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Rome: Borghese Gallery Small Group Tour & Skip-the-Line Admission

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Small Group Gallery Borghese Tours

From $103.54

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

  • 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

The opulent Villa Borghese isn’t just a popular Roman attraction: home to paintings and sculptures by Raphael, Bernini, and Caravaggio, it’s also one of the world’s most revered art galleries. While tickets frequently sell out in advance, this small-group tour’s skip-the-line privileges guarantee swift entry, as well as the opportunity to discover the Villa’s many masterpieces in an intimate setting limited to 15 participants.
  • Skip-the-line tour of the Borghese Gallery and its gardens in Rome
  • Stroll through the Villa Borghese Gardens, the third largest public park in Rome
  • Led by an English-speaking guide well-versed in art history
  • A maximum of 15 attendees makes for an intimate experience

What's Included

  • Borghese Gallery guided visit (2 hours)
  • Walking tour of Villa Borghese Gardens (No Guide)
  • Guaranteed to skip the long lines
  • No additional fees or taxes
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Piazzale del Museo Borghese, 00197 Roma RM, Italy

    Departure Point: We will meet in front of Borghese Gallery entrance Directions: Please arrive in front of the main entrance to the Borghese Gallery 15 minutes before the activity starts. Our staff will be meeting you holding a “Loving Rome” flag. Dates: See Availability

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Villa Borghese

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Galleria Borghese

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • Travelers with excessive sized bags will have certain problems, please note that bags are not permitted inside the Borghese Gallery, and will need to be checked in at the cloakroom before the tour to be collected afterwards.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Wasn’t up to par and only half was seen
Arlene_R, Apr 2024
The gallery doesn’t necessarily need a tour guide. Too much information provided. Would have been nice to have an abridged version of each structure. We were not notified ahead of time that the second floor would be under construction (this was known by tour company ahead of time) and a partial refund was not provided. Tour guide wanted extra money to visit another museum where Borghese artwork is temporarily housed until June.
Borghese Museum
Sue_C, Apr 2024
Great tour with a knowledgeable tour guide! Loved the museum and loved learning about the art from our great guide.
Borghese
Carol_M, Apr 2024
Very knowledgeable and engaging! Virginia was awesome!!! Only regret was it ended so quickly due to the museum closing time.
Wonderful Tour!
Katherine_C, Apr 2024
Excellent tour guide who provided wonderful background on the artists and the history of the Villa. Altogether fantastic tour!
Our tour guide was...
Louise_V, Apr 2024
Our tour guide was excellent-seemed very knowledgeable about the art and made it personal as well as setting the works in context.
Fabulous
Rosemary_S, Apr 2024
Frederico was wonderful and very knowledgeable about art and Ancient Rome. He described everything perfectly and interacted so well with the group. I highly recommend this tour!
Statues! Better than David.
Jenny_S, Apr 2024
This was the best gallery in my trip through Italy. The Bernini statues were worth the entrance fee alone.
Unforgettable
Lawrence_s, Apr 2024
Mathew must have been an Art historian. He had great insight to every room, statue and painting. He encouraged us to look at each piece from all sides. You could spend twice as such time there. Ran up against the museum itself closing for the day. Suggest taking early morning tours. Small group was a plus. It is imprinted on our brains! Almost missed it. We tried to walk to Borghese from our hotel.
Well worth doing this tour
Heather_E, Apr 2024
Matteo was a very knowledgeable guide. I learnt a lot about the history of the Villa and the works it holds.
Borghese tour
Barry_P, Apr 2024
Our guide was excellent especially describing the amazing sculptures by Bernini and Canova. Our fourth visit to the Borghese which is in my opinion is one of the top 10 places to visit in Rome
Just ok
Eric_R, Apr 2024
Gallery is a must see however our tour only last 1.5 hours not the 2.5 hours. Was overpriced in my opinion for what you got. Would recommend something less expensive. Maybe a self guided tour with audio would be better.
Well worth the price for the amazing stories
Deborah_B, Apr 2024
Mattia was a wonderful, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic guide. We highly recommend him. His stories and historical perspective brought the artwork to life.
Fascinating tour of Borghese Gallery
Adrienne_L, Apr 2024
excellent guide who was very knowledgable and friendly. He brought the gallery and artwork to life. Highly recommend this tour
Spectacular Borghese Gallery and Garden Tour
Maria, Apr 2024
Angus was fantastic! She gave an animated and informative tour. Much appreciated as I leaned much about the Borghese family and their art and statue collection.
Definite museum stop while in Rome.
dltrease, Apr 2024
Loved the beauty of all the collection of art work and our guide was quite informative. Smaller museum that allowed for more time to view each room longer. Loving Rome was well organized and communicated well what was happening next. Garden is still being restored and is more public so not as well maintained.
Unprofessional Guide
Heather_S, Apr 2024
The information that was shared during the tour was mediocre and the tour guide was unprofessional. Most of the tour was spent listening to our tour guide flirting with an underage tour participant. The guide clearly only tailored the tour to one of the families present. She repeatedly asked specific people questions, almost as if she were testing us to see how much she could get away with rather than to make it interactive. I have been to this gallery before and know much of the history of the art, and so much was missed due to her constant unprofessional interactions. Not happy to have spent money to watch her try to pick up a date.
Loved the smaller groups...
MaryJo_M, Apr 2024
Loved the smaller groups - more of a close up view of the paintings and sculptures - Mateo was very knowledgeable and a bit of a character - fun tour
Our guide was amazing and...
Mark_N, Apr 2024
Our guide was amazing and very helpful. She shepherded us around the museum, and our experience was greatly enhanced. Would absolutely recommend.
A cant miss.
matt_b, Apr 2024
Great Guide, energetic and knowledgeable. My 15 year old daughters favorite place in italy. beautiful day in the park.
Wonderful tour for the whole family
Brielle_K, Apr 2024
The tour guide we had was absolutely amazing. Agnes really painted a beautiful picture of history for each and everything we saw and you can tell she really loved her job and history/art. So so good!!!
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