Travel Guide to Villa d'Este, Italy

Scenic spot introduction:

Villa d'Este in Italy is one of the three famous gardens of the Renaissance, along with Villa Lant and Villa Farnese. The estate is located in Tivoli, on the eastern outskirts of Rome, the capital of Italy. Hundreds of ingeniously designed fountains of all sizes in the garden blend harmoniously with the natural landscape, making Villa d'Este not only a model of Italian garden design, but also earning it the reputation of "Palace of a Hundred Fountains".

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Since ancient times, the small town of Tivoli, where the Villa d'Este is located, has attracted Roman dignitaries to build villas here to escape the hot summer with its pleasant climate and green mountains and clear waters. The Villa d'Este was built during the Renaissance. It is said that when Cardinal Ippolito d'Este, a member of the Este family from Ferrara, failed in the election of the Pope, a monastery located on the original site of the villa was awarded to him. In 1550, after he became the chief executive of Tivoli, he invited the great Italian garden designer Ligorio to design and build the villa for him. He continued to improve it for nearly a century. The entire manor was built on the mountain, and the artificial buildings in the garden were cleverly integrated with the natural beauty. The exquisite water conservancy design is even more commendable.
Villa d'Este is a typical Italian terraced garden. Villa main building The building is on the edge of the plateau, and the garden behind it is built on a steep hillside and is divided into eight layers, with a height difference of 50 meters between each layer. The main axis running through the entire garden and the secondary axes distributed on the left and right are covered with tall plants, scattered flower beds and various fountains. According to statistics, there are more than 500 fountains of various sizes in Villa d'Este, including not only the " Holy Grail Fountain ", and Ligorio's masterpiece" Organ Fountain "and" Owl and Bird Fountain In 2001, UNESCO listed Villa d'Este on the World Heritage List.

Scenic spot features:

Fountain, leisure, sightseeing, summer resort, garden, villa