Hadrian's Villa (Villa Adriana) Tivoli

uh, I fail! School work and hot heat = no editing pictures for Lauren!

I'm basically planning on finishing updating pictures after I get back. I have my last weekend coming up where I have to go visit my list of places that I'd like to see before I leave Rome (mostly churches, like Borromini's San Carlo Alle Quattro Fontane and Bernini's …

Today was our first full day in Rome and we made the most of it. We started with a walking tour of the main sites in Rome. It was crazy and I didn't have much water on me, not a good idea! We saw Marcus Aurelias' Column, Trajan's Column & Forum, the other Roman Forum and the Colosseum. I was rather underwhelmed by the colosseum, it wasn't quite …

... of Rome is Tivoli. Set in the hills, and keeping with the Hadrian/Roman theme, there is Villa d'Adriana, or in English, Hadrian's Villa. He had built this on top of another one and then kept expanding it. It was so big, that various other people kept ...

Today was a full day out of Rome at Hadrian's villa and the Villa d'Este at Tivoli.  It was hot, something new and different, but a great day. The day got off to a questionable start when we mysteriously arrived at Hadrian's villa 45 minutes BEFORE ...

... really beautiful. So we went to Tivoli to see this guys really big house. :) haha. Also, about 2.5 miles away from Tivoli is Hadrian's Villa. Which is another residential estate thats about 300 acres. Around 120 A.D. Adrian, the empire of Rome at the ...

Today we woke up early to go on an optional excursion with our school to Tivoli, Hadrian's Villa, and Villa D’Este. All of these places are about 45 minutes outside of Rome and they are so beautiful.  Hadrian’s Villa is a vast area of ...

... was Villa d'Este, the Renaissance estate of the region's ruling family during Medieval times.  Both sites are magnificent, but Hadrian's Villa is all but detroyed unfortunately.  Villa d'Este, however, is in quite good condition, and with such ...

... . Unfortunately, the owl no longer moves, although the chirping of the birds does cease periodically. From Tivoli, we drove just a few km to Hadrian's Villa - the remains of a massive complex, originally constructed for Hadrian in the 2nd Century but ...

Hadrian's villa evokes an ancient way of life....wandering among the ruins,imagining what life was like centuries ago....Hall of Philosophers,Teatro maritime where Hadrian must have walked,studied,conversed with thinkers and philosophers. The rooms in ...

... times. It was a pretty ride, despite some of the anxiety of the driver. Our first stop was Emperor Hadrian's Villa.  It was so peaceful there and beautiful. We really liked how the Villa incorporated the surrounding nature- everything ...

... .  Everything was pretty dang good, and that was only 4 of the 6 hours we spent in Tivoli.  Tivoli is also home to the famous Hadrian's Villa, the estate of Emperor Hadrian.  I was so excited to see it since I had also studied it in my art ...