What makes this private Borghese Gallery tour different?

It's just your group with an art historian who tailors the route to your interests, in a gallery that already limits how many visitors enter at once. You set the pace, ask anything, and linger at the works that move you.

Are the Borghese Gallery tickets included?

Yes. Borghese tickets are timed, capped, and often sell out ahead, so this tour secures your pre-reserved entry and you walk straight in.

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 guide can weight the visit toward sculpture or painting as you prefer.

How long is the tour?

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

Can we tailor the tour?

Yes, that's the point of going private. Tell your guide what you're most interested in, whether Bernini, Caravaggio, or the villa's history, and they'll shape the visit around it.

Is the tour suitable for families?

Yes, it works well for families; children's and infant tickets are available, and Bernini's dramatic, story-filled sculptures 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 private tour offers free cancellation; your confirmation email lists the exact window.

Private Borghese Gallery tour

Bernini and Caravaggio, at your pace

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Private Borghese Gallery tour: Bernini and Caravaggio, at your pace

Destination

Rome, Italy

Duration

1.5 hours

Tour size

Max 6

Language

English

Overview

The Borghese is one of Rome's calmest yet greatest museums, a 17th-century cardinal's villa that caps how many people enter at once. This private Borghese Gallery tour gives you that quiet setting with an art historian to yourselves, building the visit around what you most want to see, from Bernini's marble to Caravaggio's light.

•Walk in with guaranteed tickets to a gallery that limits daily entry
•See Bernini's Apollo and Daphne and The Rape of Proserpine up close
•Take in Caravaggio's David and Goliath and his St. John the Baptist
•Add Raphael, Titian, and Canova's Pauline Bonaparte to a tailored route
•Explore with a private guide who shapes the tour around your interests

What's included

Pre-reserved Borghese Gallery tickets
A private art historian guide for your group only

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, to yourselves

You'll start at the 17th-century villa of Cardinal Scipione Borghese, who filled it with the art around you. Because it's a private residence rather than a sprawling museum, and entry is capped, the rooms stay calm. With a private guide, the visit bends to your interests rather than a fixed script.

Bernini in marble

Your guide walks you through Bernini's sculpture, Apollo and Daphne, the Rape of Proserpine, and his David, the works that defined Baroque marble. Up close you'll see what makes them extraordinary: motion and emotion carved from solid stone, leaves and fingers and fabric rendered in marble. These are the pieces people travel to Rome to stand in front of.

"Apollo and Daphne stops everyone. Her fingers are turning to leaves, carved from one block of marble. On a private tour I can let you just stand there until you're ready to move."

Marta,

WalksDevour art historian guide

"The Borghese caps how many people come in. So with your own guide it's almost like visiting the cardinal's private collection, the way it was meant to be seen."

Cristina,

WalksDevour art historian guide