Tivoli, Italy in 4K Ultra HD
Two exceptional UNESCO World Heritage sites in Tivoli, near Rome, Italy: Hadrian's Villa and Villa d'Este.
Hadrian's Villa (Villa Adriana), was a retreat for the Roman Emperor Hadrian. it is an exceptional complex of classical buildings created in the 2nd century A.D. by the Roman emperor Hadrian. It combines the best elements of the architectural heritage of Egypt, Greece and Rome in the form of an 'ideal city'. (whc.unesco.org/en/list/907)
The Villa d'Este is one of the most remarkable and comprehensive illustrations of Renaissance culture at its most refined. Its innovative design along with the architectural components in the garden (fountains, ornamental basins, etc.) make this a unique example of an Italian 16th-century garden. The Villa d'Este, one of the first giardini delle meraviglie , was an early model for the development of European gardens. (whc.unesco.org/en/list/1025)
Villa Gregoriana was commissioned by Pope Gregory XVI in 1835. It was submitted for consideration as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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VILLA D'ESTE Patrimonio Unesco - TIVOLI - HD
© CLAUDIO MORTINI™◊ Villa d’Este, capolavoro del giardino italiano è inserita nella lista UNESCO del patrimonio mondiale, con l’impressionante concentrazione di fontane, ninfei, grotte, giochi d’acqua e musiche idrauliche costituisce un modello più volte emulato nei giardini europei del manierismo e del barocco.
Il giardino va per di più considerato nello straordinario contesto paesaggistico, artistico e storico di Tivoli, che presenta sia i resti prestigiosi di ville antiche come Villa Adriana, sia un territorio ricco di forre , caverne e cascate, simbolo di una guerra millenaria tra pietra e acque. Le imponenti costruzioni e le terrazze sopra terrazze fanno pensare ai Giardini pensili di Babilonia, una delle meraviglie del mondo antico, mentre l’adduzione delle acque, con un acquedotto e un traforo sotto la città, rievoca la sapienza ingegneresca dei romani.
Il cardinale Ippolito II d’Este, dopo le delusioni per la mancata elezione pontificia, fece rivivere qui i fasti delle corti di Ferrara, Roma e Fointanebleau e rinascere la magnificenza di Villa Adriana. Governatore di Tivoli dal 1550, carezzò subito l’idea di realizzare un giardino nel pendio dirupato della “Valle gaudente”, ma soltanto dopo il 1560 si chiarì il programma architettonico e iconologico della Villa, ideato dal pittore-archeologo-architetto Pirro Ligorio e realizzato dall’architetto di corte Alberto Galvani.
Le sale del Palazzo vennero decorate sotto la direzione di protagonisti del tardo manierismo romano come Livio Agresti, Federico Zuccari, Durante Alberti, Girolamo Muziano, Cesare Nebbia e Antonio Tempesta. La sistemazione era quasi completata alla morte del cardinale (1572).
Dal 1605 il cardinale Alessandro d'Este diede avvio ad un nuovo programma di interventi per il restauro e la riparazione dei danni alla vegetazione e agli impianti idraulici, ma anche per creare una serie di innovazioni all'assetto del giardino e alla decorazione delle fontane.
Altri lavori furono eseguiti negli anni 1660 - 70, quando fu coinvolto lo stesso Gianlorenzo Bernini.
Nel XVIII secolo la mancata manutenzione provocò la decadenza del complesso, che si aggravò con il passaggio di proprietà alla Casa d'Asburgo. Il giardino fu pian piano abbandonato, i giochi idraulici, non più utilizzati, andarono in rovina e la collezione di statue antiche, risalente all'epoca del Cardinal Ippolito, fu smembrata e trasferita altrove.
Questo stato di degrado proseguì ininterrotto fino alla metà del XIX secolo, quando il cardinale Gustav von Hohelohe, ottenuta in enfiteusi la villa dai duchi di Modena nel 1851, avviò una serie di lavori per sottrarre il complesso alla rovina. La villa ricominciò così ad essere punto di riferimento culturale, e il cardinale ospitò spesso, tra il 1867 e il 1882, il musicista Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886), che proprio qui compose Giochi d'acqua a Villa d'Este, per pianoforte, e tenne, nel 1879, uno dei suoi ultimi concerti.
