Lenght: 2 hours. The Parco Villa Gregoriana is a thick woodland of gigantic trees, the remnants of ancient constructions, sheer precipices, steep rocks, small tunnels and natural caves – the parkland around Villa Gregoriana has it all! The park’s construction was commissioned by Pope Gregory XVI in order to rearrange the old bed of the river Aniene, which had been badly damaged by the terrible flood of 1826.
A destination of choice of travellers, poets, artists, royals and emperors throughout the centuries, the park was reopened to the public in 2005 thanks to a major relandscaping project orchestrated by FAI, the Italian National Trust.
Today, the park with its marvellous waterfalls, its caves and gorges, its extraordinary romantic garden is a model of integration between art and nature.
| Price | Adults: € 6.00 – Children (5-14 years): € 3.00 – Residents in Tivoli: € 2.50
Discount tickets for guests of Il Vecchio Treno (Partner FAI) From third child free entrance. |
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| Duration | 1 hour and 30 minutes on the main route |
| Hours |
From Tuesday to Sunday
h 10.00 am – 4.00 pm March, from 20 October, November and December
10.00 am – 6.30 pm April through 19th October
Last entry 60 minutes before closing
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| Closed | The park is closed until 29 February 2016. The park opens on 1 March 2016
On Monday (except feast Monday). Also open Mondays from April 1 through October 31 2016 |
| Info | http://www.fondoambiente.it/beni/parco-di-villa-gregoriana.asp Tel. + 39 0774 332650 – faigregoriana@fondoambiente.it |
Acropolis of Tibur
To close the paths of Parco Villa Gregoriana, the Acropolis of Tivoli with its two Temples of the I-II century BC, known as the Temple of Vesta or Sibilla with a circular plan and Temple of Tiburno, with a rectangular plan, that, with their position, overlooking the valley of Hell. There were many pictorial representations of the site that linked the beauty of the ancient ruins to the sound of Aniene waterfall.
Opening: free during the hours of Parco Villa Gregoriana
You can also visit the tomb of the Vestale Cossinia along the right bank of the Aniene river, overlooking the railway station. It was a tribute from the citizens to the Vestal who dedicated her life to the worship of the sacred fire.