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European Heritage Days

at Villa Medici

26.09 - 27.09.2026

To mark European Heritage Days, the French Academy in Rome – Villa Medici invites you to explore its Renaissance gardens, offering a journey through the site’s artistic and heritage history.

Practical information

Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27, 2026
10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Visit format

  • Free admission to the Grand Salon, Piazzale and Festival des Cabanes of Villa Medici
  • Guided tours of the gardens and historic apartments of Cardinal Ferdinand de’ Medici

Full price: €9
Reduced price: €7

Tickets coming soon

Visit in English:
Daily (except Tuesdays): 11:00 am / 3:30 pm / 5:00 pm

Visit in French:
Saturday and Sunday: 10:30 am / 11:30 am / 2 pm / 3 pm / 4 pm / 4:30 pm / 6:30 pm

Visit in Italian:
Saturday and Sunday: 11h / 12h / 14h30 / 15h30 / 16h30 / 18h

Visitors are kindly requested to arrive 10 minutes before the start of the guided tour.
Tours start in the reception hall, next to the ticket office, where visitors are invited to wait for the tour guide.

Please read before you visit

Pets, motorbike/cycle helmets, pushchairs, bulky bags and suitcases are not permitted inside Villa Medici.
Villa Medici does not have a cloakroom or on-site luggage storage.
Some areas of Villa Medici are partially accessible to visitors with reduced mobility (exhibition rooms) or completely inaccessible (the M. Piccoli cinema). If this applies to you, please consult the ‘Accessibility and Services’ section and contact us before your visit so that we can ensure you are welcomed in the best possible conditions (select ‘Visit the Villa’).

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