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Villa Borghese and Parioli: the back story

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The Temple of Aesculapius on the lake of the Villa Borghese, with a rowing boat
Photo CreditImage courtesy of © Pierre-Selim Huard · CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

About Villa Borghese and Parioli: the back story

By the ULTIMATE Rome Editorial Team

Editor-in-Chief: Jai Michael

North of the old walls, the Villa Borghese park, the Via Veneto and the residential district of Parioli lead on to Flaminio, with Zaha Hadid’s MAXXI and Renzo Piano’s Auditorium.

Sights

The Galleria Borghese, La Galleria Nazionale, the MAXXI and the Auditorium Parco della Musica.

Mariano Rossi’s painted ceiling in the entrance hall of the Galleria Borghese
Mariano Rossi’s painted ceiling in the entrance hall of the Galleria Borghese
Photo CreditImage courtesy of © Sailko · CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Eating

All’Oro and Orma Roma (One MICHELIN Star) and Mirabelle.

Book the Galleria Borghese, then walk across the park to the Pincio.

Staying

The Splendide Royal, Nobu Hotel Roma and the Hotel Lord Byron.

Our advice: hire a rowing boat on the Villa Borghese lake.

Why it's on our list

  • Sights
  • Eating
  • Staying

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Villa Borghese and Parioli: the back story before you go.

What’s nearby

Distances from Villa Borghese and Parioli: the back story are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.

Key sights

  1. Galleria Borghese1.9 kmWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 11 min
  2. The Spanish Steps2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 14 min
  3. The Trevi Fountain3.4 kmWalk 42 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 16 min
  4. The Pantheon3.7 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 17 min
  5. Piazza Navona3.8 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 18 min
  6. The Vatican Museums4.0 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 18 min
  7. St Peter’s4.3 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 19 min
  8. The Colosseum4.5 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 20 min
  9. Fiumicino Airport25 kmCar or taxi 89 min

Main railway stations

  1. Roma Termini3.5 kmWalk 44 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 17 min
  2. Roma Tiburtina4.2 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 19 min
  3. Roma San Pietro4.8 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 21 min
  4. Roma Ostiense6.6 kmCycle 28 minCar or taxi 27 min
  5. Roma Trastevere6.8 kmCycle 29 minCar or taxi 28 min

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