A drawing lesson disguised as a walk: a private sketching tour through the secret gardens, the aviary and the fountains of Villa Borghese, stopping to draw and paint each, with all materials supplied, rated 4.95 across 39 reviews. Paper, pens, watercolours and the tuition are included at €60 per person, water and tips are not. Wheelchair accessible.
A unique tour at Villa Borghese in Rome
The meeting place is in Piazza Scipione Borghese, at the Venus fountain. First point of interest of the Tour, we will take the material for drawing and for the first lesson.
Second point of interest of the Tour: "Aviary of the secret gardens", immediately followed by "La Meridiana"
Third point of interest of the Tour:
The Sea Horse Fountain, here we will stop to draw and color the wonderful fountain with the four sea horses
Fourth point of interest: Piazza di Siena. Here you can stop to draw the many subjects available, Raphael's house, the clock house, the fountain of the three puppets or even just the beautiful pine trees of Rome.
Fifth point of interest is the temple of Diana, surrounded by stone seats where you can comfortably sit and draw.
The garden of the lake offers us as subjects, the temple of Aesculapius, in the center of the lake and La Fonte Gaia, or of the satyrs, a beautiful fountain from the Art Nouveau period.
This tour runs daily, departing at 10:00, 10:30, 14:30, 17:30. It runs year-round. These are the operator’s scheduled departures, not a live seat count: availability is confirmed at checkout. Schedule last checked September 12, 2026.
The fountain of Venus is located in the park of the Daini, in the bourgeois Villa, behind the Borghese gallery.
The fountain of Venus is located in the park of the Daini, in the bourgeois Villa, behind the Borghese gallery.
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