Hadrian’s Villa (Villa Adriana)

Hadrian’s Villa (Villa Adriana) was designed to be a home for the Roman Emperor Hadrian in 117 A.D. Hadrian's Villa is a vast area of land with many pools, baths, fountains and classical Greek architecture set in what would have been a mixture of landscaped gardens. It is located near the town of Tivoli which is only 17 ad half miles from Rome. My two high school classmates from Union- Whitten and I took a half day tour to there and to Villa d'Este, masterpiece of the Italian Garden, that is an UNESCO world heritage site.     

 The site is large with many ruins. It is evident that Hadrian lived a very extravagant life style.
- Nancy