Borghese Gallery Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Entry in Rome
by Doooing Experience
Choose from 4 available options
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✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€114Overview
This guided walking tour of the Borghese Gallery in Rome lasts about two hours and is designed for a semi-private group with no more than 15 participants. The tour includes skip-the-line entry to avoid waiting and provides headsets if needed to hear the guide clearly. Visitors will explore twenty rooms featuring notable works by Caravaggio, Canova, Bernini, and Raphael. The guide explains the stories and artistic significance behind key pieces, including Caravaggio's "Young Sick Bacchus" and "Boy with a Basket of Fruit." The tour highlights several sculptures by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, such as "Apollo and Daphne," "Goat Amalthea with Infant Jupiter and Faun," and "Rape of Proserpine." It also includes Canova’s "Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix." The guide covers Bernini’s marble portraits of Cardinal Scipione Borghese and his allegorical sculpture "Truth Unveiled by Time." The famous marble statue of David by Bernini, depicting the biblical figure preparing to throw a stone, is also featured. Participants should arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start time, as late arrivals cannot be accommodated or refunded. Some rooms in the gallery may be closed for refurbishment during the visit. Gratuities and private transportation are not included in the tour price.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Apollo and Daphne
This life-size Baroque marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini was created between 1622 and 1625 and is displayed in the Borghese Gallery. It illustrates the climax of the myth of Apollo and Daphne from Ovid’s Metamorphosis, showing the moment of Daphne’s transformation.
20 min
Galleria Borghese
Antonio Canova’s "Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix" is a neo-Classical, semi-nude life-size statue made between 1805 and 1808. It was commissioned by Pauline’s husband Camillo Borghese and moved through several locations before arriving at the gallery around 1838.
20 min
Galleria Borghese
Two marble busts portraying Cardinal Scipione Borghese were sculpted by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1632. Both versions are kept in the Borghese Gallery and represent marble portraiture of the cardinal.
15 min
Galleria Borghese
"Truth Unveiled by Time" is a marble sculpture by Bernini created between 1646 and 1652. The piece allegorically depicts Truth as a naked young woman being revealed by Time, although the figure of Time was only added in 1665.
15 min
Galleria Borghese
Bernini’s life-size marble statue of David was finished between 1623 and 1624 for Cardinal Scipione Borghese. It captures the moment David is about to throw the stone to defeat Goliath, a key biblical event.
20 min
Meeting point
Meet your guide in front the entrance of the Borghese Gallery. The guide will have a sign with the logo of the Agency Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time
End point
Meet your guide in front the entrance of the Borghese Gallery. The guide will have a sign with the logo of the Agency Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Borghese Gallery Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Entry in Rome
by Doooing Experience
Choose from 4 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€114Overview
This guided walking tour of the Borghese Gallery in Rome lasts about two hours and is designed for a semi-private group with no more than 15 participants. The tour includes skip-the-line entry to avoid waiting and provides headsets if needed to hear the guide clearly. Visitors will explore twenty rooms featuring notable works by Caravaggio, Canova, Bernini, and Raphael. The guide explains the stories and artistic significance behind key pieces, including Caravaggio's "Young Sick Bacchus" and "Boy with a Basket of Fruit." The tour highlights several sculptures by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, such as "Apollo and Daphne," "Goat Amalthea with Infant Jupiter and Faun," and "Rape of Proserpine." It also includes Canova’s "Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix." The guide covers Bernini’s marble portraits of Cardinal Scipione Borghese and his allegorical sculpture "Truth Unveiled by Time." The famous marble statue of David by Bernini, depicting the biblical figure preparing to throw a stone, is also featured. Participants should arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start time, as late arrivals cannot be accommodated or refunded. Some rooms in the gallery may be closed for refurbishment during the visit. Gratuities and private transportation are not included in the tour price.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Apollo and Daphne
This life-size Baroque marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini was created between 1622 and 1625 and is displayed in the Borghese Gallery. It illustrates the climax of the myth of Apollo and Daphne from Ovid’s Metamorphosis, showing the moment of Daphne’s transformation.
20 min
Galleria Borghese
Antonio Canova’s "Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix" is a neo-Classical, semi-nude life-size statue made between 1805 and 1808. It was commissioned by Pauline’s husband Camillo Borghese and moved through several locations before arriving at the gallery around 1838.
20 min
Galleria Borghese
Two marble busts portraying Cardinal Scipione Borghese were sculpted by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1632. Both versions are kept in the Borghese Gallery and represent marble portraiture of the cardinal.
15 min
Galleria Borghese
"Truth Unveiled by Time" is a marble sculpture by Bernini created between 1646 and 1652. The piece allegorically depicts Truth as a naked young woman being revealed by Time, although the figure of Time was only added in 1665.
15 min
Galleria Borghese
Bernini’s life-size marble statue of David was finished between 1623 and 1624 for Cardinal Scipione Borghese. It captures the moment David is about to throw the stone to defeat Goliath, a key biblical event.
20 min
Meeting point
Meet your guide in front the entrance of the Borghese Gallery. The guide will have a sign with the logo of the Agency Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time
End point
Meet your guide in front the entrance of the Borghese Gallery. The guide will have a sign with the logo of the Agency Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.