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Villa D'Este

Italy 42 - Tivoli and the Villa D'Este

September 12th 2012
After lunch we headed in the general direction of Villa D’Este. Commissioned by Cardinal D'Este the son of Lucrezia Borgia it is another of the gardens featured in Monty Dons Italian Gardens. This time passport in hand I asked for a discount and was only charged for my entry thus saving us 11 euros. Sometimes it pays to be older and have the cheek to ask. I find that not very often are you o ... read more
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