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Vicolo Barchetto, 00019 Tivoli RM, Italy

The most unique fountain of all uses a hydraulic organ.

Tivoli's Rocca Pia, an imposing Renaissance fortress located in the city center, was built by Pope Pius II Piccolomini starting in 1461 to defend the city and control the population. The structure is characterized by four large circular towers of varying heights, connected by high crenellated walls. Over the course of its history, the Rocca has alternated defensive functions with those of a papal barracks and, for a long time, a prison until 1960. It is currently a tourist attraction located near Piazza Garibaldi and the Bleso amphitheater. WEBSITE: https://visittivoli.it/sito-turistico/rocca-pia/

Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001, the villa, with its impressive concentration of fountains, nymphaeums, grottos, water features and the water organ, is a masterpiece of Italian garden art.

The Canopus is the most famous and photographed building of Hadrian's Villa. It has a very long water basin, called Euripus and at the end is the so-called Serapeum, which was actually a spectacular summer Triclinium. The spectacular architecture, the water games, the rich marble decoration, the polychrome mosaics and the single latrine indicate that this building was part of the noble quarters frequented by the emperor. It was certainly a Triclinium intended to host sumptuous official banquets. The guests lay down on the stibadium, and in the center of the semicircle there was room for the orchestra or the actors and dancers who entertained the guests.

A splendid example of the architectural capacity of the Roman Empire. An immense villa immersed in an extraordinary garden with water features and pools scattered throughout the estate. The well-preserved remains allow us to appreciate the ingenuity of Roman architects and to understand the way of life and entertainment of the Roman nobility.

In Piazza Garibaldi, the heart and arrival point of the Via Tiburtina in the city, the Rocca Pia castle dominates, symbol of the city of Tivoli.

From here the climb to Monte Morra begins.