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Garden · Italy · Lazio
Villa d'Este
A Renaissance garden near Tivoli famous for its hundreds of fountains.
UNESCO World Heritage Paid entry about 2 h
For storytellers
Why Villa d'Este matters
Villa d'Este's terraced gardens are full of fountains, water jets and grottoes, many powered by gravity alone. Walking down through the cypresses, you pass avenues of fountains and a water organ. It is cooling on a hot day and one of the most spectacular Italian gardens.
Talking points
- The fountains work by gravity without pumps.
- Gardens were laid out in the 16th century.
- It's part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Tivoli is a short train or bus ride from Rome.
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