Borghese Gallery Private Tour Explore the Masterpieces by Bernini Caravaggio and Raphael

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About this activity

Enjoy the personal attention of a private guide on this 3-hour tour of the Borghese Gallery. View masterpieces by Caravaggio, Raphael, Bernini and much more.

Borghese Gallery is an art gallery housed in the former Villa Borghese Pinciana. At the outset, the gallery building was integrated with its gardens. The Villa Borghese gardens are considered a tourist attraction. The Galleria Borghese houses a substantial part of the Borghese collection of paintings, sculpture and antiquities, begun by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, the nephew of Pope Paul V (reign 1605–1621). The Villa was built by the architect Flaminio Ponzio, developing sketches by Scipione Borghese himself, who used it as a villa suburbana, a country villa at the edge of Rome.

Scipione Borghese was an early patron of Bernini and an avid collector of works by Caravaggio, who is well represented in the collection by his Boy with a Basket of Fruit, St Jerome Writing, Sick Bacchus and others.

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At a glance

Duration: 3 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English, Italian
Operated by: Tours of Rome

Ages: Adults (1–80 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Professional guide
Included: Borghese Gallery Collections Private Tour
Included: Customized Email with the Tour Start Time
Included: Skip The Line Tickets
Included: Identity Card and Covid-19 Full Vaccination Proof are required

Not included

Not included: Food and drinks
Not included: Transportation to/from attractions

Itinerary

Galleria Borghese

2 hours Admission included

The Villa Borghese, the splendid small palace that hosts the Borghese Gallery, was built at the beginning of the 17th century as a private residence of the Borghese family. From the very beginning it housed the collection of Cardinal Scipio (1579-1633), nephew of Pope Paul V (a Borghese). In 1902, the Italian State purchased the rest of the collection and the palace.

Currently, the collection consists of sculptures, bas-reliefs, ancient mosaics, 16th-17th century paintings, and sculptures. They include masterpieces by Antonello da Messina, Giovanni Bellini, Perugino, Pinturicchio, Veronese, Raphael (Deposition), Domenichino (Diana's Hunt), Titian (Sacred and Profane Love, Venus Blindfolding Love), Correggio (Danae), Caravaggio (Youth with a Fruit Basket, The Madonna of the Footmen, David with Goliath's Head), Rubens (Pietà), and magnificent sculptures by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Apollo and Daphne, The Rape of Proserpina, David) and Canova (Paolina Borghese).
Villa Borghese

Passing by

Pass By

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Galleria Borghese, Piazzale del Museo Borghese, 5, 00197 Roma

End point

Galleria Borghese, Piazzale del Museo Borghese, 5, 00197 Roma

Using your ticket

Dress code is formal
Reach Piazzale Scipione Borghese in front of the main entrance of Borghese Gallery Museum - Guide will be waiting for you holding TOURS OF ROME sign
Exact start time will be communicated after booking Borghese Gallery Tickets

Cancellation

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Good to know

Wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Identity Card or Passport are required
Minimum 2 adults required to book
Your Guide will be waiting for you holding a Sign with the name of our company TOURS OF ROME in the Meeting point.
Please remember that you will need to check for free your hand-back or pack back in the Museum check Room before starting the tour and take it back at the end of the tour.
We highly recommend to have an on the road cell phone to be easy to contact us and to contact you if necessary
For a quick response you can use iMessage, Whatsapp and Viber for texting us
We will not be able to accomodate you if you don't arrive at least 10 minutes before the tour start time
Due to the Jubilee, some monuments may be under restoration. Please pay attention to any messages we may send regarding potential changes.