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Some of the earliest constructions were the three Binyang Grottoes, dedicated to an emperor and empress of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386–534), after the capital was transferred to Luoyang.
From the home of Cardinal Ippolito d’Este, guests can look down at the terraced gardens, the real reason for Tivoli’s fame and your visit: alleys of cypresses and soaring fountains (500 in all, including Bernini’s Bicchierone), grottoes, waterfalls, reflecting pools, and everywhere the cool sound of rushing water.
The fishermen have now been pushed to a larger location on the other side of the river, but most sightseeing boats that tour the harbor and nearby grottoes include a quick trip to the new docks.
To the modern eye, they form a Renaissance and Baroque theme park dotted with loggias, cool fountains, grottoes with artificial stalactites, and myriad statues of gods, nymphs, and grotesques (derived from the word “grotto”).
Ponta da Piedade (Point of Piety) is the mother of all stack and cliff formations along the Algarve, a stunning terracotta family of bridges, terraces, and grottoes.
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