8 Sights in Tivoli, Italy (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Tivoli, Italy! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Tivoli. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in Tivoli1. Villa d'Este
The Villa d'Este is a 16th-century villa in Tivoli, near Rome, famous for its terraced hillside Italian Renaissance garden and especially for its profusion of fountains. It is now an Italian state museum, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2. Santuario di Ercole Vincitore
The Sanctuary of Hercules Victor is one of the largest complexes of Roman architecture in the Republican era. It belongs to the typology of the so-called Hellenistic sanctuaries, dating back to the II-I centuries BC and built on the wave of the great cultural influence exerted by Hellenistic culture after the definitive Roman conquest of Greece. Located in Tivoli, it is the largest of the Italic sanctuaries dedicated to Hercules and the second largest in the Mediterranean after that of Gades in Spain. It was built between the last decades of the second century BC and 82 BC. Further interventions took place, especially in the area of the theatre, in the Augustan era. Suetonius tells us that Augustus administered justice here on numerous occasions, under the porticoes of the sanctuary.
3. Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore
The church of Santa Croce in Santa Maria Maggiore, also known as the church of San Francesco, is a Roman Catholic church in Tivoli, in the province of Rome, the episcopal see of the diocese of Tivoli. The church is located in Piazza Trento, in the Santa Croce district.
4. Tomba dei Plauzi
The Mausoleum of the Plauzi, near Tivoli, is a monumental tomb dating back to the very first years of the first century A.D. C. intended to house the members of the rich and influential Roman family of the Plauzi. The oldest inscription commemorates Marcus Plautius Silvanus, consul in 2 BC under Emperor Augustus.
5. Tempio della Tosse
The Temple of the Cough is a former Christian church of the tenth century, founded by reusing a circular building from the Roman era, located on the ancient Via Tiburtina in Tivoli. It is located near the Aniene, near the sanctuary of Ercole Vincitore and the lower portion of Villa d'Este, outside the gate called "del Colle". Nearby there is also a paper mill, now abandoned, built on the structures of the temple of Hercules.
6. Tempio della Sibilla
The Temple of the Sibyl is an ancient Roman temple located on the acropolis of Tivoli, near the famous temple of Vesta. Despite the attribution of the temple to the sibyl Albunea, the deity to whom it was dedicated is not well known.
7. Parco di Villa Gregoriana
Villa Gregoriana is a park in Tivoli, Italy, located at the foot of the city's ancient acropolis. It consists mainly of thick woodland with paths that lead to the small circular Roman Temple of Vesta, the caves of Neptune and the Sirens, which form part of a series of gorges and cascades, and to the Great Waterfall.
8. Anfiteatro di Bleso
The Amphitheatre of Bleso is an ancient Roman amphitheatre in Tivoli, dating back to the second century of the imperial age. it is located within the city center and adjacent to 2 other historical and artistic complexes such as the Rocca Pia and the Este Stables.
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