The ALBERGO REGINA is the best in the town; everything clean, good cookery, and comfortable apartments for those spending a few days upon the spot. The SIBILLA not so clean or comfortable, but a fair lunch can be provided in the Temple of Vesta attached to the inn. _Pension at both houses._ THE VILLA D'ESTE, _near the entrance of the town from Rome, first turning left_. It is ornamented with fountains, ilexes, cypresses, formal plantations and clipped hedges--all very stiff amidst so much natural beauty. The casino is decorated with frescoes by F. Zucchero and Muziano. The villa has been neglected and deserted by its present proprietor, Cardinal Baroli, and is fast going to ruin and decay: this rather adds to its picturesque and haunted appearance. If Scott or Dickens had only made it the scene of one of their tales, it might have become historical. _If your time be limited, omit this villa._ [Illustration: GROTTO OF THE SIBYL, TIVOLI.] THE ANCIENT TIBUR was delightfully situated on the Sabine Hills. The modern town, of 7000 inhabitants, has few attractions except its charming situation and past recollections. It bore the name of Tibur in antiquity, and during the Augustan age the Roman nobles founded splendid villas there, among which were those of Augustus himself, Mæcenas, and the Emperor Hadrian. The beauties of Tivoli and the surrounding country were recorded in undying verse by Horace, whose Sabine farm was not far distant, and who seems to have delighted to dwell in retirement in the neighbourhood rather than in noisy, bustling Rome. The old town held in high reverence Hercules, the Sibyl, and Vesta, and the remains of temples dedicated to the latter are still visible immediately above the cascades on the edge of the present city limits. It is generally in Vesta's temple that tourists to the locality spread out and partake of the provisions brought with them from Rome; this is only advisable in warm weather. This circular Temple of Vesta is surrounded by an open corridor of Corinthian columns, ten of which still remain. It was destroyed by Lord Bristol, who wanted to carry it off to his estate in Norfolk. [Illustration: TEMPLE OF VESTA AND GROTTO OF NEPTUNE.]