Example sentences for: tivoli

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  • Tivoli

  • 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.

  • In Tivoli itself, overlooking the Roman plain, the Villa d’Este is a 16th-century counterpart, celebrating all the extravagance of the late Renaissance.

  • The Borghese Gallery, opened in 1997 after an extensive 14-year renovation, is housed in a handsome Baroque villa inspired originally by Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli (see page 69), but with its Italian formal gardens now transformed into an English-style landscaped park.

  • Follow the old Roman chariot road (repaved) of Via Tiburtina 30 km (19 miles) east of the capital to the haunting ruins of Hadrian’s Villa (Villa Adriana), near the picturesque town of Tivoli, at the foot of the Sabine Hills.


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