Reserve tickets for the Ghirlandina Tower

In December 2024 and January 2025, due to the construction work for the new lighting system, the Ghirlandina Tower will follow the following opening hours: Monday to Friday from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM; Saturday, Sunday, and holidays from 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM.

Your experience includes:

• Discover the history, the artistic legacy, and the unusual features of the Ghirlandina Tower.
• The Ghirlandina Tower is the symbol of Modena. After you’ve climbed all 200 steps to the top, you’ll find the city laid out before you.
• Visit the famous Secchia Rapita (the “Kidnapped Bucket”), the subject of a celebrated Baroque poem by Alessandro Tassoni.
• Take a brief tour led by the expert staff of the Archeosistemi Cultural Cooperative, which manages the Tower’s tourist services.

The Ghirlandina Tower is open to visitors Monday through Sunday.

Between April 1 and September 30:

Monday through Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Timed entries at: 9:45 a.m., 10.30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12 noon, 3:00 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:15 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays: 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Timed entries at: 9:45 a.m., 10.30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12 noon, 12:45 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:15 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

October 1 through March 31:

Monday through Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Timed entries at : 9:45 a.m., 10.30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12 noon, 3:00 p.m., 3:45 p.m., and 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Timed entries at: 9:45 a.m., 10.30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12 noon, 12:45 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 5:15 p.m.

Closed: Christmas Day and the morning of New Year’s Day.

Open on January 31 (holiday in celebration of Modena’s Patron Saint).

Access to the Tower is limited to groups of no more than 25 for each group and only by reservation.

Minors will NOT be admitted without an adult.

Reservations for timed entry are required and can easily be made online on this page (see the red box indicating “Reserve Your Entry Time for the Ghirlandina Tower”). Online reservations are strongly advised and provide immediate confirmation. No credit card or other payment method is required to make online reservations. You will be asked to provide the full name of each visitor when you make reservations.

Reservations are accepted until each timed entry slot is full. After you reserve your timed entry, your tickets will be held for payment at the tower ticket office.

For additional information or help with reservations, contact:

The Tourist Information Office at (+39) 059-203-2660 or via email at info@visitmodena.it or torreghirlandina@comune.modena.it.

Phone or email reservations can be made only during the business hours of the Ghirlandina Tower and the Tourist Information Office. Important: An email request for a reservation does not constitute a valid reservation. Your reservation is complete after you have received confirmation of the number of visitors and the time of your visit from the Tourist Information Office or the Ghirlandina Tower. We advise visitors to request email reservations before the offices close for the day.

Buy your tickets at the Ghirlandina Tower ticket office on the day of your visit.

• Ghirlandina Tower ticket: €3.00 per person.
• Discounted tickets: €2.00 for children, for students from 6 to 26 years, for persons over the age of 65, and for groups of ten or more.
• Admission is free for children up to 5, for persons with disabilities and their caretakers, for tour guides and interpreters, and for teachers accompanying groups of students of any age.