Arras, France
1667-1672
Longwy, France
1678
Villefranche-de-Conflent, France
1681
Briançon, France
1692
Besançon, France
1668-1711
Blaye, France
1689-1692
Camaret-sur-Mer, France
1693-1696
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France
1628
Tatihou, France
1694
Ciboure, France
17th century
Neuf-Brisach, France
1698
Villefranche de Conflent, France
1681
Antibes, France
1565
Mont-Dauphin, France
1692
Le Perthus, France
1675
Cussac-Fort-Médoc, France
1689-1690
Saint-Martin-de-Ré, France
1681
Mont-Louis, France
1679
Blaye, France
1693
Bayonne, France
1670s
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.