Borghese Gallery Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Entry | 2 hours

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Borghese Gallery Italian Tour
2 Adults x $99.74
$199.48
Approx Total
$199.48
Borghese Gallery Italian Tour
Borghese Gallery Guided Tour
2 Adults x $99.74
$199.48
Approx Total
$199.48

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Entrance fees
  • Skip-the-ticket-line entry
  • Semi Private Tour (maximum 15 people)
  • Borghese Gallery guided tour
  • Headsets if needed
  • Gratuities
  • Private transportation
  • Some rooms of the Gallery might be closed to visitors due to refurbishment works

Overview

Visit Galleria Borghese with this Exclusive Semi Private small group tour limited to 15 people. Book your visit to one of the most famous villas in Rome. Enjoy the possibility to enter without queuing. Open your eyes and be dazzled by the works of Caravaggio, Canova, Bernini, and Raphael. During this tour you will be able to know the story behind the famous sculpture of Apollo and Daphne, you will be amazed by the wonderful works of Bernini, Canova and the most famous paintings by Caravaggio. Walk through the twenty rooms where you can admire the famous painting of "Young Sick Bacchus" by Caravaggio or the Boy with a Basket of Fruit. Let yourself be enchanted by the works of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, which comprise a significant percentage of his output of secular sculpture, starting with early works such as the Goat Amalthea with Infant Jupiter and Faun to his dynamic Rape of Proserpine, or the iconic Apollo and Daphne which are considered seminal works of baroque sculpture

Meeting points

Meet your guide in front the entrance of the Borghese Gallery. The guide will have a sign with the logo of the Agency

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

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    Apollo and Daphne – a marble sculpture in the Baroque style in natural size, made by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini and executed in 1622-1625. Placed in the Borghese Gallery in Rome, this work depicts the culmination of the history of Apollo and Daphne (Phoebe and Daphne) in Ovid’s Metamorphosis.

    20 minutes

  • Galleria Borghese

    Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix (or Venus Victorious) is a semi-nude life-size neo-Classical portrait sculpture by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova. It was commissioned by Pauline Bonaparte’s husband Camillo Borghese and executed in Rome from 1805 to 1808 after she married the representative of the Borghese family. Then, the sculpture moved to Camillo’s house in Turin, then to Genoa, only arriving in the Galleria Borghese around 1838.

    20 minutes

  • Galleria Borghese

    Two Busts of Cardinal Scipione Borghese are marble portrait sculptures created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1632. Both versions of the portrait are located in the Borghese Gallery in Rome.

    15 minutes

  • Galleria Borghese

    Truth Unveiled by Time is a marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It was executed between 1646 and 1652. The artist wanted to show Truth allegorically, as a naked young lady being unveiled by a Time figure above her. However, a figure of Time was never executed. Bernini managed to express his idea by adding the figure in 1665.

    15 minutes

  • Galleria Borghese

    David is a life-size marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Cardinal Scipione Borghese commissioned it to decorate the Borghese Gallery. The masterpiece was completed in seven months, from 1623 to 1624. The main subject of the sculpture is the biblical David, about to throw the stone that will bring down Goliath, which will enable David to behead him.

    20 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Due to the Jubilee, some monuments may be under restoration, and access routes could change. Please check your messages for updates before your visit.

Free Cancellation

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136 reviews

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Her knowledge of art was...

Published on Jan, 2025

Her knowledge of art was par excellent! The art tour was so interesting and informative. Highly recommend!

Dec 26 9:00a tour of the Galleria Borghese with Federica

Published on Dec, 2024

Federica’s enthusiastic descriptions of the art works; providing of strong and visceral social context to the artists - Bernini; Caravaggio, as well as the subjects - ‘Venus as Penelope’ by Canova

Best tour experience...

Published on Dec, 2024

Best tour experience we’ve had in Rome. Our guide was knowledgeable and so passionate in introducing the art masterpieces exhibited here. Learnt a lot in those 2hrs, highly recommend!

We absolutely enjoy our...

Published on Dec, 2024

We absolutely enjoy our guide Alessandra. She is the best when presenting the art and artist in different era. We felt that we connected deeply and she had shown so much passion and stories that we were not expecting before this tour. Absolutely recommend this tour to anyone that is an art fan!

Great guide

Published on Dec, 2024

Great galleria, and the guide was fantastic. Brought everything to life with stories, information, engaging with her group. Highly recommend her.

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