Typology:
villa
Contacts
Telephone:
0039 0774 332650 informazioni e prenotazioni
Telephone booking:
0039 0774 332650
Opening times
Tuesday-Sunday:
- March, November and December: 10.00 - 16.00;
- April-October: 10.00 - 18.30;
Last admission one hour before closing time
Information
Admission:
€6.00
Reduced:
€2.50
Adults: € 6,00;
Concessions:
- Children (between 4 and 12 years of age and school groups): € 2,50 each;
- Family (max 4 people: 2 adults and 2 children - from 4 up to 14 years. Free admission for the third child on): € 15,00.
Ticket prices may vary during events.
FAI and National Trust Members: free entrance
Disabled visitors can access free of charge those FAI properties that are open to the public by presenting their ANMC (Associazione Nazionale Mutilati e Invalidi Civili) card.
Prices may vary if special activities or events are held.
Visit difficulties for disabled people. Please contact the Property for more information.
Description
The Villa Gregoriana park was created in 1835 by order of pope Gregory XVI following the umpteenth flooding of the Aniene. It was decided to reorder the river bed and to transform a beautiful, but dangerous site into a model of integration between nature and artistic invention. The project provided for tunnelling through Mount Catillo, diverting the course of the river to safeguard the town, and building an extraordinary natural garden dominated by the temples of the ancient Tibur: a stunning landscape of dense woods, steep cliffs, caves and waterfalls. All through the nineteenth century, Villa Gregoriana was the destination of sovereigns, travellers, poets and artists, all captivated by its mannered beauty. Highlights include the fascinating Grande Cascata that hurls its turbulent mass of water 100 metres below, and the natural caves of Neptune and the Sirens with their extraordinary succession of chasms and little waterfalls. Towards the end of the 1900s, degradation and a progressive state of abandon made it necessary to intervene to safeguard the park and its history. In 2002, the site was entrusted to the FAI which conducted impressive interventions on the landscape and has now returned Villa Gregoriana to public use. The site is open from May 12 2005.
For practical information on the visit of the Villa, please check: http://www.villagregoriana.it/eng/info/ConsigliUtili.htm.
How to arrive from Rome:
• FS train stop at Tivoli station, 300 mt. from the Largo Sant’Angelo entrance;
• COTRAL bus from Tiburtina or Ponte Mammolo Station, stop at Piazzale Nazioni Unite in Tivoli, CAT local bus line 4 to Villa d’Este/Villa Adriana/Bagni di Tivoli stop at Largo Sant’Angelo;
• by car Autostrada A24 Roma - L’Aquila, Castel Madama exit, direction to Tivoli and Villa Gregoriana.
• FS train stop at Tivoli station, 300 mt. from the Largo Sant’Angelo entrance;
• COTRAL bus from Tiburtina or Ponte Mammolo Station, stop at Piazzale Nazioni Unite in Tivoli, CAT local bus line 4 to Villa d’Este/Villa Adriana/Bagni di Tivoli stop at Largo Sant’Angelo;
• by car Autostrada A24 Roma - L’Aquila, Castel Madama exit, direction to Tivoli and Villa Gregoriana.
Educational activities
Guided tour for individuals
Day: Sunday
Language: Italian
Duration: 90 minutes
Price: € 4,00 adults / € 3,00 children
Booking: required
Guided tours for groups
Hours: on request
Languages: English, Italian, French, German, Spanish
Persons: max 25
Duration: 90 minutes
Price: € 100,00
Booking: required
Audio guides
Languages: English, Italian
Duration: 1 hour
Price: € 4,00
Info and booking
Individuals: +39.06.39967701 (Monday-Friday: 9.00 am - 6.00 pm; Saturday: 9.00 am - 2.00 pm);
Groups: +39.06.39967450 (Monday-Friday: 9.00 am - 6.00 pm; Saturday: 9.00 am - 2.00 pm);
Schools: +39.06.39967200 (Monday-Friday: 9.00 am - 6.00 pm; Saturday: 9.00 am - 2.00 pm).
Last checked:
2013-05-02 16:10
