The Villa Gregoriana was created out of the necessity to defend the town of Tivoli from the ruinous floods of the Aniene. The villa is positioned in a very steep valley, in ancient times called the ...

Many know Tivoli as an easy ... When the park of Villa Gregoriana was commissioned by Pope Gregory XVI, it was to stop flooding caused by the Aniene River. A particularly ruinous flood in 1826 ...

Tivoli is a beautiful city situated along the Aniene river ... area previously known as the Valle dell’Inferno (Valley of Hell), Villa Gregoriana is highly worth a visit. I was told by locals ...

Later, Villa Gregoriana was admired as much for its role in averting floods as for its natural beauty. The flood-prone Aniene River washed away a good part of inhabited Tivoli in 1826, so Pope ...