Borghese Gallery

Galleria Borghese (Villa Borghese)

Two hours with Bernini, whose marble looks like skin

⚠ Booking required; closed Mondays

Hours

Tue–Sun 09:00–19:00 in two-hour slots (09:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00). Closed Mondays, 25 Dec and 1 Jan

Tickets

About €18–20 per adult via the official seller TicketOne (entry plus booking fee, as of 2026). Under-18s free but must book. Check the final price at checkout

Address

Piazzale Scipione Borghese 5, at the eastern edge of the Villa Borghese park

The gallery lets in a fixed number of people per slot and walks them out exactly two hours later, which means those two hours are never crowded. In Bernini's Apollo and Daphne her fingertips are caught in marble at the moment they turn into laurel leaves, and in The Rape of Proserpina Pluto's fingers press into her thigh like real flesh. Six Caravaggios and Canova's reclining Paolina are here too. An audio-guide app is a good way to follow along.