Allo scoppio della prima guerra mondiale la villa entrò a far parte delle proprietà dello Stato Italiano, fu aperta al pubblico e interamente restaurata negli anni 1920-30. Un altro radicale restauro fu eseguito, subito dopo la seconda guerra mondiale, per riparare i danni provocati dal bombardamento del 1944. A causa delle condizioni ambientali particolarmente sfavorevoli, i restauri si sono da allora susseguiti quasi ininterrottamente nell’ultimo ventennio (fra questi va segnalato almeno il recente ripristino delle Fontane dell’Organo e del “Canto degli Uccelli”).
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Day Trip From Rome (Part I), Villa d’Este Tivoli Italy
Day Trip From Rome (Part I), Villa d’Este Tivoli Italy. Tivoli is an excellent day trip excursion from Rome. We paid approximately 5 euro to take the train from Roma Termini to Tivoli. In part one of our day trip adventure we visit the beautiful gardens of Villa d’Este.
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Villa d'Este, Tivoli (UNESCO/NHK)
The Villa d'Este in Tivoli, with its palace and garden, is one of the most remarkable and comprehensive illustrations of Renaissance culture at its most refined. Its innovative design along with the architectural components in the garden (fountains, ornamental basins, etc.) make this a unique example of an Italian 16th-century garden. The Villa d'Este, one of the first giardini delle meraviglie , was an early model for the development of ...
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Visiting Hadrians Villa and Villa D'Este in Tivoli
We were invited to a party at The Beehive in Rome so we decided to make a weekend of it.
We drove from Positano to Tivoli (3 hours) and visited the old Roman estate of Villa Adriana, Hadrians Villa and spent a couple of hours there.
Then we drove up to the centre of Tivoli for lunch and a visit to the Renaissance Villa D'Este before heading into the centre of Rome for the party.
Tivoli is about 40 minutes drive away from Rome, easy to visit both villas in one day. It is also accessible by public transport from Rome.
All the Villas in Tivoli are dog friendly!
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The Legendary Villa d’Este - Best Hotel 5 Stars Lake Como, Italy
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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.
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A former 16th-century royal residence, this luxe hotel in 25 acres of gardens overlooking Lake Como lies 6 km from the Basilica of Sant'Abbondio and 34 km from Lugano-Agno Airport.
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Hadrian's Villa and Villa d'Este Tivoli Italy Unesco World Heritage Site
The Hadrian's Villa (Villa Adriana in Italian) is a large Roman archaeological complex at Tivoli, ItalyThe villa was constructed at Tibur (modern-day Tivoli) as a retreat from Rome for Roman Emperor Hadrian in the early 2nd century. Hadrian was said to dislike the palace on the Palatine Hill in Rome, leading to the construction of the retreat. During the later years of his reign, he actually governed the empire from the villa. A large court therefore lived there permanently. A postal service connected them to Rome.
After Hadrian, the villa was used by his various successors. During the decline of the Roman Empire the villa fell into disuse and was partially ruined. In the 16th century Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este had much of the marble and statues in Hadrian's villa removed to decorate his own Villa d'Este located nearby.The Villa d'Este is a villa situated at Tivoli, near Rome, Italy. Listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, it is a fine example of Renaissance architecture and the Italian Renaissance gardeThe Villa d'Este was commissioned by Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este, son of Alfonso I d'Este and Lucrezia Borgia and grandson of Pope Alexander VI. He had been appointed Governor of Tivoli by Pope Julius III, with the gift of the existing villa,[1] which he had entirely reconstructed to plans of Pirro Ligorio carried out under the direction of the Ferrarese architect-engineer Alberto Galvani, court architect of the Este. The chief painter of the ambitious internal decoration was Livio Agresti from Forlì. From 1550 until his death in 1572, when the villa was nearing completion, Cardinal d'Este created a palatial setting surrounded by a spectacular terraced garden in the late-Renaissance mannerist style, which took full advantage of the dramatic slope but required innovations in bringing a sufficient water supply, which was employed in cascades, water tanks, troughs and pools, water jets and fountains, giochi d'acqua. The result is one of the series of great 17th century villas with water-play structures in the hills surrounding the Roman Campagna, such as the Villa Lante, the Villa Farnese at Caprarola and the Villas Aldobrandini and Torlonia in Frascati. Their garden planning and their water features were imitated in the next two centuries from Portugal to Poland.
Villa D'Este a Tivoli ripresa con un drone
Villa D'Este come non l'avete mai vista!
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A beautiful 3 minute video of Tivoli and the Villa d'Este gardens filmed by a drone.
