logo
logo
Sign in
avatar
What's In Italy Tours
Villa Borghese

Villa Borghese

The Galleria Borghese contains one of the largest private art collections in the world of cardinal Scipione Borghese. The museum collection covering twenty rooms consists of antiques, sculptures and many paintings. This gallery contains several well-known works, particularly from the Renaissance, including the statues ‘Apollo and Daphne’ by Bernini and paintings by Caravaggio, Rubens, Leonardo da Vinci and Sanzio Raphael.

The park 'Villa Borghese' Around the Gallerie Borghese on Pincio hill, you will find the former estate that had been owned by the wealthy Borghese family since 1580. Cardinal Scipione Borghese commissioned the vineyard to be converted into a park. Building of the Villa Borghese Pinciana was completed in 1633. It also included the construction of other buildings, including an aviary and orangery. During the 19th century the park received a major overhaul and converted to the English style with various ponds and fountains. Eventually, the park was bought by the municipality of Rome in 1903 and was made a public park. It is now the largest park in Rome and a perfect place to get away from the bustle of the city.

Villa Borghese Gardens

When you book your Borghese gallery skip-the-line tour, you can also visit Villa Borghese’s gardens. These are located on Pinciana hill, between Piazza del Popolo and Piazza di Spagna. It is counted as one of the biggest parks in Rome, with 80 hectares, and is almost two steps from the Borghese galleria.

Did you know?

Cardinal Scipione Borghese started collecting priceless paintings and sculptures of renowned artists such as Bernini, Raphael, Caravaggio, Botticelli, Tiziano, and Canova. He had great artistic intuition and amassed works ranging from classical to contemporary. Notably, the statues of Bernini and Canova give classical originality.

Later on, at the start of 1900, the Borghese family faced financial issues with maintaining this Borghese galleria and sold its rights to the Roman government.

In 1808, Prince Camillo Borghese sold several antiquities due to the monetary burden on the Borghese legacy. For this reason, the Borghese Gladiator is in the Louvre Museum in Paris. It is one of the collection’s most admirable statues.

collect
0
avatar
What's In Italy Tours
guide
Zupyak is the world’s largest content marketing community, with over 400 000 members and 3 million articles. Explore and get your content discovered.
Read more