The Royal Palace of Venaria, a magnificent example of Baroque art immersed in the beautiful setting of its namesake village and its French gardens, in which have left their mark important architects as Amedeo di Castellamonte and Juvarra. The All in a Palace ticket includes admission to the Reggia and permanent display, all exhibitions and Gardens (Upper and Lower Park).
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Reggia di Venaria
Piazza della Repubblica 4 - Venaria Reale (TO)
The Royal Palace of Venaria, a magnificent example of Baroque art immersed in the beautiful setting of its namesake village and its French gardens, in which have left their mark important architects as Amedeo di Castellamonte and Juvarra.
The All in a Palace ticket includes admission to:
- Admission to the Reggia, the Gardens and the exhibitions;
- 10% discount at the estate’s cafés, restaurants, snack bars and bookshop
- Discount on Audiopen
- Discount ticket for Diana’s Arrow (Gardens’ train), gondolas on the pond, and horse-drawn carriage.
The ticket also includes participation to any activities organized at the Reggia and in the Gardens (Music at Court, exhibitions, Water Theater at the Fountain of the Stag).
This ticket does not provide any additional reductions.
> All in a Palace Combo Ticket can be booked for Saturday or Sunday, morning or afternoon entrance.
Opening Hours:
> The Royal Palace and temporary exhibits
- Tuesday to Friday: 9am to 5pm to 17 (last admission 1 hour before)
- Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: 9am to 8pm (last admission 1 hour before)
- Closed on Mondays (except public holidays - excluding Christmas, same opening times as Sunday), December 25 and 26. The Royal Palace will be closed from February 3 until March 7, 2014.
> Gardens
- From Tuesday to Sunday, as follows:
- January: 9am to 5pm
- February: closed
- March: from Tuesday to Friday: 9am to 5 pm; Saturdays and Sundays: 9am to 7pm
- April to June 17: 9am to 8pm
- June 18 to August 14: from Tuesday to Friday: 10am to 5pm Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: 10am to 7pm
- August 15 - 18: 10am to 7pm
- August 20 to September 8: 10am to 7pm
- September 10 to 30: 9am to 7pm
- October: 9am to 6pm
- November and December: 9am to 5pm
- Closed on Mondays (except public holidays - excluding Christmas), December 25 and 26. The Gardens will be closed from February 3 until March 7, 2014.
Wheelchairs and babystrollers
As the barrier-free passages connecting the Reggia and the Gardens are being completed, visitors with disabilities and visitors with baby carriages can access the Venaria complex as follows:
Royal Palace
Entrance from Piazza della Repubblica: reach the ground floor from the basement level using the elevator located after room 14. To exit the Reggia use the elevator located at the exit of the Church of St. Hubert on the right, or ask the museum staff to assist to exit directly onto Piazza della Repubblica from the Church of St. Hubert.
Gardens
The main entrance, from viale Carlo Emanuele II, is level with the ground and consists of gravel paths. Visitors with disabilities can request to use the electric scooters if available. The entrance from via don Sapino is also fully accessible. To access the complex from piazza della Repubblica through the Clock Tower: the Gardens can be reached by crossing the Court of Honour and passing the Palace of Diana on the right. The entrance from via Castellamonte requires the assistance of the museum staff to open the gate on the ramp at the corner of Piazza della Repubblica.
Reservations must be made with a minimum of 1-day notice.
Reserved tickets must be picked up no later than 30 minutes before the confirmed time slot. After this time, reservations will be canceled and you will lose the right to your tickets.
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PLEASE NOTE:
Immediately after submitting an order, you will receive an email with your order summary plus a second email confirming your successful payment. A confirmation email with links to the vouchers will be sent one business day after you place your order (Monday afternoon for orders submitted on Friday and during the weekend). Please make sure that your anti-spam filter does not block automatic emails from [email protected].
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The time you select on the order form is your preferred time. The museum will automatically confirm the closest available time, which can be any time during opening hours on the selected date if your preferred time is no longer available.
Cancellation Policy:
- Cancellations and changes without penalty if communicated within 24 hours from the original booking
- For cancellations or changes up to 3 days before the date of the visit, the cost of the service is due as penalty
- No cancellation or change is admitted from 3 days before the date of the visit; there is no refund of the ticket, service or ancillary services such as guides or earphones.
Any change is subject to confirmation according to availability.
