Visit the Borghese Gallery in the eponymous villa in Rome

Visit the Borghese Gallery in Rome, one of the most interesting museums in the city, which makes you travel through five centuries of history!

Rome is a charming destination, dreamed by many tourists. It is in one city a treasure of history and an idea of unforgettable romantic getaway. City of Art and History, we think from the outset Colosseum or Saint-Pierre Basilica when one evokes the city of Rome. But one of the must-see activities of the Italian capital is visit the villa Borghese in Rome , located on the Pincio – one of the seven hills of Rome.

A look at the Borghese Gallery

Villa Borghese is the largest park in Rome. Originally, this estate was only a modest lopin of land, owned by the rich and powerful Borghese family since the 1580s. In 1605 Cardinal Caffarelli-Borghese – the nephew of Pope Paul V, Camile Borghese – transformed a vineyard into sumptuous and green gardens, embellished with multiple fountains: to mark the social status of the family, he built the most important park since the Empire of Rome. It was in 1901 that the park became the property of the Italian state, and since then, access was opened to the public.

Today, the Villa Borghese stretches over 80 hectares, including the Villa Medici, which houses the Académie de France in Rome, as well as the famous Borghese Gallery. The visitor can freely admire one of the most beautiful collections of pictorial art in the world, the creations of the most renowned artists of Antiquity and the Italian Renaissance:

• Sandro Botticelli:Virgin to the Child,
• The Bernin: self-portraits,
• The Titian:Sacred love and profane love,
• The Perugin:Saint Sébastien,
• The Corrège:Danae and the golden rain,
• The Caravaggio:La Madone des palfreniers, Portrait of Pope Paul V,
• Guido Reni:Moses and the tables of the Law,
• Raphael:Portrait of a man, The Lady at the unicorn,
• Rubens: Lamentation on Christ dead.

It is a temple for all lovers and lovers of painting and sculpture. The visit lasts two hours, and is available on 20 exhibition rooms to literally take the view.

By going to visit the Borghese gallery in Rome, you will walk on the terraces of Pincio at the end of the visit, from which you can also enjoy a breathtaking view of Rome, especially at sunset.

How to visit the Borghese gallery? Prices

The museum is open every day, except Monday, on four visiting slots every two hours: 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm and 5pm.

On the first Sunday of the month, the museum visit is free of charge.

Due to a high degree of affluence, it is mandatory to book an entry ticket for anyone wishing to visit the Borghese gallery. You can do it directly on the official museum site . The entrance fee is 20€ for adults, 13,50€ for citizens of the European Union under the age of 26 and the entry is free for those under the age of 18. However, by paying online via the site, you will have 2€ of fees to add to these rates.

This entry ticket, however, does not avoid the queue, but you should know that there is a small layer to avoid losing your time to queue...

You can take a cut-file ticket to visit the Borghese gallery (see button), and thus enjoy privileged access, as if you were a VIP member of the museum! A skip-line ticket is an entry ticket that allows you to quickly enter a predefined time range. This entry coupon is therefore nominal. His cost? From 25 €, for a free visit of two hours.

If you have Roma Pass , know that you also have a discount on the entrance to the Borghese Gallery, but you have to book by phone your arrival at +39 06 32810.

Some tips before visiting the Borghese Gallery

Is it really necessary to buy his ticket in advance? Absolutely. The entrance is very limited and the museum only allows 360 people both inside the Gallery, every two hours. And depending on the periods of tourist peaks, you will have to book in advance. Sometimes one day or two in advance, sometimes weeks in advance.

So you only have 2 hours for your visit. But you must be there at least half an hour (see 45 min) before your entry hour.

You are advised to take on site the audio-guide (for 5€), which is really useful to enjoy a maximum of the two hours offered by the visit.

Guided tours of the Borghese Gallery

You can also opt for a guided tour of the museum. There are several options for guided tours, including one with an art historian guide, a family visit, or a visit coupled with Villa Borghese.

For example, you have a French visit to Villa Borghese, its gardens and gallery from 59€, a visit to English in a small group from 48€, or a visit (in English) coupled with the terrace of Pincio, from 60€. All available here .

Main photo credit: Flickr – Byron T.