I'll be in Italy during la Settimana della Cultura, culture week, where all state museums and sites offer free entrance. Does this apply to Venice, Florence and Rome? Does this affect the lines? If so, should I purchase a 'pass' for each city to cut the lines? Does this include Pompeii? schedule: 2 days in Venice 4 in Florence
4 in Rome Thanks!!
Posted by
Newburyport, MA
683 posts
We were in Italy in 2006 during Culture week and all sites in Rome were free. Cannot say about others . Probably applies as well. We had no di
ffs w lines and such
Posted by
Newburyport, MA
683 posts
We were in Italy in 2006 during Culture week and all sites in Rome were free. Cannot say about others . Probably applies as well. We had no
diffs w lines and such
Posted by
Centennial, CO, USA
1883 posts
We were in Sicily during culture week, and every site was free entrance. It was a dream, and saved us a bunch of money.
There were no lines..
Posted by
Pensacola
9110 posts
Everything under national control is free during culture week. Municipal outfits generally follow suit. You still have to wait in line and get a ticket, but you don't pay for it - - but, in the Italian manner, you have to give it up to the ticket taker. I wouldn't bother with a pass. Culture week is a deal to lure more folks into showing up before and after peak season. It isn't working that well - - lines don't usually exist.
Posted by
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
58 posts
Pompeii is included...I was there last year and the line was very short!
Posted by
Seattle, WA, USA
8 posts
I did read in a previous thread that there were no lines during this week EXCEPT the Uffizi. With that in mind, I went to one of the websites suggested by Rick Steves and found that they had a significantly reduced ticket to reserve a space without waiting in line during this week.