# Pilotta.Parma.it - Palazzo della Pilotta, Parma: tickets, Teatro Farnese, Galleria Nazionale and tours compared

> Independent guide to the Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta in Parma, Italy: what the museum ticket covers, hours,
> the Teatro Farnese and Galleria Nazionale, and the guided tours on GetYourGuide and Viator side by side.
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Language: en (also /it/, /de/, /fr/). Currency: USD (tours), EUR (museum). Country: Italy (Parma, Emilia-Romagna).

## Verified facts (official site complessopilotta.it and pilotta.ticka.it, checked September 2026)

- One ticket covers the Teatro Farnese, Galleria Nazionale, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Biblioteca Palatina and
  Museo Bodoniano: EUR 18 full, EUR 2 ages 18-25, free under 18, EUR 14 groups of 10-30, EUR 10 for entry 17:00-18:00.
  No theatre-only ticket. No booking needed for the Teatro Farnese.
- Combined ticket EUR 25: the Pilotta plus the Antica Spezieria di San Giovanni, Torrechiara Castle and Veleia.
- Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-19:00, last entry 18:00, closed Mondays (special Monday openings in 2026: 6 April,
  1 June, 2 November, 7 December). The Galleria Nazionale North Halls open at 10:30.
- Free on the first Sunday of each month (Domenica al museo) and on 25 April, 2 June and 4 November; on free days
  in 2026 some rooms close or keep short hours.
- Tickets are sold only by the museum (box office or pilotta.ticka.it), not by GetYourGuide or Viator.
- Allow about 3 hours (official estimate). About 10 minutes' walk from Parma station.
- Teatro Farnese: built 1618-1619 by Giovan Battista Aleotti for Duke Ranuccio I Farnese, in wood and painted plaster;
  first used in 1628 (wedding of Odoardo Farnese and Margherita de' Medici, music by Claudio Monteverdi); over 3,000
  seats on 14 tiers; the floor could be flooded; almost destroyed by bombing in 1944, rebuilt and reopened in the 1960s.
- Galleria Nazionale highlights: Leonardo da Vinci's La Scapigliata, Parmigianino's Schiava turca, Correggio,
  Canova's statue of Maria Luigia. Biblioteca Palatina founded 1761. Museo Bodoniano: Giambattista Bodoni's printing.
- 2026: some halls closed until 31 August 2026 after restoration; the Palatina Music Section closed until
  31 December 2027; exhibition on Giorgio Gandini del Grano from 17 October 2026 to 17 January 2027.
- Honest note: the scheduled group tours of the Pilotta on GetYourGuide are in Italian and do not list the museum
  ticket as included; for English, a private guide is the option; most city walks only pass the palace.

## Bookable tours listed on this site

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Prices are 'from' prices in USD at the last build and move.

- Private Parma Art Day with the Pilotta Gallery (Pilotta entrance, Parma) - from $279 per person, 5 hours, rated 5.0 from 8 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/Private-Tour-to-Parma-City-of-Art-and-its-Hidden-Pearls/d27234-88062P6
- Guided Tour of the Pilotta Monumental Complex (Piazza della Pilotta 5, Parma) - from $26 per person, 2h 15m, rated 4.2 from 17 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/guided-tour-of-the-pilotta-monumental-complex-t960473/
- Private Pilotta and Teatro Farnese Tour (Piazza della Pilotta 5, Parma) - from $174 per group, 2 hours, new on Viator, no reviews yet. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/Basic-Itinerary-Parma-Walking-Tour-Discover-Parma-Capital-of-Culture-and-Gastronomy/d27234-110427P1
- Musical and Theatrical Parma Tour (Pilotta main staircase) - from $23 per person, 1.5 hours, new on GetYourGuide, no reviews yet. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/guided-tour-to-discover-musical-and-theatrical-parma-t1435880/
- Correggio and Parmigianino Art Tour (Teatro Regio, Parma) - from $26 per person, 2 hours, new on GetYourGuide, no reviews yet. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/parma-correggio-parmigianino-art-tour-t1201493/
- Parma Classic Walking Tour (Strada Garibaldi 18, Parma) - from $30 per person, 2 to 3 hours, rated 4.2 from 44 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/PARMA-CLASSIC-WALKING-TOUR/d27234-123886P51
- Parma Audio and Written Guide by a Local (On your phone) - from $7 per person, At your pace, rated 4.7 from 44 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/Parma-Walking-Tour-with-Audio-and-Written-Guide-by-a-Local/d27234-445855P21
- Parma Private Walking Tour (Piazza Garibaldi, Parma) - from $296 per person, 2.5 hours, rated 4.8 from 14 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/parma-classic-walking-tour-t275402/
- Parma Private Walking Tour to the Teatro Farnese (Parma Cathedral) - from $327 per group, 2 hours, rated 5.0 from 4 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/Parma-Private-Walking-Tour/d27234-88037P260
- Parma Walk and Torrechiara Castle Visit (Strada Garibaldi 18, Parma) - from $33 per person, 7 hours, new on GetYourGuide, no reviews yet. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/guided-visit-of-parma-and-torrechiara-castle-t1231317/
- Labirinto della Masone Entry Ticket (Fontanellato, 20 km from Parma) - from $25 per person, Full day, rated 4.3 from 63 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/fontanellato-l184974/labirinto-della-masone-entry-ticket-t438237/

## Guide pages on this site

- https://pilotta.parma.it/guides/pilotta-tickets/ - Pilotta tickets 2026: what the EUR 18 ticket covers, EUR 2 for ages 18 to 25, the EUR 10 late ticket, free first Sundays, Monday closing and where to buy.
- https://pilotta.parma.it/guides/teatro-farnese/ - The Teatro Farnese in Parma: built 1618 to 1619, opened in 1628 with Monteverdi, 3,000+ seats, flooded for sea battles, bombed in 1944, and how to visit it.
- https://pilotta.parma.it/guides/galleria-nazionale-parma/ - Galleria Nazionale di Parma: Leonardo's La Scapigliata, the Schiava turca, Correggio, Canova, what is open in 2026, the Palatina library and the Bodoni museum.
- https://pilotta.parma.it/guides/pilotta-tours/ - Pilotta tours compared: which are in Italian, which are private and in English, which include the EUR 18 ticket, the phone guide, and whether you need one.
- https://pilotta.parma.it/guides/torrechiara-castle/ - Torrechiara Castle near Parma: Pier Maria Rossi's 15th-century fortress, the Golden Room, 2026 hours, EUR 8 and EUR 25 tickets, the bus and the weekend tour.
- https://pilotta.parma.it/guides/parma-in-one-day/ - Parma in one day: the Pilotta in the morning, then the free Duomo and Correggio's dome, the Baptistery, San Giovanni, the Steccata and the Parco Ducale on foot.

## Corrections to claims found elsewhere

- There is no separate Teatro Farnese ticket; the EUR 18 Pilotta ticket includes it.
- The Pilotta is not free every Sunday, only on the first Sunday of the month.
- The 2026 exhibition 'Correggio. Movingly human' is in Dresden, not at the Pilotta; two Pilotta works are on loan to it.

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