Private Tour: Borghese Gallery and Baroque Rome Art History Walking Tour

Rome, Italy

Explore the art history of Baroque Rome in style on a private walking tour of the Galleria Borghese with an art expert. Accompanied by your own private guide who specializes in art history, you'll enjoy personalized attention on your special private tour of Baroque Rome's Galleria Borghese.

Your private walking tour starts at the Galleria Borghese, the beautiful palace where Cardinal Scipione Borghese lived with his famous art collection in the heart of Rome's most beautiful park, the Borghese Gardens. You will see Bernini's famous statues of Apollo and Daphne, David, the Rape of Proserpine and Canova's reclining nude of Paulina Borghese. Among the collection are several paintings by Raphael, Titian and Caravaggio.

After touring the gallery, you'll take a walk through the gardens to reach Piazza del Popolo. Here you'll tour the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo, with two of Caravaggio's most famous compositions. You'll be able to compare the order and harmony of Raphael's Renaissance Chigi Chapel with the emotional and sensual strength of Caravaggio's Baroque artworks.

This in-depth private tour of Rome's Baroque art and architecture is hosted by a professional guide specializing in art history. Please list any special interests you have (art, architecture, history, culture) at the time of booking to alert your guide, so they can prepare for your private tour.

USD $89.38

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Bob	March 2012
This is what the money is for. Splurge on a personal tour - you won't regret it. Skipping the security line in particular. You know you are a VIP when the staff are personal friends of your guide and treat her clients accordingly. Our guide was a PhD in art history, really insightful commentary on these renowned treasures. Unforgettable experience!

Review by: An Qiao T	November 2011
Excellent guide, I would recommend for art lovers.

Review by: Bern	October 2011
Thankyou Valerio for a wonderful insight into the history and development of the Borghese Gallery. It gave us a deeper understanding of the pieces within the rooms and your art knowledge is excellent.

Review by: Bruce L	September 2011
Guide was late, but once the tour got started it was great. . Would highly recommend this tour. Historical background and depth of information made for an enriching and enjoyable experience.

Review by: William E	June 2011
Was great... The guide was very knowledge able and a was so enjoyable. I would give this a thumbs up.

Review by: Jorge	February 2011
Our guide was superb. She was an Art historian and her knowledge of the works within the Gallery was tremendous. She made the tour come alive and we walked away with a much better understanding of the Borgheses and their era.

Review by: Wendy H	October 2010
Wonderful, informative guide who made the gallery such an enjoyable experience for our small group.

Review by: Joseph L	October 2010
Our guide was extremely knowledgeable. It was wonderful to have the explanations given as we studied the works at Borghese.

Review by: Robert R, United States of America	July 2010
Excellent! Great guide. Made the tour most informative and enjoyable.

Review by: Alexander K	July 2010
Probably the best tour we had in Rome, our guide Maria was excellent, passionate, and highly knowledgeable. This tour is definitely a "must" when visiting Rome!

Review by: Cynthia S, United States of America	June 2010
The BEST tour we had. The Borghese is filled with the most beautiful sculptures what we wanted to focus on and our wonderful guide Valerio was superb. Show up on time because you only get a certain amount of time for your slot...no limitless tour here.

Review by: Suzanne R, United States of America	May 2010
Excellent - great way to see this beautiful museum. I didn't want to go but other family members did. This turned out to be one of my highlights of the trip! Private tour worth it.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	April 2010
The private tour suited our needs perfectly. Our guide was well educated and very passionate about the art which provided us with a unique experience. You cannot truly appreciate the art history without such a good teacher.

Review by: Timothy P, United States of America	May 2009
The Villa Borghese is great. Was made better by our guide, who was very knowledgeable.

Review by: Earl M, United States of America	October 2008
Our guide was very knowledgeable and informative -- absolutely excellent tour.

Review by: Mary A, United States of America	August 2008
This tour was fantastic! We love educational tours and we learned SO MUCH art history on this tour. It really helped but a time line on what was happening in history and how the art world was developing at that time. Highly recommend this trip if you are interested in art history and culture.

Review by: John A	August 2008
This tour was fantastic! We love educational tours and we learned SO MUCH art history on this tour. It really helped but a time line on what was happening in history and how the art world was developing at that time. Highly recommend this trip if you are interested in art history and culture.