Villa Borghese & Northern Rome - Rome - page 560

SIGHTS

This large and attractive area boasts several fascinating sights, including one of the
city's best art galleries, a cutting-edge cultural centre and a couple of contemporary
museums. In the midst of everything, Villa Borghese park provides a welcome escape
from the bustle of the city centre.

Villa Borghese & Around

MUSEO E GALLERIA BORGHESE
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MUSEUM

VILLA BORGHESE
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PARK

(entrances at Piazzale San Paolo del Brasile, Piazzale Flaminio, Via Pinciana, Largo Pablo Picasso; dawn-dusk;
Porta Pinciana) Locals, lovers, tourists, joggers - no one can resist the lure of Rome's most cel-
ebrated park. Originally the estate of Cardinal Scipione Borghese's 17th-century residence,
it covers about 80 hectares and boasts various museums and galleries, as well as the 18th-
century Giardino del Lago MAP GOOGLE MAP and Piazza di Siena MAP GOOGLE MAP , an
amphitheatre used for Rome's top equestrian event in May.
Film buffs should head to the area around the Piazzale San Paolo del Brasile entrance,
where the Casa del Cinema ( Click here ) hosts regular film events, and the Cinema dei Piccoli
MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 06 855 34 85; www.cinemadeipiccoli.it ; Viale delle Pineta 15; tickets €5 weekdays,
€5.50-6 weekends; Porta Pinciana) is the world's smallest cinema.
Bike hire is available at various points in the park, including Largo Pablo Picasso, for
about €5/15 per hour/day.

BIOPARCO
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ZOO

( 06 360 82 11; www.bioparco.it ; Viale del Giardino Zoologico 1; adult/child over 1m & under 12yr/child under 1m
€14/12/free; 9.30am-6pm Apr-Oct, to 5pm Nov-Mar; Bioparco) A tried and tested kid-pleaser,
Rome's zoo hosts a predictable collection of animals on a far-from-inspiring 18-hectare