Borghese Gallery
- Address:Piazzale del Museo Borghese, 5
- Hours:Open Tues - Sun 9am - 7pm
- Admission:€10-14 for adults
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The Borghese Gallery (Galleria Borghese) is in central Rome, located within the Villa Borghese. The Borgheses were a very powerful Italian family rising to prominence and wealth after one member became Pope Paul V in 1552 and gave power and titles to many family members.
One such was his nephew Scipione Borghese who bought a large vineyard in 1605, turning it into formally landscaped gardens and building the Villa Borghese to hold parties and house his art collection. He was a patron of the famous sculptor Bernini, so many of Bernini's pieces are held in the Borghese collection.
In 1903 the city of Rome acquired the Villa Borghese and its collection
and gardens were opened to the public. In 1911 the World Exposition was
held in the park and some of the pavilions representing various
countries still exist. The Museum and Gallery Borghese holds a wonderful
art collection including paintings by Titian, Raphael and Rubens. The
nearby Museum of Modern Art located in the gardens has 19th and 20th
century works, mainly by Italian artists.
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Our visit to Borghese was wonderful. Our guide was excellent. I don't know how we would have seen so much of the gallery with only having two hour if we had not had a guide.
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This tour was on our last of 8 days in Italy and quite frankly I was not expecting much from it. Boy was I wrong. The Borghese Gallery and Gardens are must-sees, a delightful change of pace from Rome otherwise and the gallery's pieces are stunning. Definitely get a tour guide to help you appreciate all you are seeing. Tiffany, our guide and an American ex-pat living in Rome was one of the best tour guides I have had on any tour ever taken anywhere. She knew her stuff and knew how to convey her excitement about it. I highly recommend this tour.
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I really enjoyed touring this Gallery and learning the history behind the Borghese family. All thanks to our AMAZING tour guide (Ashley)! The gardens were mainly an enormous park in the heart of Rome, but a nice walk. Long lines (sold out days in advance) make this tour worth the expense - but the added bonus of an excellent, well versed tour guide made this one 5 starts for us!
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Please note - advance reservations are required to visit the Borghese
Gallery (see the Tours & Tickets tab for options).
The Villa Borghese is located north of the Spanish Steps, climb the steps then follow the road around to the left. The park rises up from the Piazza del Popolo with the museum situated at the top of the hill, so catch metro Linea A to Flaminio in the piazza. With its many trees and central lake, the park itself is lovely to explore and a relief from the hectic streets of Rome.
