Rome: Private Borghese Gallery Tour
ID: GYG201700-313555
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Country: Italy
Country: Italy
Duration: 02:30 hours
Description
Take a guided tour of the Borghese Gallery, where you will be able to discover masterpieces made by Caravaggio, Raphael and Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Enjoy the personal attention of a private guide on this 3-hour tour of the Borghese Gallery, as you view masterpieces by Caravaggio, Raphael, Bernini and much more.
The 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 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 works such as the Boy with a Basket of Fruit, St Jerome Writing, Sick Bacchus and others. Other paintings of note include Titian's Sacred and Profane Love, Raphael's Entombment of Christ and works by Peter Paul Rubens and Federico Barocci.
Enjoy the personal attention of a private guide on this 3-hour tour of the Borghese Gallery, as you view masterpieces by Caravaggio, Raphael, Bernini and much more.
The 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 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 works such as the Boy with a Basket of Fruit, St Jerome Writing, Sick Bacchus and others. Other paintings of note include Titian's Sacred and Profane Love, Raphael's Entombment of Christ and works by Peter Paul Rubens and Federico Barocci.
Highlights
- Enjoy fast track entrance to the Borghese Gallery
- Discover the masterpieces within the Borghese Gallery
- See Caravaggio's most famous artworks
- Experience works of art including paintings, sculptures and ancient mosaics
- Explore the wonderful art collection inside a 17th-century palace
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Please remember that you will need to check-in your handbags or backpacks in the museum cloak room before starting the tour
• Your guide will be waiting for you holding a sign with the name of the company at the meeting point
• Dress code is formal
• There is a minimum of 2 adults required for this tour to be conducted
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You must bring your own headphones
You must fill out a travel information form
You will receive a mandatory temperature check
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Galleria Borghese, Piazzale del Museo Borghese, 5, 00197 Roma
• Your guide will be waiting for you holding a sign with the name of the company at the meeting point
• Dress code is formal
• There is a minimum of 2 adults required for this tour to be conducted
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You must bring your own headphones
You must fill out a travel information form
You will receive a mandatory temperature check
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Galleria Borghese, Piazzale del Museo Borghese, 5, 00197 Roma
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NOT INCLUDED
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
