Are the Borghese Gallery tickets included?

Yes, and that's a big part of the value. Borghese tickets are timed, capped, and often sell out weeks ahead, so this tour secures your pre-reserved entry, no scrambling for availability on your own.

What will we see on the Borghese Gallery tour?

Bernini's Apollo and Daphne, the Rape of Proserpine, and his David, Caravaggio's David and Goliath and St. John the Baptist, Raphael's Deposition, a Titian, and Canova's Pauline Bonaparte, among others. Your art historian guides you through the gallery's defining works.

How long is the tour?

About 1.5 hours, which suits the gallery well, since it's compact enough to see fully in that time without rushing.

Why is the Borghese quieter than other Roman museums?

The gallery limits how many visitors enter at once, so the rooms stay calm compared to the Vatican Museums. It's one of the most pleasant ways to see great art in Rome.

An expert art historian who interprets the sculpture and paintings for you, so you leave understanding the works rather than just having seen them. Groups are capped at 15, with headsets on larger groups.

Is the tour suitable for families?

Yes, it works well for families; children's and infant tickets are available, and Bernini's dramatic sculptures, all motion and storytelling, tend to hold younger visitors' attention.

Is the tour accessible for guests with mobility needs?

We want everyone to enjoy the Borghese. The gallery is largely accessible with elevator access between floors; tell us about any mobility needs when you book and we'll advise.

In Piazzale Scipione Borghese 5, at the double staircase directly in front of the Galleria Borghese. Your guide carries a green Walks sign; please arrive 15 minutes early.

What's the cancellation policy?

This tour offers free cancellation; your confirmation email lists the exact window.

Borghese gallery tour

Bernini, Caravaggio, and a cardinal's obsession

From $102 $66per person

Destination

Rome, Italy

Duration

1.5 hours

Tour size

Max 15

Language

English

Overview

The Borghese holds some of the greatest sculpture and painting ever made, in the villa a 17th-century cardinal built to show off the collection he gathered, commissioned, and sometimes stole. This Borghese Gallery tour gets you guaranteed entry to a museum that sells out for weeks, with an art historian to share Bernini and Caravaggio for you across a calm, ninety-minute visit.

•Walk in with pre-reserved tickets to a gallery that's notoriously hard to book
•See Bernini's Apollo and Daphne, with marble carved into fleeing flesh and leaves
•Stand before Caravaggio's David and Goliath and his St. John the Baptist
•Take in Raphael's Deposition, Titian, and Canova's reclining Pauline Bonaparte
•Explore at an unhurried pace in a small group, in a gallery kept deliberately quiet

What's included

Pre-reserved Borghese Gallery tickets
An expert art historian guide
A small group of 15 guests maximum
Headsets on groups over six

You will visit

Bernini's Apollo and Daphne, Rape of Proserpine, and David
Caravaggio's David and Goliath and St. John the Baptist
Raphael's The Deposition

Titian's The Scourging of Christ
Canova's Pauline Bonaparte

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What to expect

The cardinal's villa

You'll start where the collection has always lived, the 17th-century home of Cardinal Scipione Borghese, who collected, commissioned, and occasionally stole the art around you. Because it was a private residence rather than a sprawling palace, the gallery is compact enough to see fully in ninety minutes. Your art historian sets up the cardinal's appetite for beauty before you step into the rooms.

Bernini in marble

The heart of the gallery is Bernini's sculpture, and your guide walks you through Apollo and Daphne, the Rape of Proserpine, and his David. Up close you'll see what makes them astonishing: marble worked into fingers pressing into flesh, leaves sprouting from fingertips, motion frozen mid-turn. These are the works that made Bernini's name, in the room they were made for.

"People gasp at Apollo and Daphne. You can see her fingers turning to leaves, carved from a single block of marble. I never tire of watching that moment land."

Marta,

WalksDevour art historian guide

"The Borghese only lets so many people in at once. After the Vatican, walking into a quiet room with a Caravaggio almost to yourself, that's the luxury here."

Guido,

WalksDevour art historian guide

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Overview

•Walk in with pre-reserved tickets to a gallery that's notoriously hard to book

•See Bernini's Apollo and Daphne, with marble carved into fleeing flesh and leaves

•Stand before Caravaggio's David and Goliath and his St. John the Baptist

•Take in Raphael's Deposition, Titian, and Canova's reclining Pauline Bonaparte

•Explore at an unhurried pace in a small group, in a gallery kept deliberately quiet

What's included

Pre-reserved Borghese Gallery tickets

An expert art historian guide

A small group of 15 guests maximum

Headsets on groups over six