
03/12/2025
This is a wonderful place to visit, just outside of Rome
Rome is glorious, but sometimes you need a breather - especially on a Sunday when the countryside is just calling out for a visit! Just 40 minutes from the chaos of the Eternal City lies Hadrian’s Villa, a sprawling countryside retreat built by an emperor who thought big. A secret hideaway on an artificial island? Yup. Astronomy Tower? You bet. How about a full-scale recreation of part of the Nile? Why not?
This is Roman excess at its jaw-dropping extreme, a villa built on a scale more fitting to god than man. Here the great emperor Hadrian escaped the palace intrigues of Rome to dream, write and dabble in his biggest passion - architecture. Strolling through the ruins, you can still feel the ambition, the grandeur and even the madness of Hadrian’s dreamworld. 🏛✨ A must-visit when in Rome!