Galleria Borghese Question

It's a bag/coat check where they give you a tag/stub. Yes, you can keep your phone in your pocket. However,I have seen an employee confiscate phones if you try to take a photo in the museum. I think it's reasonable to walk from Termini to Borghese, however, it depends on how much you like to walk.

They make you check everything so be prepared for that. They will give you a claim ticket for your things. There are no lockers. You don't need to worry about them misusing your things. They do this every day and I can't recall a single report of anyone having their stuff taken or tampered with.

You will be able to take your phone with you. As of July 1rst 2014 you are allowed to take photos inside the gallery.

You can easily walk to the gallery from the termini area.

Donna

Here's a vote for the bus to the Borghese. We stayed near Termini and followed Ron in Rome's excellent instructions for the bus. Super simple, and his instructions provided visual clues as to where to get off. By the end of a very long day, we were glad we had saved our feet a few steps by bussing it.

Above response regarding photography are out of date. A new Italian law (June 2014) requires publicly funded museums (Borghese is one) to allow photography. There have been several posts on this forum about photography being allowed in the Borghese.

I have meds, water, camera that I take into the galleries with me, in a small translucent bag provided by the staff. It looks better than it sounds.

Here's a vote for the bus to the Borghese. We stayed near Termini and followed Ron in Rome's excellent instructions for the bus. Super simple, and his instructions provided visual clues as to where to get off. By the end of a very long day, we were glad we had saved our feet a few steps by bussing it.

Here's a new vote: I stayed near Termini and had a 9:00 am reservation at the Borghese Gallery. I took the Metro to Piazza Barberini, then walked all the way up Via Veneto and into and through the park to the Gallery. Very easy and very pleasant.

I walked from Republica downhill to Barberini then back uphill on Via Veneto to the Borghese Gardens last fall. It wasn't hard, and I stopped at the Palazzo Barberini on the way, but many people would prefer a flatter route. I returned by bus, which I believe did take flatter route, along Vias Piemonte and Pastrengo.

Good catch, Bob, correcting the above posts re the recent law requiring that Italian museums now must allow photography.
Does anyone know if the museum guards are heeding the new law? And if it applies to privately owned as well as public museums?

Kent, the new photography rules apply only to Italian State Museums. Those which are city or privately owned may have different rules. And it's rare but possible that special exhibitions of privately owned works may have specific bans on filming/photography where otherwise allowed.The art museum in my own city allows photography but not always for temporary "on loan" exhibits.

As far as I'm seeing, there haven't been any complaints from tourists who were forbidden to take no-flash snaps in museums where it's now allowed.

It's a walk of about 1 1/4 miles and would take, without stopping, about 25 - 30 minutes

The new rules have been used in the Borghese gallery since July 1rst along with many other sites in Rome where photography was prohibited. People have been reporting that photography is being allowed since before June 1rst when the rules officially changed.

I actually mentioned this in my previous post on this thread so the OP would know it's okay for her to bring her phone inside with her.

Donna