Hadrian was really interested in Architecture and if you have the resources of the Roman Empire at its height you can play at it to your hearts content. There is much to see here. The only downside is the Audio tour is difficult to establish where you are and where is the next number.
这个地方不好找,Tivoli酒店的蓝色巴士送我们下山,然后把我们丢在一条陌生的街上,最后我们在暴晒的阳光下走了20分钟才找到这个村庄。门票是100元,加35元就可以租一个语音导游。饮料超贵,一瓶可乐就要40元,抢人啊,带你自己的吧。不建议大家在太阳很大的时候去这里玩。
Hadrians villa is a very quiet but massive complex. Its a must if you love history. The day we went there was barely anyone there which was great. We spent around two hours exploring this amazing place. We stayed in Tivoli and took the cheap public bus right to the gate. easy to visit great price. Tivoli was a lovely town and next time I will go back for a least three nights and stay again at the Catillo B&B. Really easy to get to from Rome only 30mins by train.
Even in ruins, this villa truly bespeaks the power of Rome and its emperors. It is really more like a city than just a villa, with palaces, several imperial bath complexes, a theatre, temples, libraries, state rooms, and quarters for courtiers, the Praetorian Guard, and slaves, it just goes on and on. Must see.
Visitors to Rome should take a day outside of Rome and travel a short distance (about 1 hour drive) to the ruins of Emperor Hadrian's massive Villa. If you can, get a guide at the entrance so you can learn all about this playground of the emperor. Seems Hadrian wanted to get away a short distance from his Roman duties...and his Roman wife to be with his beautiful boyfriend, Antinous. Here he created a Villa, equivalent to a small city, where he could entertain the great minds of his time, artists, philosophers, etc. He built great libraries and dining halls, guest quarters, pools, and a massive gymnasium. You can see some of the mosaic flooring in the rooms as well as wall murals and statues. You get a sense of the extravagance he put into every aspect of the Villa. Be prepared for a long walk on crushed stone through the ruins. This place is fascinating and I highly recommend it.
GETTING THERETivoli is about 30 km from Rome and Hadrian’s Villa is about 5 km before the town which sits halfway up a hill. Take the Blue Metro line (B) in the direction of Rebibbia making sure you don’t end up on the branch to Conca d’Oro (B1), getting off at Ponte Mammolo. Exit the station and turn left and walk to the Bus Ticket office at the far end and buy a return tickets to Tivoli (€2.50 return). The Blue Bus will wait near the office. You will need to ask the driver to shout out when you arrive at the stop for Adriana Villa. When you gat off, walk back a few yards and turn left. A main street runs about 500 metres to a T junction. Turn right and the car park in just down the hill with the ticket office beyond.There are no facilities on site and the café by the ticket office was closed although that could be for the winter season. There is a take away pizza shop and a café back at the T junction and a cappuccino makes a good start before the tour.THE SITEAs you enter, the main site is up the hill and there is a Greek Theatre off to your left from the gate. As you approach the large Roman wall at the top of the hill there is a small building containing a fantastic model of the original villa complex. Use this to get your bearings around the site. If you are using a good guide book you will need about 3 hours.Sadly these days, many buildings have been fenced off so you cannot enter them for a closer look. I don’t know why this is the case since it is doubtful that people making all this effort to get there would destroy anything. There are plenty of description boards around but they tend to be academic and dry and so a good guide book is essential. Audio guides are available from the ticket office.The site is huge and a number of walkways lead to a dead end and you may need to retrace your steps. It can be difficult to identify the different areas but the quality of the remains is good bearing in mind that all the marble was stripped off years ago.All in all a great day out to the palace of one of the most influential Emperors for the Imperial period.The Canopus is a wonderful spot to have lunch if you brought it with you.RETURING TO ROMEGoing back you have a choice. Retrace your steps to the main road and wait for the Blue Bus back to Ponte Mammolo and the Metro. Alternatively you can take one of the Oranges buses back to Tivoli town from the site entrance and save the walk. This takes about 10 minutes. The bus stops in the square just before entering the town and the bus stop back to the ponte mammolo station is across the road. You may want to spend some time in the town and have lunch before returning to Rome.
