Galleria Borghese

About

A cardinal's private art collection, still hung in his actual villa, holding Bernini's Apollo and Daphne, a marble so fine the fingers pressing into skin look genuinely soft, plus a room of Caravaggio unmatched outside the Vatican. Entry runs in strict two hour blocks with a hard cap on visitors, which keeps the rooms calm in a way few major Rome museums manage. It sits inside the Villa Borghese gardens, worth the walk up alone even for visitors who cannot get a ticket.

• Iconic
• Museum
• Bernini Sculpture
• Booking Required

Good to know

• Most visits take about 2 hours, fixed entry slot.
• Tickets from €15 per person.
• Open tue to sun, entry slots at 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm and 5pm. closed mondays. booking essential, often weeks ahead in high season..
• One of the highest rated museum & gallery experiences on the guide, at 4.8.