNESCO World Heritage Site
Walk through Villa d'Este's gardens and learn more about the wonderful Renaissance residence

What to expect

Explore two of the most famous Italian villas on a half-day trip from Rome, following the ancient Roman road of Via Tiburtina to Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli. Upon arrival, explore the ruins at the foot of the Tiburtini Hills, where natural springs supply the spa town of Bagni di Tivoli. Along the way, look for the vast quarries of travertine marble.

Built in the 2nd century, Hadrian’s Villa was once more powerful and impressive than the center of Imperial Rome. Walk through its exquisite gardens, admire its fountains, the caryatids and columns of Canopus and Serapeum, the artificial grotto named after an Egyptian temple to the god Serapis.

Continue to the Renaissance Villa d'Este, where you can wander the Italianate gardens and discover an abundance of grottoes, frescoes and mosaics. Marvel at fountains that create a graceful symphony of carved stone, and provide shade, sunlight and water. A series of terraces evokes the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, while the underground aqueduct provides testimony to the engineering skill of the Romans.

This is a multilanguage tour offered in English, Spanish, French,
The tour is not recommended for people with walking difficulties
On the way back the bus will make stops at Lungo Tevere Marzio, Piazza dei Tribunali/Zanardelli, Via Bissolati, Termini Station – GLT Terminal
For safety reasons, you are permitted only medium and small backpacks. Nor are you allowed to carry large backpacks, camping gear, bulky bags, luggage or liquids