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Things to see in Tivoli
In Tivoli the atlas lists 55 historic places: 49 archaeological sites, 3 museums, 2 historic villas and palaces and 1 castle.
Of these, 2 list opening hours and 6 are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Don’t miss: Hadrian's Villa, archaeological complex in Tivoli, Italy.
Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
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The town
Tivoli is a city in Lazio. Its two main attractions, Villa D'Este and Hadrian's Villa, are each individually worth a long journey. Taken together, they make up a memorable day trip from Rome.
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Temple of the Sibyl 
Piazza d'Oro 
Maritime theatre at the Villa Adriana 
Antinoeion 
Villa Adriana, Pecile 
Greek Theatre at Hadrian's Villa 
Villa of Cassius Villa of Brutus Villa of Manlius Vopiscus Stadio - ninfeo Villa di Quintilio Varo Villa dei Pisoni Cisterna Romana Colle Tasso Villa of Vibius Varus Mensa Ponderaria in Tivoli Amphitheatre of the villa Adriana Arena dei gladiatori Colle nocello villa Colle Vitriano villa Colombario di Via di Pomata a Tivoli Cortile delle biblioteche Grotta Papale Nymphaeum of Paris Palazzo Imperiale Palestra, Villa Hadriani Porta Neola Resti di una fornace Ruins of the villa of Villa Arcinelli Ruderi della villa di Cassio Ruderi Domus romana della villa di Munazio Planco Sala delle colonne doriche Serapeo So-called Villa of Quintilius Varus Teatro Terme con heliocaminus Terme di Agrippa Tomba della Vestale Cossinia Villa Arcinelli Villa of Capito Villa Lollius Villa of Vibius Varus Villa repubblicana Villas and palaces 2
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Castles 1
Getting there
By train: Trains from Roma Tiburtina station take just over an hour. They are hourly or more frequent.
Tivoli railway station (Stazione di Tivoli).
By bus: Buses serve Tivoli from the Ponte Mammolo metro station on Rome's Line B. The bus also stops near Hadrian's villa.
By car: You can drive from the center of Rome, along the Via Tiburtina. However, this is a slow, ugly road that passes through Rome's unattractive suburbs. A quicker route is to take the Autostrada A24 in the direction of L'Aquila. The exit for Tivoli is soon after the main toll station, where you have to take a ticket. However, you should avoid returning by the same route on a weekend evening, particularly during the ski season, as the toll station can get very congested.
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
Villa Adriana (near the center of the town.). Located down the hill back towards Rome (you drive close to it on the Via Tiburtina). It is a very large estate (the largest Roman Villa known) with ruins in various levels of preservation. The map given to you for the tour is not very useful. There are 20 or so pretty long audio snippets for some key places in the estate but each site also has a large sign which also has the same as the audio in text in four languages. Villa d'Este (near the center of the town.). This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a truly unique place. Although the villa is itself quite interesting, with some attractive frescoes on the ceilings, the main reason for visiting here is the terraced gardens below it. These were conceived and built between 1550 and 1572 by Cardinal d'Este. The numerous fountains, both large and small, rely on natural water pressure, which takes advantage of the steep slope on which the gardens are built. Water comes mainly from the River Aniene, which was partly diverted through the town.
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