Very very worth a visit!!! Hadrian's villa reflects the splendor and luxury of the roman empire's elite class. Baths, pools, gardens, fountains lavishly decorated that sparkle and incite the imagination.
我和我朋友在罗马旅游的时候抽出时间去参观了阿德利阿纳村庄,接着还参观了提沃利城和德斯特村庄,那天是我们这次为期2周的意大利之旅最精彩的一天!我们一行共4人,有一个人是坐轮椅的,我们是最后才决定要去参观阿德利阿纳村庄的,我们租了辆货车,雇了个司机和导游。导游是租车的时候附送的,但不是必需的,尤其是当你在进礼品商店之前停下来和买本旅游指南的时候。这里有很多你不想错过的细节,这些建筑上面没有任何的标志告诉你你在看什么。我最喜欢参观的一个地方是马里布悬崖上古老的格蒂博物馆。虽然大多数建筑已经被毁坏的很严重,但这里给人的感觉还是很棒,走在国王的宫殿里,想象着那个时期的生活场景,这种感觉还是很奇妙。有些地方已经修建过了,这里有个很漂亮的博物馆,但很小,还有个小树林,里面都是年老的油橄榄树,景色很漂亮,你可以在这里呆上一整天,拍下这里的美景。有一条倾斜的小路可以通向山顶的宫殿。(如果你有残疾的话,你可以在门口问一下,他们会让你开车到山顶并且在那停车)虽然罗马天气很热,但乡下要凉快得多,我们过的很愉快。对于那些行动不便的人来说,这里有很多条便捷平坦的路,而且大多数路都走得通。如果你是在天气炎热的时候来的话,请带上一个水壶,因为宫殿本身没有商店,不过下层停车场的礼品商店附近有一个地方可以买食物。至少要给自己2个小时参观周围,3个小时是最理想的。这里离罗马大约有64000米,所以说你现在是在一个很远的地方,所以你要想办法开车经过最短的距离到达山顶参观真正的特沃利城和德斯特村庄以及它闻名世界的水上花园(你可以看我对它的单独评论)。
即使你像我们一样自己租了车,要找到景点都很困难。标志没太多用处。到的时候会看到那里有个停车场。虽然我认为在高峰时节那里肯定是满的。这是个很大的景点,包括很长一段步行的路。我觉得它更像是一座小城镇而不是一座村庄。它可能是以前修建的最大的罗马村庄了,但确实是一座综合性建筑,君王可以在那里管理国家。即使你已经去过罗马,那也还是个非常有趣的旅游景点。蒂沃利还有其它的景点,它处于中心地带,很容易找到,但对大多数人来说要在一天之内参观完所有地方实在太多了。不过一天之内你可以参观阿德利阿纳村和罗马教皇村,不过除了这几个地方别再加其它地方了,因为这几个地方本来就很大,而且非常远。多留点时间去那里和参观吧。除了厕所以外对那里的其它设施我无法评论,厕所很多,收费也很合理。入口附近有一家相对比较高档的餐厅,但我们去了马路上面那家比较适中的。附近有很多地方可以逛逛,如果你有车或者腿脚够厉害的话。如果你想去试试,从罗马去吧,很明显有几条路可以选择。一天,我在蒂沃利火车站遇到一些问路的英国人。你得从火车站走路去蒂沃利,然后再从城里坐巴士去。也许还有更方便的选择吧,因为这样做很耗费时间。
Did the tour of Hadrian's villa on outskirts of Rome. This place is amazing now. Would love to have seen it way back in the day. It's got everything your regular dictator would need in a holiday home . The size of a small town this villa complex gives an insight into the lifestyle and wealth of Hadrian. A must see.