Exploring Villa Borghese Gallery and Gardens✨ The Green Lung of Rome

Hello guys, I am ready for another day here in Rome. This city is just incredible. There is so much to see, so join me for another adventure in this awesome city. Let's go! So our first stop of the day is Villa Borghese, this beautiful landscape garden in Rome with the space of 80 hectares, which was created in 1605. Beautiful. Inside this garden we also have the Galleria Borghese which we will visit today, so let's do that now. It is now time to visit Galleria Borghese, an art museum founded by Cardinal Scipione Borghese in the 17th century to house his extensive collection of art. The villa is located in the beautiful Villa Borghese Park in Rome, Italy. The collection includes some of the most important masterpieces of Italian Renaissance and Baroque periods, as well as ancient Roman and Greek sculptures. Visitors to the Galleria Borghese can expect to see works by famous artists such as Caravaggio, Bernini and Raphael. Scipione Borghese was a powerful figure in the papal court during the early 17th century. He was born in 1577 in Rome, Italy. His uncle was Pope Paul V, who appointed him to several important positions within the church, including cardinal in 1605. He was known for his love of art and his extensive collection of paintings and sculptures, which you all can admire as soon as you enter the museum. Immediately you are struck by the grandeur of the building itself. The marble floors and walls are adorned with Intricate designs and the high ceilings are decorated with beautiful frescoes. My personal favorite thus far is the Mariano Rossi Hall with beautiful statues and an enormous fresco on the ceiling that was made by Mariano Rossi between 1775 and 1779. Look at this hall over Over here, this is so impressive. These are beautiful statues. And then the ceiling. Spectacular! What a great place, Galleria Borghese, stunning. It is now time to continue our walk at Galleria Borghese. A few must-see works in the museum are Apollo and Daphne, Bernini's sculpture that depicts the moment in Greek mythology when Apollo is pursuing the nymph Daphne, who is transforming into a tree to escape his advances. Another must-see work in the museum is Caravaggio's painting, David with the head of Goliath. This painting shows the biblical story of David after he defeated the giant Goliath, holding his severed head. But let's be honest, this museum has an impressive collection of ancient Roman and Greek sculptures which are all worth seeing. In my opinion the Galleria Borghese is a must-visit destination for art lovers and anyone interested in Italian Renaissance and English and Baroque art. Its impressive collection of masterpieces and beautiful setting in the Villa Borghese Park make it one of the most unique and memorable art museums in the world. By the way, don't forget to pre-book your visit online a few weeks in advance as tickets are sold out really quick for this museum because there are only 180 tickets available per two-hour time slot. So we just visited the Galleria Borghese, a very beautiful place. It was once the home of Scipione Borghese, an Italian cardinal and personal secretary of the pope back in the time and he was really into art so he gathered a lot of art and put it all together here in his private villa and what a sight that was. Beautiful private collection and this is actually now one of the best museums you In Rome, wow amazing, this is the entrance here, beautiful ride, very nice visit. It is now time to explore Villa Borghese, a large public park where visitors can enjoy a variety of outdoor activities including walking, jogging and cycling. This park is really big, if you want you can hire a go-kart or a bike. And there's even a train here in the park, so that's great if you don't want to walk the whole area here. But I prefer to walk. Over here we have the Musee Pietro Canonica, located in this beautiful castle-shaped building that was designed by the artist himself in the early 1900s. Very nice to come here with your dogs in this large green area, let them run freely. Almost got attacked here by dogs and they're having more fun I think. Look at this! What are you thinking? They had a lot of fun. Oh my god what was that? What was that? Yeah they're having like a big party here. I'm here. Yeah horny dogs. Yeah you can even take a boat here in this park and go around this small artificial lake I think and yeah it's nice. If I wasn't here with Yves, I would for sure try it out. Exactly. It's way too romantic. Way too romantic for us. No, no, no. We cannot do that. I love you very much, Robby, but you shouldn't go so far also. Yeah, yeah. I love you too, man, but in another way. Yeah, exactly. Number 9 and number 14 have been eliminated. 9 and 14 have been eliminated, thank you. Number 9, number 14. And it's timed. Number one, number 14 finished. There goes the romantic moment. Yeah. With the Italian passion, number one, number two, finish! The area around the temple of Asclepius is truly magnificent. We have a small lake surrounded by a beautiful garden filled with ancient Roman statues and other classical elements. Built in the 18th century, the temple is dedicated to the Roman god of healing, Asclepius. Peace. Hold on tight Robbie, watch out you don't fall off. It is so nice here in the Villa Borghese park. Finally found some benches here and look at Yves relaxing there in the sun. He's enjoying himself. And after this place we go to Piazza del Popolo which means people's square. It was built between 1811 and 1822 so let's go check that one out.