How to get there:
By car
Turin Northern Ring Road (Tangenziale Nord), exit: Venaria or Savonera/Venaria. The main parking areas near the Venaria Reale complex are:
- Parking area in via Don Sapino: Juvarra Parking Lot
- Parking area in viale Carlo Emanuele II - Carlo Emanuele II Parking Lot (private road leading to the Reggia, recommended for coaches)
By bus
- GTT Lines 11 and 72 from Turin
By train
- Torino - Ceres railway line
By plane
Sandro Pertini International Airport at Caselle Torinese. From the airport take the Expressway to Turin or the train (Turin - Ceres railway line).
Before You Book
PLEASE NOTE: Immediately after submitting an order, you will receive two email. The first email contains your order summary (this one you receive immediately after placing your order), the second email confirms your successful payment (one business day after placing the order). In order to receive these two emails, please make sure that you enter your email address correctly and check that antispam or antivirus filters do not block emails from our [email protected] address. Users of AOL, Comcast and Sbcglobal.net need to pay special attention to this, please. Vouchers will also be available, one business day after the request, at your dashboard.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The time you select on the order form is your preferred time. The closest available time, which can be anytime during opening hours on the selected date, will be automatically confirmed if your preferred time is no longer available.
All in a Palace Combo Ticket: Venaria Royal Palace & Gardens Special
Designed by Amedeo di Castellamonte and built from 1675 as a base for Charles Emmanuel II's hunting expeditions, the Royal Palace of Venaria lies on the northwestern outskirts of Turin, bordering the heathy countryside. The grand buildings of the Baroque palace and the formal French gardens fell into disuse at the end of the 18th century, were converted into military barracks and training grounds during Napoleonic domination, and belonged to the Italian military until 1978. Placed onto the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1997, the palace was renovated and opened to the public in 2007.
Your visit includes a journey through the history and art of the House of Savoy. The permanent display, entitled “Theater of History and Magnificence,” takes visitors on a 1.2 mile-long walk through the ground floor and the piano nobile (main floor) of the Royal Palace.
Accompanied by music composed by Brian Eno, the display unfolds in the 17th century spaces of the Hall of Diana, the elegant Great Gallery, and the solemn Church of St. Hubert. The 18th century architectural masterpieces by Filippo Juvarra and their sumptuous stucco decorations form the background for “Peopling the Palaces at Venaria Reale,” a series of multimedia installations on court life by British film director Peter Greenaway.
See the entirely refurbished and charming apartments of the Duchess Maria Giovanna Battista of Savoy-Nemours. The Royal hunting palace is dedicated to the second Royal Lady with its symbols of the goddess of the hunt, Diana.
Among the items on view are important paintings, the alcove, newly restored apartments, the toiletry set, and other pieces of furniture that once belonged to the Duchess and her spouse, Duke Carlo Emanuele II. Furthermore, you'll see the rich tapestries of the Brussels manufacture cycle on the hunts of Diana and Apollo, the pictorial series on the Royal Residences of the Savoy and the superb cycle of the Muses by Antiveduto Gramatica. And these are only some of the latest additions that are now on display in the precious 17th century rooms.
Don't miss Prince Eugene of Savoy’s refined collection of paintings, which now graces the walls of the apartment of Princess Ludovica, the sister of Duke Charles Emmanuel II. These paintings recreate the collections that were once at home at La Venaria. The current collection consists of 60 works dating back to the 17th century from the Galleria Sabauda, including masterpieces by Reni, Albani, Cignani, Van Dyck, Brueghel, and other Flemish and Dutch masters.
You’ll also find remarkable new acquisitions in the Royal Apartment of Vittorio Amedeo II where the vast antechambers along the ceremonial route preceding the Great Gallery now provide a better sense of their original function thanks to sculptures, period sofas, stools and benches. These spaces also offer a breathtaking view of the Gardens – particularly the Terrace of the Queen near the Upper Park.
The permanent exhibition ends with a section titled “Lights and Shadows: Restoration in Progress.” The display provides an overview of the Palace’s history over the last two centuries, including the military phase and the subsequent decay, the ensuing cultural debate on the recovery and the use of the complex, the restoration projects and the rebirth during the late 1990s with the ambitious “La Venaria Reale” Project – the largest project ever undertaken in Europe for the recovery of the cultural heritage, leading to the grand opening of 2007.
You'll find additional information in the stores located in the Carriage Court, where descriptions of the restoration techniques, the history and theory of restoration, and the experimental materials developed and used for this project are available.
Cancellation Policy
Once a confirmation code has been assigned to your reservation, we can refund the cost minus a service fee (reservation fee and online booking fee) for cancellations up to 3 business days before the event. Cancellations less than 3 days before your booked event and no-shows are not refundable.