REDUCED
- young people of the European Community between the ages of 18 and 25. (until the day following the 25th birthday) and non-EU countries holding a regular residence permit issued for the reasons indicated on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Fai members
FREE
- european and non-european people under 18
- under 35 year old the 31/10/2022
- tour guides from the european union practising their professional activity;
- tour interpreters from the european union practising their professional activity;
- members of icom (international council of museums);
- members of iccrom (international organization for conservation of cultural heritage);
- reserved school groups from european union schools, accompanied by one teacher every 10 students;
- teachers and students of faculties of architecture, conservation of the cultural heritage, education sciences, and degree courses in the arts, or in literary subjects with a specialisation in archaeology or art history, in humanities faculties of universities from the european union;
- students enrolled in these specialisations of faculties of architecture, conservation of the cultural heritage, education sciences, and of degree courses in the arts, or in literary subjects with a - specialisation in archaeology or art history, in humanities faculties of universities and doctorate students in the aforementioned disciplines;
- socrates and erasmus students of the aforementioned disciplines;
- teachers and students of fine arts academies from the european union;
- teachers of art history in upper secondary schools;
- students of the following schools: istituto centrale del restauro, opificio delle pietre dure, scuola per il restauro del mosaico;
- journalists in the italian national register or any other journalist from a foreign country, only for work porpouses and according to a valid document proving the given professionalism;
- disabled persons and a companion;
- members of volunteer work associations of the cultural heritage
- March 10 free admission for all visitors on the occasion of "The day of Sicilian Cultural Heritage"
- first Sunday of each month free for all visitors
- March 8 for all women, for "International Women's Day"
What's included
- Entrance to the Archaeological Area and Heraclea Minoa Antiquarium
What's excluded
- Guided tour
Date
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From January 1st to February 28th
from Monday to Sunday from 9.30 to 16.30
last available entry 4.00pm -
From March 1st to March 25th
from Monday to Sunday from 9.30 to 17.30
last available entry 5.00pm -
From March 26th to September 23rd
from Monday to Sunday from 9.00 to 19.30
last available entry 7.00pm -
From September 24th to October 28th
from Monday to Sunday from 9.00 to 17.30
last available entry 5.00pm -
From October 29th to December 31st
from Monday to Sunday from 9.00 to 16.30
last available entry 4.00pm
Services
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Visits
scheduled for individuals
available in Italian, English -
Visits
for groups by reservation
available in Italian, English -
Didactics for schools
by reservation
available in Italian, English
Info Reservation
- Buy online
- The ticket office closes at 3.00pm
- March 10 free admission for all visitors on the occasion of "The day of Sicilian Cultural Heritage"
Where
Via Esculapio, Eraclea Minoa (AG)
How to reach
By car
from Western Siciliy take A29 motorway (Palermo – Mazara del Vallo) and exit Castelvetrano, then take SS 115 up to Cattolica Eraclea interchange and get SP 30 towards Cattolica Eraclea.
From Eastern Sicily take A19 motorway (Catania – Palermo) and exit Caltanissetta, then take SS 640 toward Agrigento and SS 115 up to Montallegro interchange. Once there, take SP 29 toward Cattolica Eraclea.
By bus
Palermo: daily departures from "Falcone-Borsellino" airport.
Catania: daily departures from "Fontanarossa" airport.
Agrigento: daily departures from the city centre.
By train
the nearest train station is Agrigento Centrale, 40 km away from the Archaeological area
Accessibility
Partially accessible
Web
Official WebsiteVisiting Rules
- Face masks strongly reccommended. Find out more
- Access allowed to dogs in the archaeological area, prohibited inside the Antiquarium
