City parks and public gardens in Rome

The green side of Rome, Italy

Giardini Villa Borghese park* Villa Borghese Gardens - Rome's main park, with bike rentals, paddle boats, the landscaped Pincio gardens overlooking Piazza del Popolo, and—this being Rome, after all—several wonderful museums (including the Borghese Gallery)... Full Story

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View from the Gianicolo at night* The Gianicolo - The Janiculum is one of the famous "seven hills of Rome," but it's still my favorite, rising across the Tiber from the ancient center and offering a stunning panorama of the city... Full Story

Botanical Gardens in TrastevereOrto Botanico - A hidden botanical garden of quiet paths in Trastevere... Full Story

Circus Maximus in RomeCircus Maximus - Slung into the Murcia Valley between the Palatine and Aventine hills, the elongated grassy jogging oval known as the Circo Massimo was once the largest stadium in all of Rome, a 2,000-foot-long track where the empire threw its most extravagant chariot races to entertain crowds of up to 385,000 screaming spectators... Full story

Villa Doria Pamphilj - Rome's huge suburban park, full of joggers and others getting away from the tourists.

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