8 Sights in Tivoli, Italy (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Tivoli, Italy. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 8 sights are available in Tivoli, Italy.
Sightseeing Tours in Tivoli1. Santuario di Ercole Vincitore
The Sanctuary of Ercole Winner is one of the major complexes of Roman architecture in the Republican era. It is part of the type of the so-called Hellenistic sanctuaries, dating back to the II-I BC centuries and built on the wave of the great cultural influence exerted by the Hellenistic culture after the definitive Roman conquest of Greece. Located in Tivoli, it is the largest of the Italian sanctuaries dedicated to Ercole and the second of the whole Mediterranean after that of Gades in Spain. It was built among the last decades of the second century BC and 82 BC Further interventions were, especially in the area of the theater, in the Augustan era. Suetonius says that here Augustus admitted justice on numerous occasions, under the arcades of the sanctuary.
2. Tempio della Tosse
The Temple of the Cousse is a former Christian church of the 10th century, founded by reusing a circular plan building from the Roman era, located on the ancient Tiburtina street in Tivoli. It is located near the Aniene, near the sanctuary of Hercules Winner and the lower portion of the villa d'Este, outside the gate called "del Colle". Near it is also located a paper mill, now abandoned, built on the structures of the temple of Hercules.
3. Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore
The church of Santa Maria Maggiore is a place of Catholic worship of Tivoli, located in Piazza Trento, in the Santa Croce district. It is one of the most important sacred buildings in the city and includes the convent, where the Benedictines of Farfa, the Friars Minor Conventual (1256-1461) and the Friars Minor Osservati.
4. 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.
5. Tomba dei Plauzi
The Mausoleum of the Plauzi, near Tivoli, is a monumental tomb dating back to the first years of the first century. d. C. intended to host members of the rich and influential Roman family of the Plauzi. In fact, the oldest inscription recalls Marco Plauzio Silvano, consul in 2 BC. with the emperor Augusto.
6. Anfiteatro di Bleso
The Amphitheatre of Bleso is an ancient Roman amphitheatre of Tivoli, dating back to the second century of the Imperial Age; it is located inside the city center and adjacent to another 2 historical artistic complexes such as the Rocca Pia and the Estensi Scuderie.
7. 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.
8. Tempio della Sibilla
The Sibilla temple 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 Sibilla Albunea, the divinity to which it was dedicated is not well known.
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