Why visit / Interesting facts:
- Lovely gardens with pretty lakes and beautiful fountains
- Calm and relaxing atmosphere
Time required: 60 minutes
Public transport:
- Metro Line A: Spagna station
Address: Piazzale del Museo Borghese 5, 00197 Rome
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Things you need to know:
- Villa Borghese is a beautiful landscape garden made up of a public park, landscaped gardens, statuary, fountains, groves, path-ways, pavilions and a water clock
- The gardens were developed for Villa Borghese Pinciana commissioned by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, nephew of Pope Paul V, in the beginning of the 17th century
- He built the villa at the edge of Rome as a party villa to entertain his friends
- Cardinal Borghese was an art collector amassing an unbelievably rich private collection (on display in Galleria Borghese)
- The park was remade to its current form in the 19th century in English style
- In 1901 the commune of Rome bought the property and turned it into a public park
- Three excellent museums are located here: Galleria Borghese with Renaissance and Baroque art (Bernini, Titian, Raphael and Caravaggio), the Etruscan Museum showcasing Etruscan artifacts and the National Gallery of Modern Art
What to do there:
- Take a walk in this extensive, elegant garden
- Relax in its shady glades and at the beautiful fountains
