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Enjoy a 2-hour guided tour of Cardinal Scipione's private art collection, housed in the Borghese Gallery. Pause before the sculpture of Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius, another one of Bernini's masterpieces inside the gallery. Only by viewing Bernini’s masterpiece up close can you truly appreciate how meticulously the supplier captured David’s fierce Walk past hundreds of masterpieces with an art historian guide Bypass the queue and head inside this magnificent 17th-century villa, home to a remarkable collection of Renaissance art. The Deposition being one of Raphael’s most celebrated works, it’ll be hard to turn your gaze from this masterpiece. Follow the guide’s lead to one of Caravaggio’s early works to admire his mastery of light and shadows, textures and drama The two-hour tour concludes inside the Borghese Gallery, where visitors are free to continue exploring the museums or gardens
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Borghese Gallery: Semi-Private Guided Tour

See Bernini's "Apollo and Daphne" and Caravaggio's "Boy with a Basket of Fruit"

Duration: 2h
Max group size: 15
Live guide: English
Registered address: via di ripetta 142, 00150, Rome, IT
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Reserved Entrance for Borghese Gallery
Semi private guided tour of Borghese Gallery
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Meeting point

5 Viale del Museo Borghese, 00197, Rome
  • The guide will meet you in front of the museum entrance and will hold a sign with ''The Tour Guy'' on it
  • Show your smartphone voucher to the guide in front of the museum entrance
  • All visitors are responsible for being at the meeting point 10-15 minutes before departure
  • Guests arriving after departure cannot be accommodated, and missed tours or tickets cannot be refunded

Join a guided tour of the Borghese Gallery and see the private art collection of Cardinal Scipione. Skip the entry lines with pre-booked tickets and follow an English-speaking art historian.

Look at the details of Bernini's "Apollo and Daphne" and see how Caravaggio uses contrast in "Boy with a Basket of Fruit." The guide will show you the highlights of this renowned gallery.

You can view paintings, sculptures, mosaics, and ornate ceilings by masters such as Titian, Rubens, and Caravaggio. The guide will point out the gallery’s most important pieces.

After the tour, you can walk through Villa Borghese's gardens and find a point for the best view of the complex.

  • Cancellation is possible until 24 hours before your visit.
  • Rescheduling is possible until 24 hours before your visit.

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