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Castel Sant'Angelo seen from the Ponte Sant'Angelo against a bright blue sky: the round brick drum of the old mausoleum, the square upper block with the bronze angel on top and the marble angel statues of the bridge in the foreground

Rome · Lungotevere Castello · Hadrian's mausoleum, papal fortress, museum

Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome: from emperor's tomb to papal fortress

Official prices, opening hours, free days, how to get there and what to see in the castle by the Tiber. Official tickets are in the visitor's name: bring an ID.

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Castel Sant'Angelo seen from the Tiber embankment on a sunny day: the massive round drum and the battlemented bastions above the river wall, with a stone pine on the left
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Castel Sant'Angelo: Entry Ticket + Audio Guide App

Entry with an audio guide app and access to the permanent and temporary exhibitions

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from €22€23

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The Cortile dell'Angelo inside the castle: the small Renaissance chapel front of Saints Cosmas and Damian with a marble bust in a round niche, two round windows and a stone staircase beside it

Castel Sant'Angelo: Entry Ticket + Live Guided Tour

Entry and a guided tour of about 2 hours, with a headset

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  • About 2 hours

from €49

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An old cannon with a green bronze barrel on a wooden carriage next to a pile of round stone cannonballs in a wooden tray, on a herringbone brick floor in front of a brick wall

Castel Sant'Angelo & Passetto di Borgo: Entry Tickets

Entry to the castle and to the Passetto di Borgo

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from €49

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The Passetto di Borgo, the raised brick corridor linking the castle to the Vatican, crossing the grassy dry moat on tall arches among trees and a blue sky

Passetto di Borgo: Guided Tour + Castel Sant'Angelo Entry

A guided tour of the raised corridor between the Vatican and the castle

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  • Live guide: English, Italian

from €59

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High-angle view of Castel Sant'Angelo in warm light, with the round drum, the upper terrace where tiny visitors stand and the rooftops of Rome and a large ornate palace behind it

Castel Sant'Angelo & Pantheon: Entry Tickets + Multimedia Video

Entry to the castle and to the Pantheon, with a multimedia video on ancient Rome

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from €45

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Visiting Castel Sant'Angelo

The Ponte Sant'Angelo leading to Castel Sant'Angelo on a bright day, with white clouds in a blue sky and some of the marble angels along the bridge parapet

Castel Sant'Angelo

Hadrian's mausoleum, later a papal fortress, prison and museum. Official prices, hours, free days and the rules to know before you go.

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