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I was watching Bruce Lee's "Way of the Dragon" (also known as "Return of the Dragon") the other night. The movie was filmed in Rome, and features the classic Bruce Lee-Chuck Norris fight in the Colosseum.

At one point in the film, Bruce and the female lead are walking through what appears to be a public park in Rome with sets of massive fountains. I've been to Rome several times, but I would swear that I've never seen the park or the fountains before.

I've posted pics/screen caps below
-- does anybody recognize where in Rome this is?


http://photobucket.com/RomeMysteryFo...view=slideshow

LBev769375

These are the beautiful fountains located in the gardens of the Villa d'Este in the town of Tivoli about 35 km east of Rome. A visit to these fountains with a stop at Hadrains villa on the way to Tivoli is a 1/2 or full day side trip, via bus or car. There are also 1/2 day bus tours which I recommend only as a last resort. A facinating bit of information is that all the fountains are gravity fed from an unseen mountain stream.

tarquin

....which means that after a dry season they are not always running. Check before making the trek out to Tivoli.