Parks and Gardens

Entrances: Porta Pinciana, Piazzale Flaminio, Viale delle Belle Arti, Via Mercadante, Via Pinciana.

Area: 190 acres. Founded at the beginning of the 17th century for Cardinal Scipione Borghese Cafarelli, it is the most central and famous park in Rome, with many paths, fountains and statues. Points of interest include Piazza di Siena, where the famous horse show takes place, the Giardino del Lago (Lake Garden) where there are boats to rent and a small temple in the middle of the lake, and the lovely 17th-century Uccelleria and Casino della Meridiana.  The park also hosts several museums, such as the Galleria Borghese, the Pietro Canonica Museum, the National Gallery of Modern Art, the National Etruscan Museum and the Civic Museum of Zoology with the Zoological Garden. An overpass unites Villa Borghese with the Pincio, the public promenade designed in 1810 by Valadier from where one can enjoy one of the most beautiful views of the city, especially at sunset.