The Fish Ponds

Hadrian's Villa & Villa D'Este

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February 6th 2017
Geo: 41.9636, 12.7983Hadrian's Villa and Villa D'EsteAbout 40 KM from Rome is the small town of Tivoli and besides being the home of olive groves that produce some of the best olive oil in the world it is also the location of two amazing places to visit – the ruins of Hadrian's Villa and Villa D'Este.Hadrian's VillaHadrian was the second Spanish born emperor of Ro ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Tivoli

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more