Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Villa d'Este in Tivoli, near Rome, is a fine example of Renaissance architecture and of an Italian Renaissance garden.
The villa was commissioned by Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este in the 16th century. Drawing inspiration from nearby Hadrian’s Villa, the palatial retreat of Emperor Hadrian, and reviving Roman techniques of hydraulic engineering to supply water to a sequence of fountains, the cardinal created a fantasy garden. The architectural elements and water features of the gardens had an enormous influence on European landscape design.
The 3-minute video below shows Tivoli and the Villa d’Este gardens filmed by a drone – the images are outstanding.
Enjoy:
Video by Raimondo Luciani, in partnership with the Soprintendenza per i Beni Architettonici e Paesaggistici of Rome, Frosinone, Latina, Rieti and Viterbo.
