The back story
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Neighbourhood guide
Villa Borghese and Parioli: the back story
The Galleria Borghese, the Villa Borghese park, the Via Veneto, the MAXXI and the Auditorium.
Neighbourhood guide · Rome
Villa Borghese & Parioli: Our Favourites
The Galleria Borghese, the Villa Borghese park, the Via Veneto, the MAXXI and the Auditorium.
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What to see and do
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Bernini and Caravaggio
Galleria Borghese
Bernini’s sculptures and Caravaggio’s paintings in the Borghese family’s villa.
Piazzale Scipione Borghese 5, 00197 RomaExplore View on map
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Modern and contemporary art
La Galleria Nazionale
The national gallery of modern and contemporary art, on the edge of the Villa Borghese.
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Zaha Hadid’s museum
MAXXI
The national museum of 21st-century arts, in Zaha Hadid’s building in Flaminio.
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Rome’s orchestra
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
The orchestra and chorus of Santa Cecilia, at the Auditorium Parco della Musica.
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Renzo Piano’s halls
Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone
Renzo Piano’s three concert halls in Flaminio, named for Ennio Morricone.
Viale Pietro de Coubertin 30, 00196 RomaExplore View on map
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In the park
Casa del Cinema
The city’s house of cinema in the Villa Borghese, with screenings and exhibitions.
Largo Marcello Mastroianni 1, 00197 RomaExplore View on map
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Each autumn
Rome Film Fest
The city’s film festival, held each autumn by the Fondazione Cinema per Roma.
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Rome’s central park
Villa Borghese and the Pincio
The great park above the Piazza del Popolo, with its lake, the Galleria Borghese and the Pincio terrace.
Where to eat
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One MICHELIN Star
Orma Roma
One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Via Boncompagni 31, 00187 RomaExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
All’Oro
One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Via Giuseppe Pisanelli 25, 00196 RomaExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
Mirabelle
Dining high above the Villa Medici, at the Splendide Royal.
Via di Porta Pinciana 14, 00187 RomaExplore View on map
Where to stay
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Views over the Villa Medici
Splendide Royal
A grand hotel by the Porta Pinciana, with Mirabelle and the Adèle lounge high above the city.
Via di Porta Pinciana 14, 00187 RomaExplore View on map
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On the Via Veneto
Nobu Hotel Roma
Nobu’s hotel and restaurant on the Via Veneto, by the walls of the Villa Borghese.
Via Vittorio Veneto 155, 00187 RomaExplore View on map
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Quiet Parioli
Hotel Lord Byron
A small hotel on a quiet street in Parioli, near the Villa Borghese.
Via Giuseppe De Notaris 5, 00197 RomaExplore View on map
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