What to do · Tivoli
Villa Gregoriana Park and the great Aniene waterfall
Information
- Price
- 10
- Duration
- 1 h 30
- Season
- Mid-February to mid-December
- Who it's for
- From age 6, with good legs; not suitable for pushchairs
What it is
A Romantic park inside the gorge of the Aniene river, below the centre of Tivoli. In 1832 Pope Gregory XVI diverted the river through a tunnel to put an end to the floods, and the waterfall that resulted, the Grande Cascata, drops about 120 metres. The path descends through the forest to the bottom of the valley, passes the Grotto of Neptune and the Grotto of the Sirens and climbs back up to the acropolis, where the temples of Vesta and the Sibyl are. It is run by the FAI.
Hours and entry
It opens from mid-February to mid-December, with hours that change by period: from 2 to 29 November, from 9:30 to 16:30, with last entry at 15:30; in summer, from 9:00 to 19:00. It costs €10, €3 for ages 6 to 18 and nothing up to 5. The family ticket, for two adults and two or more children aged 6 to 18, is €23. With a half-hour guided introduction, €14.
What you need to know
There is 82 metres of elevation change and many steps, some without a handrail, which are slippery in the rain. It is not for pushchairs or for those who walk with difficulty; the acropolis area does have step-free access. Only assistance dogs are admitted. You enter by Largo Sant'Angelo and leave next to the Temple of Vesta.
Tips
- Finish at the Temple of Vesta The exit is on the acropolis: right there you can eat or have a drink with views of the waterfall.
- Don't go in midwinter Between mid-December and mid-February the park does not publish opening hours.
As a familyWith teenagers