Les fabuleux jardins d'eau de la Villa d'Este
A Tivoli, près de Rome, la villa d'Este domine le paysage.
Elle doit sa renommée à ses somptueux jardins d'eau.
50 fontaines, 300 gerbes d'eau, des dizaines de bassins et de cascades... l'eau fait de cette résidence une merveille et un modèle pour tous les autres jardins d'eau.
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LA BELLISSIMA VILLA D'ESTE A TIVOLI. ( ROMA) ITALY
Villa D'Este fu commissionata dal cardinale Ippolito D'Este il quale aveva ricevuto in dono da Giulio iii , allora Papa, diversi territori nella zona di Tivoli.
Per avere il controllo diretto su quei territori così ampi, il cardinale decise di trasferirsi a Tivoli così da poter gestire tutto in prima persona.
Nacque allora villa D'Este inaugurata nel 1572, cui negli anni lavorarono artisti di un certo rilievo, i quali il Bernini, che sono riusciti a portare questa struttura a livelli di eccellenza assoluta.
Con la prima guerra mondiale villa D'Este divenne proprietà dello stato Italiano e aperta al pubblico ; tra il 1920 e il 1930 furono portati a termine diversi lavori di di ristrutturazione.
La villa è un capolavoro del rinascimento Italiano e figura nella lista dei patrimoni dell'umanità dell'unesco .
Villa D’Este - Tivoli
Villa d'Este è uno dei tesori di Tivoli, splendido esempio di architettura rinascimentale inserito dall'UNESCO nella lista dei Patrimoni Mondiali dell'Umanità.
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Queen Mother Visits Villa D'este At Tivoli (1959)
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Queen Mother visits Villa D'Este at Tivoli, Italy.
Various shots of Queen Mother being shown around Villa D'Este fountain wonderland. CUs of fountains. MS Queen Mother climbing into Rolls Royce. CU Rolls Royce car being driven away, Queen Mother visible through window. Two shots of crowds mainly children.
LS crowd gathered outside church. Various interior shots of church, showing Queen being presented with bouquets and meeting various people. LS Queen Mother walking along church quadrangle. High angle panning shot of Tivoli. Various shots of Queen Mother's visit to Villa Adriana. Various shots of fountains at Villa D'Este fountain wonderland at Tivoli. CU ornamented sign: Villa D'Este. Exterior shot restaurant Villa D'Este.
Date on dope sheet is 23/04/1959.
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Tivoli - Villa d'Este
Descrizione - Tivoli ( Roma ) , Villa d'Este è un capolavoro del Rinascimento italiano e figura nella lista dei patrimoni dell'umanità dell'UNESCO , nel 2013 è stato il 12 sito italiano più visitato .
May Festival At Villa D'este, Tivoli, Near Rome AKA May Festival At Tivoli (1948)
Tivoli, near Rome, Italy
LS Villa d'Este, Tivoli, viewed across fountain pond during La Maggiolata, May Festival, planned by the Department of Arts (Direzione generale delle Belle Arti) to revive the traditions of Spring. MS Fountain with the villa in background. MS Fountain, including shots from the walkway behind the waterfall. (4 shots). MS Fountain, pan to villa. LS The villa, pan to fountain. MS Fountains on terraced rock garden, pan to beginning of parade of people from many regions of Italy, in their folk costumes representing Piedmont, Lombardy, Liguria, Sardinia, Sicily, Calabria, Basilicata, Abruzzi and Lazio regions. MS, LS and CU Various shots of Italian peasants parading by in traditional costume in the pageant. LS People in peasant costumes on ornamental terrace. LS Peasants lining the terrace. MS and LS Traditional Italian folk dancing, with couples. (3 shots). CU. Couple dancing. MS Band, pan to couple dancing the Il Saltarello. (Musicians play an instrument called the Zampogne, a kind of home-made bagpipe.) LS Dancers in the background. CU. Young woman posing for camera in heavily embroidered ornamental costume in front of fountain, pan down. CU. Peasant girl, pan from ankle up to face, showing rich embroidery on dress. MS Parade past camera. MS Peasant types on ornamental terrace. Girl in foreground. MS Pan across spectators watching. CU. Peasant girl watching dancing from terrace. CU. Peasant girl. MS High shot of a slow traditional circle dance. CU Low shots of same. CU. Dancing types (2 shots). MS Couples dancing (2 shots). MS Couples parading and circle dancing. (2 shots).
Note: Date received on original paperwork, reads: 08/06/48.
