Tivoli

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Italy Picture by David Aaronson
Travel story: Tivoli

The town of Tivoli lies just a little ways west (inland) from Rome in the foothills of the Apennine mountains. It's an easy day trip from Rome and has been for several thousand years. It's also been a popular location for wealthy Romans to escape the summer heat. This is the town of Tivoli as seen from Villa Adriana.



Villa Adriana is enormous and only partially excavated now. It was the home of the Roman emperor Hadrian who reigned from 117 to 138 AD. Hadrian... More