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# №060 — Off piste: Tivoli (Rometta fountain, Villa d'Este)
- URL: https://www.readingrome.com/060-off-piste-tivoli-rometta-fountain-villa-deste/
- Published: 2026-10-26T20:46:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-26T20:46:00.000Z
- Author: Maria Chugrova

In the late 1560s a cardinal at Tivoli decided to build Rome in his garden, only smaller. The Rometta, “little Rome,” has the she-wolf with the twins, the goddess Roma on guard, and a small ship with an obelisk for a mast, standing in for Tiber Island. No traffic, no scooters. RR