March 8th 2025 – International women’s day

08/03/2025

Free admission for all women

The event

On International Women’s Day the Monumental Complex of the Pilotta, the Ancient Spezieria di San Giovanni Evangelista, the Torrechiara Castle and the Archaeological Area of Veleia join the initiative of the Ministry of Culture by offering free admission to all women on Saturday 8th March 2025 during the usual opening hours.

Monumental Complex of the Pilotta: from 9 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. (last admission and last ticket issue at 6.00 p.m.)

Ancient Apothecary of Saint John the Evangelist: from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and from 3.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. (last admission at 6.30 p.m.)
NB: Reservations required for 30-minute time slots and maximum capacity of 15 visitors per slot. Reservation at the ticket office of the Monumental Complex of the Pilotta.

Torrechiara Castle: from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (last admission and ticket issue 2.30 p.m.)

Archaeological Area of Veleia: from 9.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. (last admission and ticket issue at 4:00 p.m.)

Tickets

Free entry for all women

Pilotta Monumental Complex
It will still be necessary to collect the free ticket and deposit any bulky bags, backpacks and umbrellas at the ticket office, before entering the Complex.
Reservations are not required.

Antica Spezieria di San Giovanni Evangelista
It will still be necessary to collect the free entrance ticket at the ticket office of the Monumental Complex of the Pilotta, according to the available time slots.

Torrechiara Castle
It will still be necessary to collect the free ticket before entering at the ticket office of the Castle

Archaeological Area of Roman Veleia
It will still be necessary to collect the free ticket before entering at the ticket office of the Archaeological Area

For all other visitors, tickets will follow the usual fares and can be purchased at physical ticket offices (please note that the ticket office of the Ancient Apothecary of Saint John the Evangelist is located at the Complesso monumentale della Pilotta).