New ticket price will take effect from 1 July 2026.
The tourist entry fee for the Pantheon in Rome is to increase from €5 to €7, following a new agreement between the Italian culture ministry and the diocese of Rome.
The new full price tickets will come into effect from 1 July 2006, the culture ministry announced on Friday, three years after the ticketing system was first introduced for tourists in 2023.
Rome residents will still have free admission to the ancient landmark, while visitors aged 18 to 25 will continue to pay a discounted entry fee of €2.
All other existing free admissions, including for visitors with disabilities and the under-18s, will remain unchanged.
Since July 2023, proceeds from the ticket sales have been divided between the culture ministry, which receives 70 per cent, and the diocese of Rome which receives with the remaining 30 per cent.
The new agreement signed by church and state authorities establishes an updated framework for collaboration between the two institutions for the management and upkeep of the Pantheon, “respecting its dual nature as a place of culture and worship”, the culture ministry said in a statement.
The €2 increase for each ticket will go towards the Olivetti Plan for Culture and, specifically, to support local libraries in disadvantaged areas.
“These new resources will help support initiatives aimed at strengthening access to culture, promoting cultural and artistic production, enhancing libraries and cultural centres, and incentivising social regeneration projects in marginalised areas”, the ministry said.
The Pantheon, which attracted around 4.5 million visitors in 2025, is open daily from 09.00 to 19.00, with last admission at 18.30.
The introduction of the entry at the monument – which until 2023 was freely accessible by everyone – generated significant criticism at the time.
The recent launch of a €2 entry fee at the Trevi Fountain reignited the debate over charging tourists to access public monuments in Rome.
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