Saillans, France
15th century
Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, France
15th century
Cadaujac, France
11th century
Saint-Sulpice-de-Guilleragues, France
14th century
Montagne, France
14th century
Ayherre, France
13th century
Escalans, France
12th century
Fléac-sur-Seugne, France
12th century
Maisontiers, France
15th century
Merpins, France
10th century AD
Lauzun, France
14th century
Glénay, France
12th century
Beaulieu-Sous-Parthenay, France
14th century
Beauville, France
16th century
Bon-Encontre, France
13th century
Estillac, France
13th century
The Villa d'Este is a 16th-century villa in Tivoli, near Rome, famous for its terraced hillside Italian Renaissance garden and especially for its profusion of fountains: the extraordinary system contains fifty-one fountains and nymphaeums, 398 spouts, 364 water jets, 64 waterfalls, and 220 basins, fed by 875 meters of canals, channels and cascades, and all working entirely by the force of gravity, without pumps. It is now an Italian state museum, and is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.
Tivoli had been a popular summer residence since ancient Roman times due to its altitude, cooler temperatures and its proximity to the Villa Hadriana, the summer residence of the Emperor Hadrian I.
The Villa was commissioned by Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este (1509-1572), second son of Alfonso I d'Este, the Duke of Ferrara and grandson of Pope Alexander VI, along with Lucrezia Borgia.