Villa Borghese

Rome can become noisy with all the tourists and friendly Italians. If you need a break, make sure you go to Villa Borghese. There you can rent a bicycle for a couple of hours and pedal along its delicious paths and wonderful statues and fountains. You can also visit the Galleria Borghese, a true dream for any art lover. My personal favorite sculptures there are Bernini's "Apollo and Dafne" and Antonio Canova's "Pauline Bonaparte".

Villa Borghese is a large English style park located above Piazza di Spagna. In the middle ages it was owned by the Borghese family.

This is the best place for relaxing and for quietness in the center of Rome. You can walk in the park (the walking paths are well made), cycle or hire a tricycle which is fun especially if you are travelling with children.

The park Villa Borghese contains a number of museums (e.g Borghese Gallery, National Gallery of the Contemporary Art), monuments, the zoo, Hipodrome, green lawns, gardens, a lake and other natural attractions. It is highly recommended to visit Borghese Gallery that contains a number of precious pieces of art by famous artists and sculptors such as Caravaggio and Bernini.