Tivoli
It was just a perfect day for a daytrip by car from Rome to Tivoli and a few villages further into the mountains, Tuesday October 17th 2023. But, the day started with a flat tire from our rental car and we lost a lot of time changing the car at the airport, we had to change our plans too. We decided to only visit the famous and stunning Villa D'Este in Tivoli. That way we turned the day into a happy one after all. And Kurt Hielscher made several photos here. More will follow soon.
View from above the Fontana di Nettuno or the balcony at the Fontana dell'Organo on a part of the Giardini di Villa D'Este.
Villa D'Este is famous for its 16th century Renaissance style villa, garden and dozens of fountains. With a lot of sunshine, I could make a lot of nice photos. Here a closer look down.
Villa D'Este, 1925. Photo: Kurt Hielscher.
Villa D'Este, 17th of October 2023. Photo: Casper Molenaar.
Kim at the Fontana dell'Organo.
To catch the photo from the Fontana Dei Draghi, I had to climb a small fence and go up the stairs surrounding the fountain. It is clear that renovation works should be executed here and it doesn't help that tourists act like I did ofcourse and I am sorry about that. I am also sure no other tourist saw what I did and would have been tempted to do the same by seeing me. I am also quite sure that no other tourist on that day planned to go into the footsteps of Kurt Hielscher so I hope I will be forgiven for this . And I am sure I was exactly in Kurt Hielscher's footsteps but the less amount of water made me focus too much on the ground leaving too less space for air. The thing with photos is that you can cut them but not add to them afterwards.
Fontana Dei Draghi, 1925. Photo: Kurt Hielscher.
Fontana Dei Draghi, 17th of October 2023. Photo: Casper Molenaar.
Villa D'Este, 1925. Photo: Kurt Hielscher.
Villa D'Este, 17th of October 2023. Photo: Casper Molenaar.
Fontana dell'Ovato
The entrance and inside the Villa.
Great timing.
View from the balcony of Villa D'Este on Tivoli.
At the end of the day, we headed back for Rome, but not after catching this stunning view on lovely Tivoli.
View on Tivoli, 1925. Photo: Kurt Hielscher.
View on Tivoli, 174th of October 2023. Photo: Casper Molenaar.
But this was how the day started.
Our friendly neigbours on the campsite in Rome from Skopje, Macedonia, a automehanikar, helped us inflating the flat tire so we could bring the car back to the airport and change it for another one.
Below: View on the Tivoli.
