SKIP THE LINE AT THE BORGHESE GALLERY
The Borghese Gallery is located in Villa Borghese, a gorgeous estate once belonging to the Borghese family. The villa is surrounded by a great park and is situated just 10 minutes by bus from city centre.
The Borghese Gallery houses a substantial part of the Borghese paintings, sculptures and antiquities collection,
begun by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, Pope Paul V's nephew. Among the most important masterpieces displayed, there are some of Caravaggio's most famous paintings, such as the Madonna of the Palafrenieri, the Boy with a basket of fruit, David with the head of Goliath, the Deposition and the Portrait of a Gentlewoman both painted by Raphael, some of the most important sculptures by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, artworks by Titian and Piero della Francesca and the worldwide known statue of Paolina Bonaparte by Antonio Canova
