Florence to raise civic museum ticket prices by 30% from February 2026

Visitors to Florence will face significantly higher admission prices at the city’s civic museums starting on 1 February 2026, after the municipal administration approved a general increase of around 30% across its ticketing system.

The decision was announced by the city government based at Palazzo Vecchio and marks the first update to civic museum prices since 2018.

City officials said the increase is linked to the sharp rise in management and operating costs in recent years, particularly for energy-intensive historic buildings, with electricity and heating expenses strongly affected by inflation.

Prices no longer aligned with other major museums

According to the municipality, a comparative review of admission fees charged by state, regional and other city-run museums in Italy showed that Florence’s civic museums were priced below comparable institutions, despite the international importance of their collections and monuments.

The administration said the new tariffs are intended to bring prices more in line with national standards and to generate additional resources for conservation work, security, new exhibitions and educational programmes.

Key increases for major attractions

Under the new pricing system, standard tickets will rise as follows:

• Palazzo Vecchio: from €12.50 to €18
• Arnolfo Tower: from €12.50 to €20
• Cappella Brancacci: from €10 to €15
• Fondazione Romano: from €5 to €8
• Museo Stefano Bardini: from €7 to €10
• Museo Novecento: from €9.50 to €13
• Forte Belvedere: from €5 to €8
• Archaeological excavations: from €4 to €5
• Towers of San Niccolò, San Giorgio, Zecca and Porta Romana: from €6 to €8

Fees for guided visits, themed tours, workshops and special activities will also increase, with full-price tickets rising from €5 to €8.

End of the €5 Palazzo Vecchio ticket

The municipality has also confirmed that the experimental €5 ticket for Palazzo Vecchio, introduced in recent years in connection with special cultural projects, will end in early January 2026. The discounted ticket will remain available only until 6 January, when the exhibition on Giovanni Boccaccio’s political role closes.

All existing concessions and promotions for Florentines and residents of the Metropolitan City of Florence will remain in place. This includes the Fiorentino Card, which costs €10 and allows unlimited access to all civic museums.

While existing concessions will continue under the city’s rules, the new price structure means that visiting Florence’s civic museums will become noticeably more expensive for most tourists from next year.

The updated tariffs will apply to all civic museums and monuments from February 2026.

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