{"id":441,"date":"2018-03-19T13:33:26","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T12:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/love-adventure.com\/?p=441"},"modified":"2021-05-27T15:41:40","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T13:41:40","slug":"tivoli-gardens-villa-deste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/tivoli-gardens-villa-deste\/","title":{"rendered":"The Magical Fountains in Villa d&#8217;Este"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tivoli is a town east of Rome and where you can find Villa d&#8217;Este, a UNESCO World Heritage site. While the most common recommended day trips from Rome suggest Tivoli, not all of them suggest Villa d&#8217;Este. The more common recommendation being <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/hadrians-villa-tivoli\/\">Hadrian&#8217;s Villa.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>After a lot of confusion when researching information for this article some people refer to Villa d&#8217;Este as Tivoli Gardens. It is common to see either form in English.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_67_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a107a69340f8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a107a69340f8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/tivoli-gardens-villa-deste\/#Villa_dEste_History\" title=\"Villa d&#8217;Este History\">Villa d&#8217;Este History<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/tivoli-gardens-villa-deste\/#Villa_d_Este_and_its_Magical_Fountains\" title=\"Villa d&#8217; Este and its Magical Fountains\">Villa d&#8217; Este and its Magical Fountains<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/tivoli-gardens-villa-deste\/#Photos_of_Villa_dEste\" title=\"Photos of Villa d&#8217;Este \">Photos of Villa d&#8217;Este <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/tivoli-gardens-villa-deste\/#Visiting_Villa_dEste\" title=\"Visiting Villa d&#8217;Este\">Visiting Villa d&#8217;Este<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Villa_dEste_History\"><\/span>Villa d&#8217;Este History<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Villa d&#8217;Este is a stunning 16th-century example of Italian Renaissance architecture and gardens. Construction started in 1550, thanks to\u00a0Cardinal Ippolito II d&#8217;Este, who after a failed bid for the papacy, became\u00a0Governor of Tivoli. He revived many beautiful places in the area such as Hadrian&#8217;s Villa. Construction of Villa d&#8217;Este was\u00a0almost complete at the time of his death in 1572.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were other renovations and additions to the property in the 1600s and by the 1800s it had fallen into ruin and long periods of not being used, so it was restored once again. For my fellow music fans, Franz Liszt played one of his final concerts here in 1879 and composed\u00a0<em>Giochi d&#8217;acqua a Villa d&#8217;Este<\/em> for piano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-446\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Villa d'Este Tivoli Italy\" class=\"wp-image-446\"\/><\/a><figcaption>The Fountain of Venus in the courtyard. The only original fountain in the villa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-4.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-444\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Villa d'Este\" class=\"wp-image-444\"\/><\/a><figcaption>View of the garden from the Villa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Villa_d_Este_and_its_Magical_Fountains\"><\/span>Villa d&#8217; Este and its Magical Fountains<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The villa features many impressive frescos, but (for me) the garden is where the villa really shines. A Renaissance style garden stuffed with green plants, statues, and intricate fountains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fountains are not magical per se but they are an illusion and incredible feat of engineering. The 51 fountains on the property with hundreds of spouts, jets, and over 60 waterfalls all work entirely by the force of gravity. The water is sourced from Aniene River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Oval Fountain<\/strong> (Fontana dell&#8217;Ovato) was the one of the first fountains built in the gardens. Complete with fake mountains, a statue of Sibyl Albunensa, and various jets spraying water in various directions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-18.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-459\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-18-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Villa d'Este \" class=\"wp-image-459\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Fontana dell&#8217;Ovato (The Oval Fountain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-19.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-449\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-19-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Villa d'Este Tivoli Italy\" class=\"wp-image-449\"\/><\/a><figcaption>The Fountain of the Organ (Fontana dell&#8217;Organo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-21.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-453\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-21-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"villadeste-21\" class=\"wp-image-453\"\/><\/a><figcaption>The Fountain of Neptune (Fontana di Nettuno) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-24.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-454\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-24-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"villadeste-24\" class=\"wp-image-454\"\/><\/a><figcaption>The Fountain of the Owl (Fontana della Civetta)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-31.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-455\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-31-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"villadeste-31\" class=\"wp-image-455\"\/><\/a><figcaption>One Hundred Fountains (Cento Fontane)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photos_of_Villa_dEste\"><\/span>Photos of Villa d&#8217;Este <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-12.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-447\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-12-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Villa d'Este Tivoli Italy\" class=\"wp-image-447\"\/><\/a><figcaption>The lower door gave access to ceremonial rooms. The terrace belonged to the Cardinal&#8217;s apartment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-6.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-450\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Villa d'Este Tivoli Italy\" class=\"wp-image-450\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-7.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-451\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-7-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Villa d'Este Tivoli Italy\" class=\"wp-image-451\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-20.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-452\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-20-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"villadeste-20\" class=\"wp-image-452\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-35.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-456\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-35-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"villadeste-35\" class=\"wp-image-456\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Fountain of Rometta (a mini ancient Rome)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-30-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-30-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-30-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-30-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-30-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-30-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-30.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-32-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-32-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-32-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-32-1500x2000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-32.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-33-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-33-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-33-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-33-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-33-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-33-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/villadeste-33.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visiting_Villa_dEste\"><\/span>Visiting Villa d&#8217;Este<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Address | Piazza Trento 5, Tivoli<br>Check opening times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visittivoli.eu\/le-ville\/villa-d-este&amp;lang=EN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<br>Villa is closed on Mondays<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is an illustration to show the entire grounds of Villa d&#8217;Este, it is difficult to show the sheer size and complexity just through photos. It is possible to spend hours slowly wandering and admiring the gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"632\" src=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-dEste-for-JM-1.jpg\" alt=\"Villa d'Este Tivoli Italy\" class=\"wp-image-1535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-dEste-for-JM-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-dEste-for-JM-1-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Save this article for later<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Save this post to Pinterest to access later or share with friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-pin-title=\"Day trip from Rome: Villa D'Este \" data-pin-description=\"Visit Villa D'Este in Tivoli, just a half hour from Rome to see the magical fountains in one of the most beautiful Renaissance villas ever built.  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Italy things to do | Italy villas #architecture #italy #travel \" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/villa-d-este-tivoli.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5743\" width=\"368\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/villa-d-este-tivoli.png 735w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/villa-d-este-tivoli-300x450.png 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/villa-d-este-tivoli-370x555.png 370w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/villa-d-este-tivoli-185x277.png 185w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/villa-d-este-tivoli-20x30.png 20w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/villa-d-este-tivoli-400x600.png 400w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/villa-d-este-tivoli-32x48.png 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tivoli is a town east of Rome and where you can find Villa d&#8217;Este, a UNESCO World Heritage site. While the most common recommended day trips from Rome suggest Tivoli, not all of them suggest Villa d&#8217;Este. The more common recommendation being Hadrian&#8217;s Villa. After a lot of confusion when researching information for this article &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/tivoli-gardens-villa-deste\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Magical Fountains in Villa d&#8217;Este<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46,3],"tags":[120],"class_list":["post-441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-italy","category-travel","tag-off-the-beaten-path"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}