Borghese Gallery: Tours & Tickets

After being herded through several museums in Rome, our Borghese visit was a special time. Having a limited number of people in the gallery at one time meant it was easy to hear our guide, you could ask questions, you could actually see the art close up!!! Our guide was both interesting and highly knowledgeable. The walk through the gardens before the gallery opened was a memorable way to start the day. Borghese was pretty low on our list of things to see in Rome, but it turned out to be a bright spot during our time there.

For this tour the partner tour company we were given was Love Rome. The specific guide was Frederico who was excellent and told the story of the Borgehese family and also each piece of art. With only two hours there was enough time to discuss each masterpiece. With our guide I could have spent another hour listening to stories and background of each masterpiece in the gallery.

We thoroughly enjoyed our personal guided tour of Galleria Borghese. As an option you can enjoy the gallery as a self guided tour, however, our personal guide, Elizabeth, not only provided historical detail but also explained from her personal knowledge (she’s born and raised in Rome) and her academic background in archeology. Highly recommended!!

We are American expats who live in central Italy but we had never visited the Gallery until now. Too bad for us. We've seen a lot of beautiful things in Italy, but the Villa di Borghese was a huge surprise. If you're planning on a visit, I highly recommend taking a guided tour (about 2 hours) and well worth the cost. We can't wait to go back.

Our tour guide Federico shared his knowledge of this impressive collection in a most interesting manner. His insights of the time period were very helpful in gaining an understanding of all the history, with a focus on the sculptor Bernini.