Galleria Borghese Semi-Private Tour
Villa Borghese is the most beautiful public park in Rome. It is heart-shaped and it is located right by the city center. For this reason, it is often referred to as the green heart of Rome.
In the 16th century this park was the private garden of the actual Villa, the Palace of the Cardinal Scipione Borghese.
The villa today hosts an exquisite art gallery, which among others includes artworks by Caravaggio, Bernini and Raphael.
This tour is a great chance to appreciate fine art in a relaxed and intimate location. Moreover, your expert guide can tell you everything about the artworks you see.
So, if you are a fine art lover, plunge yourself in the green heart of Rome and admire the artworks of the Borghese Gallery. It is truly a refined, enjoyable and relaxing experience.
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Stop At: Galleria Borghese, Piazzale del Museo Borghese 5, 00197 Rome Italy
Villa Borghese was built at the behest of one of the major protagonists of the cultural life of the early seventeenth century: Cardinal Scipione Borghese.
He was the favorite nephew of Pope Paul V Borghese, who put to use his power to provide his relatives, especially his nephew, with protection and wealth.
The Galleria Borghese Museum houses and exhibits a collection of sculptures, bas-reliefs and ancient mosaics, as well as paintings and sculptures from the 15th to the 19th century.
Among the masterpieces of the collection, whose first and most important nucleus dates back to the collection of Cardinal Scipione there are works by Caravaggio, Raphael, Titian, Correggio, Antonello da Messina, Giovanni Bellini and sculptures by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Canova.
Duration: 2 hours
Inclusions
- Licensed Tour Guide
- Galleria Borghese Tickets & Fees
- Entry/Admission - Galleria Borghese
Exclusions
- Food & Drinks
- Gratuities
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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