Travel: A Guide to the Carlo Bilotti Museum
Discover the Carlo Bilotti museum in Rome
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Rome is full of museums and luckily some of them are complete free of charge. One such museum is the Carlo Bilotti museum, located in Villa Borghese, that houses part of his private art collection.
Carlo Bilotti was an Italo-American entrepreneur and art collector. The Orangery houses donated pieces from his private collection including works by; Andy Warhol, Giorgio De Chirico, Gino Severini and Larry Rivers.
Carlo Bilotti, from Cosenza in Southern Italy, passed away in November 2006 at the age of 72.
IMPORTANT INFO
Opening hours
From Tuesday to Friday 10.00-16.00
Saturday and Sunday 10.00-19.00
24 and 31 December 10.00-14.00
Last admission half an hour before closing time
Closed
Monday, 1 May and 25 December
Address: Via Fiorello La Guardia, 6 and Viale dell’Aranciera 4 - 00197 Roma
Cost: Free entrance
The museum is quite small and when we visited the ground floor was closed in preparation for the new exhibit. All the viewable art works were on the first floor. We took the stairs but there is a lift for those that need it.
It was a small but varied collection. They also had a video documentary featuring Carlo Bilotti and his wife talking about their collection.
It won't take long to visit. I think we were only in there for less than 15 minutes and we saw it all. That said, it was interesting and given that it's completely free of charge it's worth it if you like art.
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A Guide to The Rose Garden of Rome
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Looking for a relaxing place to visit in Rome with beautiful views? Love flowers? I've got just the place for you!
The Rose Garden of Rome (il Roseto di Roma) isn't open all year round but if you happen to get the chance to visit this unique garden you'll not only get to admire over 1,100 varieties of roses from all over the world, you'll also get the amazing backdrop of Circo Massimo and the Terme di Caracalla in the background too.
The Rose Garden is currently open from 7th-22nd October 2023 and so I decided to go and check it out.
The Rose Garden is home to approximately 1,100 varieties of ancient and modern botanical roses from all over the world. The cultivated specimens come from all over the world: from the Far East to South Africa, from Old Europe to New Zealand, passing through the Americas. There are primordial species, or botanical roses, which date back 40 million years ago, very valuable and little known, living together with the "ancient roses", all of great originality and beauty. The Rose Garden hosts the Premio Roma International Competition, reserved for the most beautiful new varieties of roses and takes place every year in May. The event opens the international season of events dedicated to the cultivation of this flower and is an event of great importance in the botanical field. - Comune di Roma
Located on the slopes of the Aventine, opposite the remains of the Palatine, just above the Circus Maximus, since 3rd century BC, the area of the Rose Gardens has been dedicated to flowers, vineyards and vegetable gardens.
In 1645 it became a Jewish Garden with the small community cemetery attached.
In 1950 it became the site of the new municipal rose garden. The ancient one, which was located on the Oppio hill, was destroyed in the Second World War.
Every year, on the third Saturday of May, the Rose Garden hosts The "Premio Roma" competition. Established in 1933, it elects the best new varieties of roses.
IMPORTANT INFO
Opening hours It is open to visits (on autumn opening days) from 8.30 am to 6.00 pm.
Address: Via di Valle Murcia n. 6 - 00153 Rome.
Cost: Free entrance
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