Follow the old Roman chariot road (repaved) of Via Tiburtina 30 km (19 miles) east of the capital to the haunting ruins of Hadrian's Villa (Villa Adriana), near the picturesque town of Tivoli, at the foot of the Sabine Hills.
The ruins of Hadrian's villa are to the east of Rome.
It was off the coast here that Commodore Matthew Perry, ordered by the US government to open diplomatic relation with Japan by force if necessary, anchored his fleet of black ships.