Borghese Gallery

Overview

The Galleria Borghese Museum is famous for having one of the world’s most extensive art collections, iincluding major works by Raphael, Rubens, Titian, Caravaggio, Bernini, Antonello da Messina and Canova. Easy visit without queuing up: enjoy it!

Tour details

Reservations must be made with a minimum of 1 day notice.
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PLEASE NOTICE: Confirmed time is not always the same time you requested; museum automatically confirms the closest available time on the same date if requested time is sold out.

Reserved tickets must be picked up not later than 30 minutes before the beginning of the chosen time slot, after this deadline reservations will be cancelled and you will lose the right to get your tickets.

Opening hours: from Tuesday to Sunday from 9 am. to 7 pm. ( last entrance at 5 pm. )

Time slots for 2 hours visits: 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm and 5 pm.

Closed on Monday, January 1st, May 1th and December 25th.

Cancellation Policy:
For cancellations once a confirmation code has been assigned to the reservation, and for no shows, we can refund cost of unused tickets minus service fee (reservation fee and online booking fee).

Details

The most beautiful residence of Rome was built in 1613 by the Cardinal Scipione Borghese, nephew of the pope Paul V, to receive the Roman society and to delight his friends with a splendid collection of precious works of art, ancient pieces discovered in Rome or modern ones commissioned to famous artists of the time. This is the most famous villa both for its dimension and tha various ways of access to the city, and it is located between the Flaminio area and the Parioli area where the Lucullo gardens stood.

The main building, inspired by 16th century style, was covered on the outside by old sculptures whereas the sober interior hosted great works of art. At the beginning of the 19th century Prince Camillo Borghese set up the art collection of the family in the casino which today is where the gallery and the Borghese museum stand. To build a residence worthy of his status he employed two great architects of the time Flaminio Ponzio and Vasanzio.

It was extended towards the Muro Torto and thus the villa was refurbished to also include an English garden landscape. There are many beautiful items worthwhile noticing: the Italians gardens near the Casino Borghese, the Casino alla Meridiana and around tha aviary; avenues and paths embellished by statues and fountains; the Garden of the Lake, thus called because it stretches around an artificial lake; there is a small temple dedicated to Aesculapius on a islet in the middle of the lake and a 17th century copy of the arch of Septimius Severus.

The picture Gallery houses a collection of great paintings of the early and late Renaissance, belonging to the Borghese family and which were once inside the main residence in town. You will admire "Madonna dei Palafrenieri" and "Bacco malato" by Caravaggio, "Sacred and Profane Love" by Titian, "Deposition" by Raphael, "Danae" by Correggio and paintings by Botticelli, Perugino, Pinturicchio, Domenichino, among others.

Prices

Full price tickets; reduced and free tickets can only be gotten directly at museums and monuments in Rome

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