Must-SeeVatican Museums and St. Peter's
About 1.9 miles away
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica. Book the museums ahead.
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Villa d'Este
A Renaissance villa in the hill town of Tivoli, famous for terraced gardens of hundreds of fountains, a UNESCO site.
- Open
- Every day; check the website for hours
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Piazza Trento 5, 00019 TivoliDirections
- Getting There
- A train from Roma Tiburtina to Tivoli, about an hour, then a 10-minute walk.
Why Go
Laid out for a cardinal in the 16th century, the gardens step down a hillside in pools, cascades and avenues of fountains. The Fountain of the Organ still plays music driven by water.
Hadrian's Villa is a short ride away, and the two make a full day out of Rome.
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