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Villa d'Este: Live from the Water Organ Fountain in the Tivoli Gardens
The famous fountains and gardens of Italy's Villa d'Este made it a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Water Organ Fountain above the magnificent Fountain of Neptune entranced Villa D'Este's residents and visitors in the early 17th century, as it does today. Tony and Helen brave the crowds to bring you a taste of the experience!
Well here we are at the Villa D'Este -- if you can hear me above the water -- and we're actually not coming to see what you're looking at, which is the main garden, but we've come to the Neptune Fountain (Ed: actually it's the Water Organ Fountain), behind me, which is supposed to be switched on at 12:30.
However, we're not the only ones here. As you can see, there's a large contingent of tourists and Italian grannies who have basically taken over the fountain itself. Er, we've also got a few Russians around. But anyway, we'll wait here and I'll switch off and come back to you when the fountain is underway.
And we have action -- and just wait for the crowds. As the doors open, I'll zoom in a bit here and see if we can get anything. I can't hear a thing at the moment, but, well there's the organ. Oh, I see, it's an actual real organ, not quite so spectacular as I had hoped.
Right, you can probably see that, now the doors of the fountain have opened, there are some basically normal organ pipes behind it. Let's pull back and you can have a look at the chaos around.
It looks a bit modern to me but, well, there we go. It's all very spectacular, but absolutely nothing is happening. At least the crowd's suddenly gone quiet, and the tension is killing me.
(Organ sounds a single note)
And we're off. Well, that was short, but sweet. Ah, I can hear something...
(Organ plays)
The interesting thing about this organ is that it's all powered by water, apparently. No sign of how that's done, but that's it. The door is still open, but the music continued on for a while, I don't know if it's still continuing. Everyone's been frantically taking photographs but they've decided enough is enough and everyone's started to split...
(Tony is bumped and makes a crash zoom)
Oops, sorry that was ... I think I'll join Helen who has managed to get a place right at the front, as you can see, so hopefully she's got a few photographs.
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Villa d'Este, a garden with 500 sources
Villa d'Este, a World Heritage, plays one of the wonders of the world: the garden of Babylon. The mansion of Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este, refuge of the composer Liszt and a Benedictine monastery hidden among gardens and fountains for more than eight centuries of history.
Ippolito II d'Este, who was appointed cardinal in 1539, was one of the most influential person in the French political and social life and one of the possible candidates for successor of Peter.
The Cardinal moved to Rome and was surrounded by artists and writers. There, Pope Julius III appointed him governor of the town of Tivoli, near Rome. This will also become the owner of the villa, which had been confiscated to the order of the Benedictines.
From 1550 until 1572 Cardinal rebuilt the village, trying to be faithful to the original. For this was surrounded by the best architects, sculptors and fresco painters of the era.
On the so-called mountain of joy 'designed a garden with about 500 fountains and waterfalls that provide water through a hydraulic system invented in Roman times.
Since 1605, Cardinal Alexander East, new owner of the villa, improvement and refurbishment some of sources, with the help of sculptor Borromini.
However, in the eighteenth century, the town has deteriorated due to neglect. Her condition worsened with the arrival of the Dukes of Hasburgo, which took a lot of artwork.
The town had to wait for the arrival of Cardinal Gustav von Hohenlohe, in the mid-nineteenth century to regain its glory of the early years.
Following the statement of the First World War, this became the property of the Italian state and opened to the public.
In these spectacular gardens, includes a water-powered organ, the Hungarian musician Franz Liszt composed his piece for piano 'water games at Villa d'Este and held one of his last concerts. .
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The Fountains of Villa d'Este in Tivoli, Italy: Renaissance Estate and Gardens from 16th Century
Famous for it's many beautiful fountains, this is a video of our visit to the Villa d'Este in Tivoli, Italy. Pope Julius III gave Cardinal Ippolito d'Este the position of governor of Tivoli, and this was the place he called home from 1550-1572. It was Ippolito who was responsible for the beautiful gardens and water works we see at the Villa d'Este today. Of course, he had the help of architects and designers, including Pirro Ligorio.
In fact, some of the statues adorning the fountains were borrowed from the nearby excavations of Hadrian's Villa (Emperor Hadrian's private paradise, dating from the 2nd century). It's crazy to think that for people in the 1500's, Hadrian's Villa and other Roman ruins already seemed about as ancient as they do to us today.
The Organ Fountain plays its music through ancient technology, not modern electricity, and the fountains still run on the original hydraulics.