Rome: Borghese Gallery and Gardens Guided Small-Group Tour

2.5 hours
Max 15 people
Rome, Italy

About this activity

Appreciate art like a collector with a fully guided tour of the Borghese Gallery and Gardens in Rome. With controlled entry, relish a collection of masterpieces in an uncrowded, serene environment.

Highlights

  • Discover a treasure trove of art history on a guided tour of Borghese Gallery
  • Enjoy the stress-free controlled entry with a pre-reserved entry ticket
  • Avoid the crowds and enjoy more time to observe famous masterworks
  • Take a tour of the Borghese Gardens, a take on a traditional English garden

Full description

Learn about Cardinal Borghese's vast art collection and the stories behind each piece on this guided tour of the Borghese Gallery and Gardens. Stroll along shady lanes among sculptures and tranquil fountains. Cardinal Scipione Borghese commissioned both the Villa Borghese itself and many of the great works still on display in its gallery. Works by Bernini, Caravaggio, and Titian remain in their original settings, as envisioned by the Cardinal, a fiercely determined collector. During this fully-guided tour you’ll hear more about Cardinal Borghese’s quest to complete his collection, and the stories behind the artworks themselves, including Bernini’s "Apollo and Daphne", Canova’s "Pauline Bonaparte", Caravaggio’s "St. Jerome" and Raphael’s "The Deposition". Your guide will be an English speaker and an expert on the collection, and audio headsets ensure you’ll hear every word they say. The tour also includes a visit to the Borghese Gardens: once the Cardinal’s private park, now a favourite spot for locals to relax among sculptures, plants, and water features, and get away from it all.

Included / Excluded

  • • Entry ticket to the Borghese Gallery
  • • Small group of 15 people max
  • • Borghese Gallery guided visit
  • • Headsets so you can hear your guide
  • • Expert, English-speaking tour guide
  • • Villa Borghese Gardens Visit

Meeting point

Start Location

5 Piazzale Scipione Borghese, Borghese Gallery and Museum, Roma, IT

Meeting Point: In Piazzale del Museo Borghese, in front of the Borghese Gallery Main Entrance. (Villa Borghese entrance on via Pinciana) Our City Wonders guides will have a City Wonders sign with the name of the tour at the meeting point for easy recognition.

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Important information

Know before you book

  • Arrive 15 minutes before departure. Guests arriving after departure cannot be accommodated and missed tours or tickets cannot be refunded
  • This tour involves a fair amount of walking. Comfortable shoes are recommended.
  • This tour cannot accommodate guests with wheelchairs, strollers, or baby carriages, or guests with any impairments requiring special assistance
  • The use of mobile phones is prohibited
  • Extra measures may be implemented at some venues due to heightened global security. You may experience delays in getting through mandatory security checks. This may restrict the size of bags that can be brought inside; it is recommended to avoid bringing large bags on the tour
  • No bags are permitted in the Borghese Gallery.

Know before you go

  • • Extra measures may be implemented at some venues due to heightened global security.
  • You may experience delays in getting through mandatory security checks
  • • Additional measures may also restrict the size of bags that can be brought inside. To avoid disruptions or possible denied entry, it is recommended to avoid bringing large bags on the tour
  • • Toll-free phone number USA/Canada: (+1) 800 358 1942
  • • Please be advised that the venue closes at 7:00 PM. If 5:45 PM entry time is selected, you will have an hour and 15 minutes to explore the museum
  • • Gratuities for your guide/driver that provided excellent service are appreciated!

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the activity starts

This tour is subject to a 24-hour cancelation policy. If you wish to cancel or amend your booking, you can do so without charge by contacting us up to 24 hours in advance of your expected departure time.

Reviews

GetYourGuide
GetYourGuide traveler
May 2026
5.0

Good trip, the guide was amazing, and the driver too, they made a very good team together. the only thing is that I wish we had more time in Positano. However, recommended. 🤩

GetYourGuide
Andrea
May 2026
5.0

What a wonderful trip. Our guide and driver were wonderful. It was one of the highlights of our trip. I highly recommend this for a day excursion from Rome. It was so worth it, and having a guide and driver made it so worth it.

GetYourGuide
Carol
May 2026
5.0

I thought it was interesting and fine.

Additional information

Not wheelchair accessible
We regret that we are unable to accommodate pushchairs or strollers on our group tours
All personal belongings must be left on arrival at the reception of the Borghese Gallery