Natural and beautiful area to loose mind in Roma

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The Villa Borghese is a public park in the Italian capital Rome. The very large park offers various museums, villas, pavilions, sculptures, landscaped gardens, a pond and the Temple of Aesculapius. In Greek mythology the god of medicine and healing. The estate has been in the possession of the Borghese family since 1580, as a small vineyard, but was expanded to its current size by purchasing adjacent farmlands and vineyards at the beginning of the seventeenth century. The full ownership of the Borghese family came into state ownership in 1901. The gardens were purchased by the municipality of Rome in 1903 and since then accessible to the public. The Zoo of Rome is also located in the park, which has recently been transformed into the Bioparco. At the entrance of Villa Borghese stands the Mostra dell 'Acqua Felix. Many Romans who refill their water bottles at the fountain. The Temple of Aesculapius located next to the pond of the Villa Borghese, was built in the ionic style between 1785 and 1792. The temple houses a statue of Aesculapius, believed to be originally from the Mausoleum of Augustus. Neglected over the centuries, it was restored in 1785.

We visit Rome on a hot summers day and temperatures soar to over 40ºC. We took it slow amid region’s most intense heat wave. The Temple of Asclepius is set amongst a beautiful Villa Borghese park and on a small lake filled with turtles. There are a variety of cafes in the park and immediately adjacent to the lake is an ice cream stall. It is possible to rent a row boat. You may prepare a lunch box to have a picnic there. A lovely find.

De Villa Borghese is een openbaar park in de Italiaanse hoofdstad Rome. Het zeer grote park biedt naast de landschappelijk aangelegde tuinen diverse musea, villa's, paviljoenen, culpturen, vijver en de Tempel van Aesculapius. In de Griekse mythologie de god van geneeskunde en genezing. Het landgoed is sinds 1580, als een kleine wijngaard, in het bezit geweest van de familie Borghese, maar werd in het begin van de zeventiende eeuw door aankoop van aangrenzende landerijen en wijngaarden uitgebreid tot de huidige omvang. Het volledige bezit van de familie Borghese kwam in 1901 in staatsbezit. De tuinen zijn in 1903 aangekocht door de gemeente Rome en sindsdien toegankelijk voor het publiek. In het park ligt ten slotte nog de dierentuin van Rome, die recentelijk is getransformeerd tot het Bioparco. Bij de ingang van Villa Borghese staat de Felice fontein. Veel Romeinen vullen bij Mostra dell’ Acqua Felix hun waterflessen gratis. De tempel van Aesculapius gelegen naast de vijver van de Villa Borghese werd gebouwd in de ionische stijl tussen 1785 en 1792. De tempel herbergt een standbeeld van Aesculapius, vermoedelijk afkomstig uit het Mausoleum van Augustus. Er zijn verschillende cafés en direct naast de vijver ligt een ijskraam. Het is mogelijk om een roeiboot te huren en verschillende moerasschildpadden van dichtbij te zien.

Taken in: Italia / Lazio / Roma (show map)

Taken on: August 10, 2017

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