Combo: Borghese Gallery + Castel Sant'Angelo Tickets

Your experience

Move from the private collection of one of Rome’s most powerful families to a riverside stronghold that served emperors, popes, soldiers, and prisoners.

Borghese Gallery

Getting started

Arrive at the Borghese Gallery for your selected time slot and meet the designated host for escorted entry. Complete the required security checks and store restricted belongings before entering.

What to expect

Housed inside a 17th-century villa, the Borghese Gallery brings together sculpture, painting, and decorative art collected by Cardinal Scipione Borghese.

• Bernini sculptures: See The Rape of Proserpina, Apollo and Daphne, and David, works designed to be viewed from multiple angles as you move around them.

• Caravaggio collection: Examine paintings including Boy with a Basket of Fruit, David with the Head of Goliath, and Self-Portrait as Bacchus.

• Raphael and Renaissance art: Admire The Deposition alongside works from the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

• Timed viewing: Visitor numbers are strictly controlled, creating a quieter experience that feels closer to browsing a private collection.

• Villa Borghese Gardens: Once your gallery slot ends, continue independently through the landscaped park surrounding the museum.

Castel Sant’Angelo

Getting started

Present your ticket at Castel Sant’Angelo and complete the mandatory security screening before beginning your independent visit.

What to expect

Originally constructed as Emperor Hadrian’s mausoleum, Castel Sant’Angelo later became a fortress, prison, papal refuge, and military complex.

• Spiral ramp: Follow the passage connecting the castle’s five floors and descend into the monument’s Roman core.

• Chamber of Ashes: See the room historically associated with the remains of Emperor Hadrian and members of his family.

• Former prisons: Walk through cells where political prisoners and other notable figures were once confined.

• Papal apartments: Explore decorated rooms used as secure living quarters by popes during periods of danger.

• Military collection: View preserved armor, weapons, defensive structures, and traces of the castle’s strategic role.

• Panoramic terrace: End at the rooftop for broad views across Rome, including the Tiber and St. Peter’s Basilica.