Tour of Borghese Gardens and Gallery in Rome

The palace of the Borghese family, now a private museum, is one of the most elegant of all museums in Rome. It covers a collection of exquisite artworks over two floors, with sculpture displayed on the ground floor and paintings on the upper. In the Borghese Gallery, you will follow your professional guide around the to familiarise yourself with art sensibilities of masters in the league of Titian, Caravaggio, Raphael, and Bernini. Learn intricate details about one of the greatest private art collections in the world and also the intrigues involved in acquiring this priceless collection. There will also be an opportunity to know about the villa’s architecture. You will then move on for a stroll through the Villa Borghese Gardens to admire its foliage, statues, fountains, monuments and even a man-made lake, with an island temple dedicated to the god of healing. The Borghese Gardens tickets will guarantee you skip-the-line entrance to the Borghese Gallery. Built in an English inspired landscape style, the park covers 80 hectares and is also known as Park of Museums, because of the many museums it houses. The park also has a puppet theater for children. One of the things to do in Rome, for lovers of literature, especially Shakespeare, is to attend shows in the Silvano Toti Globe Theatre in summer. You will end your tour of the Borghese Gardens and Gallery at the Pincio Terrace, where you will be rewarded with wide-angle views of Rome’s historic center and the Vatican from above.