It is not only the largest park in Rome, lying six kilometers in circumference, but also one of the most picturesque. Park created Kafarelli Cardinal Borghese at the beginning of the XVII century, it was completely redesigned at the end of the XVIII century architects Aspruchchi and re-decorated by the artist Unterberger, but at the beginning of the XIX century architect Luigi Canina gave him the appearance, in which he appears to visitors today. In 1902, the park was renamed in honor of the King Umberto I, who gave it to the city of Rome. However, despite the official name of the park is still known as the Villa Borghese, by the name of its founder.

One of the most famous collections of sculpture and painting is in an elegant building, known as the Casino Borghese, which was built Scipione Borghese commissioned the architect Giovanni Vazantsio in 1613-1615 years. The museum is located on the ground floor and has a portico, lounge and eight rooms, which kept many masterpieces of Bernini and Canova, as well as samples of the marble sculptures of the ancient period. Borghese Gallery is located on the second floor and includes an extensive lobby and twelve rooms, which presents a collection of priceless paintings by Perugino, Pinturicchio, Andrea del Sarto, Bernini, Pietro da Cortona, Titian, Veronese and many other great artists.

National Etruscan Museum at Villa Giulia is located - the summer residence of Pope Julius III. The museum can see the terracotta figurines of Apollo of Veio, a collection of ceramics and gold products A.Kastellani, a collection of Etruscan bronze articles, the famous Etruscan sarcophagus with the image of a married couple. Nearby is the Gallery of Modern Art, which features paintings and sculptures by artists of the XIX century.

The Villa Borghese has a racetrack, zoo, held here racing and equestrian competitions Carabinieri, and on an island in the middle of an artificial lake there is a small temple of Aesculapius.