Your driver will meet you on the Pier next to your ship at 8:00 AM ready to start your day onshore. On this shore excursion, you will have the unique opportunity to visit and compare two splendid villas from two different ages: Villa Adriana (Hadrian's Villa) and Villa d'Este. Both villas are rightfully listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
The enchanting Renaissance era Villa d’Este beckons you to spend a day enjoying its impressive symphony of countless fountains, grottoes, nymphs, carved stones and plays of water set in the heart of the magnificent Italian style garden. The structured landscape blends art and history in a most harmonious style reminiscent of the hanging gardens of Babylon, one of the wonders of the ancient world.
Hadrian’s Villa (Villa Adriana), an elegant country retreat comprising of some 30 buildings of both sacred and secular nature constructed by Emperor Hadrian (Adriano) in the 2nd-century A.C.