The Palace of the Quirinal rises on a hill considered salubrious because of its altitude, which is the reason why this part of the city housed residential areas, public and sacred buildings since the ancient times.
The Quirinal Palace, placed on the highest of the seven hills of Rome, is now not only the official seat of the President of the Italian Republic and point of reference of the democratic life of this nation, but also a museum, open to citizens of the world on programmed visits and other numerous official events, in order to have the chance to see a great amount of artworks, furniture, tapestries, decorations and architecture of high quality and historic importance, covering from the Renaissance to the 20th century, including Napoleon's age and the Savoy Kingdom.
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Opening days
Wednesday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday.
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Opening times
From 9.30 to 16.00 (last admission at 14.30).
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Closing
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
- Web Quirinale Palace
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Info Reservation
- on line
- at the Call Center
- at the Infopoint in Salita di Montecavallo 15, Rome. Open from Friday to Sunday from 9.00 to 13.00
The Temple of the god Quirinus, that gave its name to the hill, was built here in the 4th century b.C. as well as the Temple of Salus, the goddess of health, where ceremonies for the wellbeing of the state were held. The most imposing presences here in the Roman period were without any doubt the Baths of Constantine and the Temple of Serapis, built by Caracalla in 217 A.D.
From the temple come the two groups of statues representing Castor and Pollux with their horses. Having these amazing sculptures always been here, the hill started being referred to as "Monte Cavallo" (the hill of horses).
DISCOVERING THE QUIRINALE PALACE
It is possible to choose between two tour itineraries:
Artistic-institutional itinerary with the visit to the Noble Floor and the Ground Floor.
Artistic-institutional and thematic itinerary that includes, in addition to the Noble Floor and the Ground Floor, the visit to the Vasella, the Gardens and the Carriages.
Book your itinerary online and discover the treasures and history of the Quirinale.
Services
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Visits
in calendario su prenotazione
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Didactics for schools
su prenotazione
available in Italian
Additional Info
The Quirinal Palace can only be visited with the scheduled accompanied itineraries and by reservation.
Reservation is mandatory and may be made at least 5 days prior to the tour.
The accompanied itineraries of the Quirinale Palace are only in Italian.
Where
Via del Quirinale all’altezza di Via della Consulta, Roma
Transportation
Bus
40-60-64-70-117-170-H, Nazionale/Quirinale stop
Metro
metro line A (P.za della Repubblica stop)
metro line B (Cavour stop)
Visiting Rules
Face masks required.
