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 ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. The emperor Hadrian was well known for building monuments across the Roman Empire, a territory that ...

Each of these towns has much to offer In Tivoli, you'll find Hadrian's Villa, a monumental complex from the Roman Empire, and the Villa d'Este, famous for its stunning gardens and fountains.