Day 91

Day 91.Tues 29th June.
Villa Borghese.

Feel the need for a green space so head to the Villa Borghese. Rome’s largest open space and filled with statues and fountains, leafy glades and imposing vistas over the city. Home to several important museums including the Museum of the same name.
Galleria Borghese was the summer residence of Cardinal Scipione Borghese and built in early 17C to house his vast (and unsurpassed) private art collection.
We innocently wandered in and asked for a pair of tickets.
You would think we had requested the soul of their fist born. Oh no you cant buy a ticket, you must book a timed visit, online, and they are sold out for the next two days. A big fat lie.
Online you could have bought tickets for that afternoon but at least we had some idea what we were up against.
Instead wandered down to the Villa Giulia dedicated to Etruscan Art (pre Roman empire) a much friendlier set up and beautifully displayed. An imposing vista.

Leafy glade.

What an Urn

An etruscan bronze( moments before my camera was confiscated)