text: 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 .
  
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  The ruins of Hadrian 's villa are to the east of Rome .