060608


Roma Capitale
Zètema Progetto Cultura
060608 - Discover and buy tourist services, cultural offers and shows in Rome
Typology: villa

Contacts

Telephone: 0774 332920
Telephone purchase: 06 39967900 Call center Coopculture: dal lunedì alla domenicadalle ore 9 - 17)

Opening times

Open every day
Closed on Monday morning, opening at 14.00
In the case of public holidays, the opening is from 8.45 and the following Tuesday from 14.00. Closing according to the reference schedule
Tuesday to Sunday from 8.45 – 19.45 (last admission at 18.45) from 27 March 2023 to 17 September 2023

For updates and guidelines please check at opening times and tickets.

People with disabilities
The villa is equipped with elevators and electrical vehicles to provide access to the gardens and fountains. 
A reservation is required at 07743 35850. The service is free of charge.

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Description

Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001, the villa grounds include a masterpiece of Italian garden design with an amazing concentration of fountains, nymphaea, grottoes, water themes and a organ which produces audible effects created by water.

This is the place where, disillusioned at not having been elected as Pope, Cardinal Ippolito II d’Este revived the splendour of the courts of Ferrara, Rome and Fointanebleau, and brought the magnificence of Villa Adriana back to life. Governor of Tivoli from the year 1550, he soon toyed with the idea of creating a garden on the slope of the Valle gaudente, but it was only after 1560 that the architectural and iconological aspects of the Villa, designed by painter-archaeologist-architect Pirro Ligorio and built by court architect Alberto Galvani, became clear. The palace was decorated by the protagonists of late Roman Mannerism.

The Villa had almost been completed by the time Ippolito d’Este died in 1572. Further work in the 17th century was followed by a period of decline, until Cardinal Gustav Adolf von Hohenlohe refurbished the old grandeur and even hosted musician Ferenc Liszt (1811-1886). Purchased by the Italian government between the Twenties and Thirties of the last century, the Villa was renovated and opened to the public.

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See also

Culture and leisure › Cultural heritage › Archaeological heritage
Culture and leisure › Cultural heritage › Archaeological heritage

For more information

Culture and leisure › Cultural heritage › Museums
Culture and leisure › Cultural heritage › Museums
Culture and leisure › Cultural heritage › Museums
Last checked: 2024-07-04 14:06