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3-Hour Borghese Gallery Art Tour in Rome with Garden Visit

3 Hours Round trip from Piazzale Scipione Borghese Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Marvel at the splendid collection of sculptures, ancient mosaics, and paintings at the Borghese Gallery
02 Visit one of Rome's most renowned art museums inside the historic Villa Borghese
03 See masterpieces by Caravaggio, Canova, Raphael, and Bernini
04 Stroll through the Borghese Gallery gardens, part of Rome's third-largest park

Explore the world-famous sculptures, paintings, and other works of art spanning several centuries and styles at the Borghese Gallery in Rome, a must-see destination for art lovers. Discover masterpieces by artists such as Caravaggio, Canova, Raphael, and Bernini inside the splendid Villa Borghese, then spend time strolling through the building's gardens, part of Rome's third-largest park.

Meet your guide and visit the splendid Villa Borghese, home to the Borghese Gallery.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Explore Masterpieces at the Borghese Gallery

Meet your guide and visit the splendid Villa Borghese, home to the Borghese Gallery. Built at the beginning of the seventeenth century, it served as both the private residence and the public representation of the Borghese family.
See famous artworks by Caravaggio, Canova, and Raffaello, including Bacchino Malato, Fanciullo con canestro di frutta, Apollo e Dafne, David, Il Ratto di Proserpina, Paolina Bonaparte, and Deposizione.

Where this trip takes you

Villa Borghese, Borghese Gallery, Rome

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Piazzale Scipione Borghese 1 city · 3 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

Roman guide provided for 3 hours

What's Not Included

Admission and reservation fees
Booking service for your tickets and reservations to the Borghese Gallery: €17 per person
Headphones are necessary for more than 6 persons (3,00 EUR per person)
Meals and beverages
Taxi from and to your hotel

Know before you go

You need to arrive 30 minutes before the entry time at the meeting location.
The ticket expires after 2 hours, so the third hour will be spent visiting the garden.
The tour starts at 5 different time slots: 8:30 am, 10:30 am, 12:30 am, 2:30 pm, and 4:30 pm.
To decide the best time for your visit to the Borghese Gallery, book your online tickets seven to ten days in advance.
From the beginning, the gallery housed the collection of Cardinal Scipio (1579-1633), nephew of Pope Paul V Borghese. In 1902, the Italian State purchased the rest of the collection and the palace.
Currently, the collection consists of sculptures, bas-reliefs, ancient mosaics, sixteenth- and seventeenth-century paintings, and sculptures. These include masterpieces by Antonello da Messina, Giovanni Bellini, Perugino, Pinturicchio, Veronese, Raphael (Deposition), Domenichino (Diana's Hunt), Titian (Sacred and Profane Love, Venus Blindfolding Love), Correggio (Danae), Caravaggio (Youth with a Fruit Basket, Madonna of the Footmen, David with Goliath's Head), Rubens (Pietà), and sculptures by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Apollo and Daphne, The Rape of Proserpina, David) and Canova (Paolina Borghese).