How to get the most out of your visit to the Borghese Gallery

With twenty exhibition rooms and many works of art of inestimable value mostly collected by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, which was the nephew of Pope Paul V, the Borghese Gallery has so much to offer to the sightseers that we have some recommendations for you to get the most out of this visit. Be careful to … Read more

A guide to Rome’s best-kept secrets

The numerous treasures that Rome has to offer extend far beyond its most famous monuments and landmarks. For those curious enough to go in search of these hidden gems, there are countless little known but nonetheless spectacular sites to be seen. Thanks to the help of Segway Roma team, local experts in guided tours by … Read more

Laura Cumming: best art of 2016

Portraits woke up, the tiny Goldfinch flew in, the Switch House switched on, and junk art triumphed

• Observer critics’ reviews of the year in full

Flat, soulless and stupid: why photographs don’t work in art galleries

Photographs can be powerful, beautiful, and capture the immediacy of a moment like nothing else. But they make poor art when hung on a wall like paintings