THE CASTLE
Daily 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
The ticket office closes at 6:30 p.m.
STARTING FROM DECEMBER 21ST, 2023:
to buy your ticket online or book a visit,
contact CoopCulture.
For the Historical Museum
click here
For Castelletto and historical kitchens click here
Castelletto's bookshop:
9.30 - 16.30
TICKETS
The Museum admission ticket allows for a visit in accordance with a set itinerary that runs along the ground and second floors of the Castle.
The Museum entrance ticket allows you to visit the Museum following a pre-established route through the ground and first floors of the Castle.
TEL +390409892028 from Monday to Saturday except public holidays, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
E-MAIL miramare@coopculture.it.
Purchase tickets only through official sales channels.
The online booking and presale service operates 24 hours a day.
The Museum Management reserves the right to totally or partially close the site for exceptional reasons of which notice will be given.
THE PARK
Admission to the Park is free all year round.
OPENING HOURS
January: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
February: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
March: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
April > September:
8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
October, 1 > October, 14:
8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
October, 15 > October, 31:
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
November and December:
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
25/12 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Castle + Exhibition Ars Botanica. Papers Garden + Exhibition The empreress’s scepter : € 12
Guided tours of special places Castelletto + Historic Kitchens : € 7
Castle + Exhibition Ars Botanica. Papers Garden + Exhibition The empreress’s scepter : € 2
For European Union citizens aged between 18 and 25 years (upon presentation of an ID document). The same conditions apply to citizens of non-EU countries “subject to reciprocity.”
Reservations (made at least one day in advance) are recommended.
Guided tours of special places Castelletto + Historic Kitchens: € 5 ( 11- 17 years)
The Park is freely accessible from the entrances on Viale Miramare, Grignano and Via Beirut (see opening hours on the side).
Every first Sunday of the month, admission to the Castle is free for all thanks to the initiative of the Italian Ministry of Culture Domenica al Museo (Sunday at the Museum).
Guided tours to special places : € 0 (for children under 6 years)
Proposed routes:
A) Cucine storiche + bagno ducale
B) Castelletto + Belvedere dei cannoni + Serre Nuove/Orangerie
Ministerial benefits provided: Bonus 18 App; Carta del Docente (Teachers’ Card)
Upon presentation at the ticket office of a document stating the following specific conditions:
- European Union citizens under the age of 18, as well as non-EU minors;
- European Union citizens with disabilities and a family member or other accompanying person who can provide proof that they are entitled to social and health care services (Italian Ministerial Decree No. 239 of 20 April 2006);
- Citizens of non-EU countries “subject to reciprocity” (children under 12 must be accompanied);
- Tour guides from the European Union when carrying out their professional activities, by showing a valid license issued by the competent authority; tour interpreters from the European Union when their work alongside the guide is needed, by showing a valid license issued by the competent authority; to Ministry of Culture staff;
- Members of I.C.O.M. (International Council of Museums);
- Groups of students from public and private schools in the European Union, accompanied by their teachers, with prior reservation and within the limit set by the head of the institution;
- Students of higher education courses of the Schools of the Italian Ministry of Culture (Central Institute for Restoration, Opificio delle Pietre Dure, School for Mosaic Restoration);
- Teachers and students enrolled in academies of fine arts or corresponding institutions in the European Union by showing their certificate of enrolment for the current academic year;
- Teachers and students in undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate degree programs and PhD programmes in the following faculties: architecture, cultural heritage conservation, educational sciences or humanities and philosophy with an archaeological or historical and artistic focus. The same conditions are granted to faculty and students of corresponding faculties or courses established in member states of the European Union. Free admission is granted to students who show their certificate of enrolment for the current academic year and to faculty members who show appropriate ID;
- Journalists in good standing with the payment of membership fees, by showing appropriate proof of their professional activities (see Director’s Decree of 7/09/2016 DG Museums);
- For reasons of study and research certified by Italian or foreign educational or university institutions, academies, research and cultural institutes, as well as Ministry bodies, or for special and justified needs, the Heads of the Institutes may allow free admission to the exhibition venues under their jurisdiction and for specified periods to those who request it;
- Tenured and term-contract teaching staff are allowed free admission to museums, archaeological areas and parks and state monument complexes. The Italian Ministry of Culture has joined the initiative with regard to access to spaces where exhibitions or temporary displays are set up with an exhibition route separate from the ordinary tour route. As a result, those entitled may access these spaces for a fee, taking advantage of the vouchers, which can be generated through a computer application (istruzione.it), active as of 30 November 2016 (see Circular No. 77/2016 DG Museums);
- Volunteer association workers operating through agreements at Ministry of Culture local offices;
- Honorary inspectors and conservators of the Italian Ministry of Culture;
- Military of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit; members of I.C.C.R.O.M;
- Italian and foreign scholars for reasons of study and research certified by Italian or foreign educational or university institutions, academies, Italian or foreign research and cultural institutes, as well as Ministry bodies, or for special and justified needs, the Director General may grant annual passes for free admission (Ministerial Decree 239 /2006).
To be informed about all benefits, promotions and free admission opportunities, we recommend checking the website of the Italian Ministry of Culture: www.beniculturali.it
Thanks to the cooperation agreement signed between the Museo Storico di Miramare and PromoTurismoFVG – a regional tourism promotion organisation, free admission to the Castle and Stables is also granted to FVGcard holders (1 admission for each valid card).
NB: Some temporary exhibitions may have an additional charge besides the entrance fee even for visitors entitled to free admission.
The following services are made available to the public:
Audio guides
In Italian, German, English, French, Spanish, which can be hired at the ticket office for €4.00 (individuals). Duration: approx. 60 minutes.
Guided tours
To arrange a guided tour of the Park: ;
tel. 348/3326765; 340/7634805
miramare@studiodidatticanordest.it
Educational itineraries
To view our educational proposals for schools, visit the educational services page.
Free thematic tours
In Italian by the staff of the Miramare Historical Museum, with payment of the entrance fee only, on special occasions, announced on the Museum’s website and social media channels.
Electric shuttles
Two open electric-drive vehicles with drivers that allow tourists to comfortably reach the Castle or tour the upper parts of the Park.
Cafeteria
“CAFFÈ MASSIMILIANO”:
Park Parterre.
It opens at 9 a.m. and closes one hour before the park's closing time.
Ph. +39 040 9828165.
Bookshop
Castle lobby.
Sale of postcards, books and souvenirs.
CASTLE
Visit without reservation for individual visitors.
To purchase tickets online or book a visit, contact CoopCulture: Click here
For further information contact +390409892028 from Monday to Saturday except public holidays, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or email miramare@coopculture.it
Reservations are compulsory only for groups and to use the tour guide service.
GUIDED TOURS FOR GROUPS
Reservations are compulsory for groups. Discover the proposals for groups by going to the CoopCulture website, Visits for groups section: Click here.
Reservation compulsory by contacting from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on 040 9892028 / 0639967450, or by sending an email to tour@coopculture.it;
PARK
Visit without reservation, free admission.
SPECIAL PLACES IN MIRAMARE
Castelletto + historic kitchens: Information by clicking here
HOW
TO REACH US
MUSEO STORICO E IL PARCO
DEL CASTELLO DI MIRAMARE
Viale Miramare - 34151 Trieste
The Castle and Park of Miramare
are located about 8 km northwest of the city of Trieste.