one of Rome’s very best art galleries can be found on the grounds of the Villa Borghese park. It was originally the private art collection of a wealthy cardinal, but now is a public art gallery, and one of Rome’s greatest attractions. Within the gallery, you’ll find incredible masterpieces from famed artists such as Caravaggio, Bernini, Raphael and Titian. In today’s post, we’re telling you 5 facts about the Villa Borghese, as well as a little insight of our tour of the gallery and gardens.

• There are several buildings in Parc Borghese – Obviously, you have the Villa Borghese itself. But there’s also Casina di Raffaelo, a home believed to have belonged to Raphael himself, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, which is the National Gallery of Modern Art, and Bioparco di Roma, a cageless zoo located in the north-east area of the park.

• It’s the third largest public park in Rome – covering over 80 hectares of land, the gardens of Villa Borghese cover a large portion of Pincian Hill as well as Campus Martius.

•Along the park, at each crossing of paths and alleys, you can see statues and fountains. Other statues, fountains and ancient remains are scattered through the park.
Among theme you can find too small temples dedicated to Diana and Faustina.

•In the centre of the park there is the Lake, whose main entrance is characterized by an 18th-century copy of the Arch of Septimius Severus.
•The project was emulated also in other dwellings of Rome, for example Villa Doria Pamphilij and Villa Ludovisi.
In the 19th century Prince Carlo Borghese transferred his art collection to the Casino Borghese, which is now the site of the Galleria and the Museum.