Malgorzata Bujalska

a building with vines growing on the side of it

Olga Angelucci

a view of a large building with a lake in the background

Steffen Lemmerzahl

Marian Florinel Condruz

a fountain in the middle of a room with statues on the walls

The villa was commissioned by Cardinal Ippolito d'Este, son of Alfonso I and Lucrezia Borgia (Ferrara 1509 - Rome 1572), on a site that was previously located on a Roman villa.

The history of its construction is related to the events of the first owner. Pope Julius III del Monte wanted to thank Cardinal d'Este for his essential contribution in 1550 to his election to the papal throne by appointing him governor for life of Tivoli and its territory. The cardinal arrived at Tivoli on 9 September and made a triumphal entry there, finding, however, that he would have to live in an old and inconven

a christmas display in a store window at night

Villa d'este