I sometimes hesitate to put pictures on the blog where we have been in Italy because it looks like we are on a vacation. Believe me a mission is work, fun work but work. much more than 40 hours a week) But because Italy is so beautiful. I have to show you the photos or I would never post.
Recently we went to Tivoli a small town northeast of Rome. While there we toured a Villa d'Este. Villa d'Este was built in 1550 for Cardinal Ippolito d'Este, the son of Lucrezia Borgia and Alfonso d'Este. It occupies a stretch of hillside below the town of Tivoli, with spectacular views over the plain towards Rome. Built around an earlier monastery, the building is lavishly decorated with frescoes, reliefs and literally thousands of beautiful internal fountains. The most striking part of the Villa d'Este, however, is its garden; a terraced extravaganza of shady trees and show-stopping fountains.
Other highlights include the Fountain of the Dragons, a many-breasted sculpture of Diana, the long path of the Hundred Fountains and the massive cascade below the Water Organ. The Water Organ periodically offers musical entertainment to visitors.
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