We went to the Villa D'Este in Tivoli today. It was built in the 16th century by Ippolita d'Este who was made Archbishop of Milan at the age of 10! He was a cardinal at 30 and wanted to be Pope but was thwarted in his ambition so he decided to garden instead!
The fountains and gardens were truly magnificent and had been designed by some of the finest artists and architects of the time putting all that church collection money to good use :)
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| Charlie at the Rometta fountain which had a scale model of an ancient Roman boat |
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| Rog being Monty Don on the Avenue of a Hundred Fountains |
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| Spot the difference :) |
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| Fountain of Ovato |
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| The Fountain of Neptune |
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