The evening openings of museums, archaeological parks, monuments, villas, and historic residences are transforming the way cultural heritage is experienced: more time available, less heat, and above all less crowd.
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The most significant news comes from the collaboration between the ministries of Culture and Tourism: throughout August, an experiment begins that extends the opening hours of some of the country’s most visited sites by up to four hours. In Rome, the Colosseum (Friday and Saturday until 11:30 PM) and the Pantheon (until 11 PM every day except Thursday) are involved, while in Milan the Sforza Castle will be open every day until 7:30 PM. The goal is to better distribute tourist flows and offer the possibility to visit monuments during the cooler hours of the day, improving the visitors’ experience.
Other special openings: from Turin to Sicily
Rome is one of the cities investing the most in this formula: in addition to the experiment involving the Colosseum and Pantheon, the evening openings of the Vittoriano and Palazzo Venezia continue, with entries until 11:30 PM on numerous summer dates. Other monuments in the capital are also involved, including the Baths of Caracalla: besides the opera season, they host the guided tours “Notturno Imperiale,” allowing visitors to admire one of the largest thermal complexes of ancient Rome illuminated after sunset (but the dates are already fully booked).
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Castel Sant’Angelo offers the evening series “The Angel and the Moon,” with extended openings, concerts, shows, and visits to the bastions overlooking the Tiber. On Saturdays and Sundays, there are also evening openings in the Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica, particularly at the Castle of Julius II, the Ship Museum, and the Ostiense Museum; visits are often accompanied by jazz concerts, historical reenactments, and cultural events.
Turin also strongly focuses on visits after sunset: the Royal Museums celebrate their tenth anniversary with “Royal Summer,” a rich program combining extraordinary openings, concerts, theatrical performances, dance, poetry, and artistic performances inside the Royal Palace, the Sabauda Gallery, the Gardens, and the archaeological area. The Venaria Reale hosts the “Summer Evenings,” a well-established event where every Friday and Saturday, until September 5, the Savoy residence remains open until 11 PM; visitors can walk through the Great Gallery and the royal apartments, stroll in the gardens lit by about five thousand candles, attend dance performances, enjoy an aperitif at sunset or have a picnic in the gardens, and end the evening in front of the water games of the Deer Fountain.
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