Villa Borghese Gardens (Rome)
Villa Borghese is a large public park in Rome offering gardens, museums, a small lake, and scenic viewpoints. It is home to the famous Borghese Gallery.
Visitor Information & Practical Details
- Place NameVilla Borghese Gardens (Rome)
- AddressPiazzale Napoleone I, 00197 Rome, Italy
- Opening HoursOpen daily (check locally)
- Admission / PricePark: Free Borghese Gallery: approx. €15
- Phone+39060608
- Official Websitehttps://www.sovraintendenzaroma.it/i_luoghi/ville_e_parchi_storici/ville_dei_nobili/villa_borghese
- GPS Coordinates41.91402, 12.48541
Places Near Villa Borghese Gardens (Rome)
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Galleria Borghese
Cardinal Scipione Borghese's 1613 Suburban Villa Showcasing Bernini's Marble Miracles and Six Caravaggios — Built between 1613 and 1616 by Flaminio Ponzio and Giovanni Vasanzio inside Villa Borghese park as the pleasure casino of Cardinal Scipione Borghese—nephew of Pope Paul V and Rome's most ruthless art collector—the Galleria Borghese displays masterpieces in the exact frescoed salons for which they were commissioned. Here stand Gian Lorenzo Bernini's youth sculptures ('Apollo and Daphne', 'The Rape of Proserpina', and 'David'), Canova's 'Paolina Bonaparte', Raphael's 'Deposition', Titian's 'Sacred and Profane Love', and six paintings by Caravaggio.
Spanish Steps (Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti)
The Spanish Steps connect Piazza di Spagna with the Trinità dei Monti church above. It is one of the most popular gathering and photo spots in Rome.
Trevi Fountain
Trevi Fountain is the largest Baroque fountain in Rome and one of the most famous fountains in the world. Visitors traditionally throw a coin into the fountain to ensure their return to Rome.
Pantheon (Rome)
The Pantheon is one of the best-preserved monuments of ancient Rome. Built around AD 126, it is famous for its massive concrete dome and central oculus that opens to the sky.
Piazza Navona
Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers and Borromini's Facade Tracing Emperor Domitian's AD 86 Stadium — Preserving the exact elongated oval footprint of the Stadium of Domitian built in AD 86 for 30,000 spectators of Greek-style athletic contests ('agones', from which 'Navona' evolved), Piazza Navona was transformed under Pope Innocent X Pamphilj in the mid-17th century into the showpiece of Roman Baroque urbanism. At its center rises Gian Lorenzo Bernini's 1651 Fountain of the Four Rivers (Nile, Ganges, Danube, and Rio de la Plata) crowned by an ancient obelisk directly facing Francesco Borromini's undulating facade of Sant'Agnese in Agone.
Castel Sant’Angelo (Rome)
Originally built as Emperor Hadrian’s mausoleum, Castel Sant’Angelo later became a fortress and papal residence. Today it offers panoramic views over Rome and the Vatican.
