In Rome’s heart arise a great and vast park where you can have relaxing walks between its artificial lake and its museums rich of important traces of history. This is Villa Borghese’s Park, one of the capital’s prides.

Rome isn’t only museums and monuments always remembering us about its great Empire and it’s not only represented by the many churches you can find in the city. Today we will speak about a green place located in the heart of the city, where you can have relaxing walks through its roads and where you can visit interesting places. We are talking about Villa Borghese.

Villa Borghese’s park is is bordered by Aurelian Walls, going from Porta Pinciana to Piazzale Flaminio. The entrances to the park are from Porta Pinciana and Piazzale Flaminio and also in Viale delle Belle Arti, Via Mercadante and Piazza del Popolo. This great estate was belonging to Camillo Borghese, who was elected Pope in 1605 and in times became much bigger until Cardinal Scipione Borghese built the Villa where they stored many artworks which you can see today in Museo Borghese and Galleria Borghese. The estate and the villa became a public park in 1902 when Umberto I, King of Italy became its owner and gave it as a present to Rome city. Particularly noticeable in the Park are Esculapio’s Fountain by Canina, which is located near to the artificial lake where there is also the famous garden with Esculapio’s little temple. In Viale Canonica, you can appreciate the museum dedicated to Canonica’s artworks. At the end of this Viale you find Piazza di Siena, with its particular anfitheatre shape and famous for its horse racing festival. Inside the museum and the gallery you can find artworks from Raffaello, Botticelli and Caravaggio. To put an end to your naturalistic visit you can take Via dell’Uccelliera which ends to the capital’s Zoo.

At a few Km from Rome, on the so-called “Castelli romani” arise some characteristic and nice places between 2 lakes, Albano and Nemi, on the hills in the south of Rome. These places are very well-known for their food and it’s worth spend some time to visit them.

The first place you’ll meet, coming from Rome is Castel Ganfoldo, nice village facing Albano Lake and specially famous as the Pope’s summer residence. Very characteristic are Genzano and Albano, the second one is known for its bridge connecting Albano to Ariccia. This last is famous for its “fraschette” (small kiosk where you can eat the “porchetta” – pork meat). Continuing further, in direction Nemi Lake, you can meet Nemi, famous for its wild strawberries which are a true delicacy!

Dominating all these villages, at 750 mts above the sea level, there is Rocca di Papa, where you might see a suggestive panorama view of the valley and of Rome. Last, but not least, you can visit Frascati, famous all over the world for its wine which you can taste in the many bars arising in its small roads where we suggest you to have a walk.

So, after visiting in all directions Rome’s monuments, we suggest you a quiet and natural walk between these villages to taste good food, wine and to see Rome from a very different angle!

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