The gentle spray and cooling feeling as you walk among the fountains in the heat of the day is a welcome interlude. According to tripadvisor travellers, these are the best ways to experience villa deste. Brief history of villa deste it was commissioned by cardinal ippolito ii deste, in 1550 the governor of tivoli. The hadrians villa and villa deste of tivoli shore. Villa deste tivoli all you need to know before you go. Villa deste the palace cardinal ippolito ii deste was born in 1509. Ostia antica opening hours, tickets and how to get there. Enjoy a day trip from rome and explore hadrians villa and villa deste, the two most famous attractions in tivoli. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Villa deste in tivoli of rome useful information rome museum. Discover the wonderful villa deste in tivoli with its fascinating histories, curiosities, useful information and other magnificent museums of rome. The villa deste at tivoli hardcover october 10, 1996 by david dernie author visit amazons david dernie page. According to tripadvisor travelers, these are the best ways to experience villa deste. Villa deste, tivoli italy official site museum of the book the teaching museum laboratory of ancient books is housed inside the gardens of the villa deste in two buildings in the area opposite the fontana dellovato.
It stands out for its beautiful gardens and charmingly decorated rooms. This is the sole number for calls from all of italy for presales and reservations of. Windows and terraces overlooking the lake, with exceptional views of the marina and boats quietly returning to shore in the evening. The villa deste and its incredible fountains really is a beauty not to be missed. His parents were alfonso i deste, duke of ferrara, modena and reggio and lucrezia borgia, daughter of pope alexander vi and vannozza cattanei. Villa deste, tivoli italy official site museum of the book the teaching museum laboratory of ancient books is housed inside the gardens of the villa deste in two buildings in.
The villa deste is a superb villa situated in tivoli, just outside rome. Overlooking one of the most romantic lakes in the world, lake como, villa deste is surrounded by a wonderful 10hectare private park. Villa deste, tivoli, hadrians villa italian paperback january 1, 1999 by lozzi roma author 5. Tivoli villa deste fountain of the organ if you are in latium, you should visit tivol i, located on the monti tiburtini tiburtine hills. The italian town of tivoli, just east of rome, is home to luxe residences, splendid villas, and two famous unesco world heritage sites.
The epic story of the deadliest plague in history by john m. The painter, archaeologist and architect pirro ligorio devised this wonderful project carried out by the architect alberto galvani. The villa deste, originally villa del garovo, is a renaissance patrician residence in cernobbio on the shores of lake como, northern italy. The oval fountain in the gardens of the villa deste, tivoli. The villa was commissioned by cardinal ippolito deste, son of alfonso i and lucrezia borgia ferrara 1509 rome 1572, on a site of a roman villa. Ceiling mosaics villa deste tivoli, italy dsc03854. The poet virgil called it tibur superbum aeneid, book vii, a.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Villa adriana, the sprawling estate of emperor hadrian, and the 16thcentury villa deste, a renaissance retreat famous for its landscaped gardens and lavish fountains. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and. Nevertheless, visiting the garden in 1903 for century magazine.
A summer retreat for ancient romans and the renaissance rich, the hilltop town of tivoli is home to two unesco world heritage sites. Villa deste was commissioned by cardinal ippolito deste. Best known for its gardens and water features, the unesco world heritage site was commissioned by ippolito deste ii, cardinal of ferrara, and built out from the early 1550s through the 1600s. The rooms and suites, overlooking the lake or the park, are divided into two buildings. Nearly 500 years of myth and history have done nothing to dull the magic and mystery of the glorious villa deste in tivoli, the famed tivoli waterandwind garden, a haven for princes and lovers of the humanities, and arguably one of the most beautiful villas in all of italy. Visiting hadrians villa and villa deste in tivoli youtube. Villa deste and tivoli from rome skiptheline tickets included. English multi language tour french, spanish starting time. Villa deste is a sumptuous renaissance dwelling located in the outskirts of rome.
A former franciscan monastery expropriated by the governor of tivoli, the villa deste was built during the sixteenth century in tivoli as a stately renaissancestyle mansion with enchanting gardens. The garden at villa deste is of particular splendour and was designed by artist and architect pirro ligorio, and completed by alberto galvani. Its innovative design along with the architectural components in the garden fountains, ornamental basins, etc. A former franciscan monastery expropriated by the governor of tivoli, the villa deste was built during the sixteenth century in tivoli as a stately renaissancestyle mansion with. The teaching museum laboratory of ancient books is housed inside the gardens. Villa adriana, dating back to roman times and villa deste from the renaissance period. Hadrians villa villa adriana and villa deste in tivoli. The didactic museum of ancient books laboratory is a private institute, which provides free entrance for visitors, authorized by the minister for cultural activities and by the minister for public education. Listed as a unesco heritage site, villa deste is a splendid renaissance palace with beautiful, romantic gardens in the outskirts of rome. The villa deste in tivoli, with its palace and garden, is one of the most remarkable and comprehensive illustrations of renaissance culture at its most refined.
Audio guides in those languages are also available for rent 4 at the. The villa deste is a 16thcentury villa in tivoli, near rome, famous for its terraced hillside italian renaissance garden and especially for its profusion of fountains. Both the villa and the 25acre 100,000 m 2 park which surrounds it have undergone significant changes since their sixteenthcentury origins as a summer residence for the cardinal of como. From october to march the tour is available only on thursday and sunday language. The fountain of rome at the villa deste, tivoli from related movement.
The villa deste is a 16thcentury villa in tivoli, near rome, famous for its terraced hillside italian renaissance garden and especially for its. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Villa deste is a historic heritage worldly known, so the largest part of the people who visit it, are tourists. Villa deste, estate in tivoli, near rome, with buildings, fountains, and terraced gardens designed 1550 by the mannerist architect pirro ligorio for the governor cardinal ippolito ii deste. Before being confiscated as his residence, the property had been a benedictine convent.
I have been studying garden books recently and ive regretted that most give you lots of pictures of the garden, but no overview. Then we drove up to the centre of tivoli for lunch and a visit to the renaissance villa deste before heading into the centre of rome for the party. Nowadays, it is a museum listed as a unesco world heritage site. The villa re presents a striving to achieve this harmony, yet before the villa deste in tivoli was built between 1550 and 1569, all these attempts had failed. As one of two unesco world heritage sites in tivoli along with villa adriana villa deste is an important cultural landmark with a rich history, as well as some of the most beautiful fountains, frescoes, and gardens in the region. The villa deste in tivoli is a masterpiece of the italian renaissance and is listed on the unesco list of world heritage sites. Illustrations for an allegorical pattern book created around the same time. Villa deste, masterpiece of the italian garden, is included in the unesco world heritage list. It is now an italian state museum, and is listed as a unesco world heritage site. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.