The synthesis of metallic nickel nanoparticles (Ni-NP) via a solvothermic route was studied to produce hybrid structures of these NP anchored to the surface of nanostructured titanates. Initially the ideal parameters for the formation of NP with the smallest and monodisperse diameters were determined with the aid of Xray diffraction and electron microscopy techniques. Then, titanate nanotubes were synthesized via alkaline hydrothermal route. These titanates were added to the studied solvothermic route, seeking the heterogeneous nucleation of Ni-NP on its surface. The synthesis products were analyzed by several characterization techniques to determine the nanostructure of the products, the thermal stability of the NP, to identify the by-products of the solvothermic synthesis and to measure the catalytic and photocatalytic efficiencies of the materials. The results include the structural characteristics of the materials and the anchoring efficiency, as well as the mechanisms involved in the solvothermic synthesis to reduce the Ni2 ion, a component of the organometallic precursor, to Ni0, introducing a new route for the synthesis of these NPs.