Galleria Borghese
The private art collection of Cardinal Scipione Borghese, nephew of Pope Paul V, still shown in the villa he had built to house it. Its rooms hold Bernini's marble sculptures, including Apollo and Daphne, alongside paintings by Caravaggio, Raphael and Titian.
- Where
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 41.9142, 12.4921
Get the Galleria Borghese stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Galleria Borghese. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Lazio volume with your photos and a note.
Near Galleria Borghese
Villa Borghese Gardens 0.6 km
A landscaped park on the edge of the old city, laid out around the party villa of Cardinal Scipione Borghese and remade in the late 19th century. Shaded avenues lead to museums, a small lake with a temple and the Pincio terrace, which looks out over Piazza del Popolo.
Spanish Steps 1.2 km
A broad, curving flight of steps climbing from Piazza di Spagna up to the twin towers of the Trinità dei Monti church. The square at the bottom takes its name from the Spanish embassy nearby, and the steps themselves have long been Rome's favourite place to sit and watch the street.
Museo Nazionale Romano 1.3 km
Rome's national museum of antiquity, spread over several buildings, with its main branches near Termini station in Palazzo Massimo and the Baths of Diocletian. Its collections cover the city from prehistory through the Roman period, from frescoed villa rooms to bronze and marble statues.
Piazza del Popolo 1.4 km
A large oval square just inside Rome's old northern gate, with an Egyptian obelisk at its centre. Its name is usually read as the People's Square, but it really comes from the poplars that gave the church of Santa Maria del Popolo, in its northeast corner, its name.
Ara Pacis 1.6 km
A marble altar to the Roman peace, commissioned by the Senate in 13 BC to honour Augustus on his return from Spain and Gaul. It lay buried under four metres of river silt for centuries and was reassembled in 1938 beside the Tiber, where it now stands inside its own museum.
Trevi Fountain 1.6 km
The largest Baroque fountain in the world, 26 metres high and nearly 50 wide, designed by Nicola Salvi and finished in 1762. Ocean rides a shell chariot out of the palace wall above the basin, and tradition says a coin tossed over your shoulder means you will return to Rome.
Santa Maria Maggiore 1.9 km
The largest church in Rome dedicated to the Virgin Mary, one of the four major papal basilicas and the Seven Pilgrim Churches. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Snow, after a legend of snow falling here in August, and its nave keeps mosaics from the 5th century.
Trajan's Market 2.1 km
A large brick complex built as part of Trajan's Forum and set into the cut-away flank of the Quirinal Hill. Its curving halls, arcades and upper streets give a rare sense of what a working ancient Roman building felt like, and it now houses the Museum of the Imperial Forums.
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Questions
Where is Galleria Borghese?
Galleria Borghese is in Rome, Lazio, Italy. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Villa Borghese Gardens (0.6 km), Spanish Steps (1.2 km), Museo Nazionale Romano (1.3 km).
How do I get the Galleria Borghese stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Galleria Borghese and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Lazio volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Galleria Borghese before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Lazio volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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