Rome: 10 Things to Do in 24 Hours

They say the best museum in Rome is the city itself. That may be so, but the Galleria Borghese is still a gem worth seeing. Its collections are housed in a magnificent 17th-century villa and offer a compact course in the Italian aesthetic. In just 20 rooms, you are exposed to antiquities, the Renaissance and the beginnings of baroque art. Visits to the Galleria in the northeast corner of the sprawling Villa Borghese park are by reservation, which allows you the pleasure of seeing the Bernini sculptures from every angle without being crowded out.

• 1. Galleria Borghese
  5 Piazzale del Museo Borghese, Rome, Italy 00197; 39-06-841-3979 41.91404812.491986 More Info