This park covers 77 hectares and is accessible from several directions in the centre of Rome. It dates from the early XVII century, and was created by Cardinal Scipione Caffarelli Borghese. It is Rome's most central and most famous park. Amongst flower beds, walkways, small squares, fountains and statues, the visit offers many interesting details, such as: Piazza di Siena, where the famous horse race takes place; the Lake Garden (where you can hire a boat and go round the lake, in the middle of which there is the Ionic temple); refined XVII-century buildings such as the Uccelleria or the Casino della Meridiana. There are a number of museums inside the park: the Galleria Borghese, the Galleria Nazionale di Arte Moderna, the Museo Pietro Canonica, the Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Via Giulia, the Museo Civico di Zoologia and the Zoo itself. A bridge connects the Villa Borghese to the Pincian Hill: the public path designed by Valadier in 1810 offers one of the best views of the capital, especially at sunset