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Rome's top equestrian and horse-jumping event, held each May in Villa Borghese park.

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  • Rome Lazio Italy. The Vatican Museums in Vatican City. Raphael rooms frescoes

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    Roman Forum

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  • Farnese Gardens built a top Domus Tiberiana on Palatine Hill at the Roman forum in Rome, Italy.

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    1.63 MILES

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    1.43 MILES

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1. Piazza di Siena

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A dusty arena surrounded by towering umbrella pines, Piazza di Siena is used to host Rome's top equestrian event in May. It was created in the late 18th…

2. Villa Borghese

0.11 MILES

No one can resist the lure of Rome's most celebrated park, full of wooded glades, gardens and grassy banks.

3. Museo Carlo Bilotti

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The Orangery of Villa Borghese provides the handsome setting for the art collection of billionaire cosmetics magnate Carlo Bilotti. The main focus are 18…

4. Giardino del Lago

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5. Bioparco

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7. La Galleria Nazionale

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Housed in a vast belle époque palace, this oft-overlooked modern-art gallery, known locally as GNAM, is an unsung gem. Its superlative collection runs the…

8. Villa Medici

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