Borghese Gallery Small Group Tour - Baroque & Renaissance in Rome
Rome, Italy
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Trip Type: Cultural Tours
Duration: 2 hours
Experience the magnificent Borghese Gallery in a small group of maximum 6 people. This beautiful museum holds an immense amount of masterpieces, by Renaissance and Baroque greats such as Bernini, Caravaggio, Canova and Raphael. This tour will take you through the collection, as your expert guide shares secret stories and anecdotes about the artists and their patrons. The gallery is greatly enhanced by this small group (maximum 6 people) experience and your tour guide will allow you to go deeper in your interactions with these masterpieces.
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Experience the magnificent Borghese Gallery in a small group of maximum 6 people. This beautiful museum holds an immense amount of masterpieces, by Renaissance and Baroque greats such as Bernini, Caravaggio, Canova and Raphael. This tour will take you through the collection, as your expert guide shares secret stories and anecdotes about the artists and their patrons. The gallery is greatly enhanced by this small group (maximum 6 people) experience and your tour guide will allow you to go deeper in your interactions with these masterpieces.
While not necessarily a hidden gem, it is amazing how many people skip the incredible Borghese Gallery on a visit to Rome. This magnificent collection is housed in a beautiful Baroque Palazzo and you will experience the majesty of the Borghese gardens as you arrive for your tour. This small group tour (maximum 6 people) provides the best conditions to get the most out of your visit. The gallery houses an amazingly great amount of art and your expert guide will weave you through the beautiful rooms, explaining in detail the highlights of each room while weaving together stories of the incredible characters who commissioned and served as patrons for this spread of both sculptures and paintings.
Enjoy the grandness of this unique and culturally-rich museum, built in the the early 17th century by the nephew of Pope Paul V, Cardinal Scipione Borghese, to house his private art collection. We enter the Borghese Gallery at 5:00 pm, when the museum is generally less crowded and the evening sun spreads a delightful light over the marble sculptures. Get to see Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s outstanding sculpture of Apollo and Daphne along with great works by Raphael and Caravaggio. This tour takes you on a unique exploration of a magnificent art collection while allowing you a break from the crowds from Rome in a beautiful setting with the opportunity afterwards to take a solo stroll through Rome's magical public park, the Villa Borghese.
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