Castel Sant’Angelo: from mausoleum to fortress castle

Castel Sant’Angelo with bridge over the river tiber in Rome

Highlights

Free and priority entry to the city’s most popular attractions, museums and guided tours with the Rome City Pass – one ticket, everything included!
The entrance ticket for Castel Sant’Angelo is included in your City Pass
If you wish, book your preferred date in advance – you will receive all the information you need with your City Pass
You will receive your admission ticket at one of the pick-up points (you will receive information about this with your Rome City Pass)

Explore the castle that became known as Galileo Galilei’s prison
Discover the museum with its impressive medieval weapons collection
Visit the treasury
Exhibition with furniture, ceramics, weapons and paintings from the Renaissance
Enjoy the fantastic view over Rome from the roof terrace – and admire the bronze statue of St Michael the Archangel

Castel Sant’Angelo is one of Rome’s landmarks – a museum with an eventful history

What awaits you on site

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Once built as an imperial mausoleum for the Roman Emperor Hadrian and his descendants, Castel Sant’Angelo served for a time as part of the city walls, was then used as a fortress by several popes for a very long time and was later converted into a dungeon and refuge. As a refuge, it was located outside the Vatican area, but was connected to the Vatican by a tunnel from 1722. Today, Castel Sant’Angelo is a national museum with six floors and 58 rooms.

How to get there

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Address:
Lungotevere Castello 50 00193 Rome

Good to know

Opening hours
Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9.00 am to 7.30 pm. (last admission 6.30 pm).
Closed on Mondays, 25 December, 1 January
Different opening hours:
On some local public holidays, Castel Sant’Angelo and the Pantheon offer free admission. Therefore, no time slots can be reserved for visits on these days.