_ collections opening times
JANUARY: holidays and days before holidays until January 6;
FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL, MAY, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER:
Saturday and Sunday and holidays;
JUNE AND SEPTEMBER: Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday and holidays;
JULY AND AUGUST: everyday of the week;
Guided tours in Italian (with a foreign language printed guide) included in the entrance ticket with departure at: 10.00 AM, 11.00 AM, 12.00 AM; 02.00 PM, 03.00 PM, 04.00 PM, 05.00 PM*
* start of the last guided tour (it is recommended to arrive 10 minutes before the start of the tour).
Private guided tours in foreign languages by advance booking (€ 80 extra charge)
RATES
€ 10 full entrance ticket
€ 6 reduced admission ticket *
** (children 7 - 16 years / Castelli del Ducato card holders / residents in the Municipality of Compiano / booked groups - minimum 15 admissions)
_ hotel opening times
JANUARY: until January 6th;
FEBRUARY: reopening between 10 and 18 February with check-in on Friday and check-out on Sunday
APRIL AND MAY: check-in on Friday and check-out on Sunday, as well as any extraordinary openings for holidays;
JUNE, JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER: everyday of the week.
OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER: check-in on Friday and check-out on Sunday, as well as any extraordinary openings for holidays.
_ how to get there
From Milan and Bologna
A1 motorway towards Parma
Cisa motorway A 15 Parma - La Spezia - exit Borgotaro
From Borgotaro on to along either SP4 or SP523
APPROXIMATE DISTANCES
From Florence and Verona - 230 km
From Milan and Bologna - 200 km
From Genoa and the Cinque Terre - 100 km
From Parma - 80 km
PAY ATTENTION
Compiano historic centre is a pedestrian area, residents excluded. So no cars are allowed to access to the Castle; hotel-relais guests and visitors to its museums will be allowed to use the free parking (also for the coaches), situated at 400 m about along SP66, in Piazzale Ilaria Alpi, where there is also a public toilet.
_useful information
ACCESSIBILITY
The museum collections, the hotel and the restaurant are partially accessible to disabled people, thanks to a cobbled slop and a lift. A bedroom with a suitable bathroom is available for them at the hotel.
Compiano Castle is dog-friendly! Bring with you your pets as long as they are equipped with their leashes!