How much do Sforza Castle tours cost?
Sforza Castle tours start at $23 per person for a reserved ticket with a phone audio guide and run to $343 per person for a private Duomo, castle and Last Supper walk. Guided visits inside the castle museums start at $58, with the museum ticket in the fare. The castle's own ticket at its desk is €10, because it buys no guide.
What are Sforza Castle ticket prices at the castle itself?
€10 full price and €5 reduced, and one ticket opens every museum in the castle, the Pietà Rondanini and the Egyptian gallery included. It is valid on the day it is issued, with one entry to each museum section. The battlement walk, the Merlate Panoramiche, is a separate €10 ticket.
What are the castle's opening hours?
The courtyards are open every day from 7am to 7.30pm and cost nothing to enter. The museums open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5.30pm, and the ticket office closes at 4.30pm, which is also the last entry. The museums close every Monday and on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December.
Is the castle free to visit?
The courtyards are, every day from 7am to 7.30pm, so you can walk in under the Filarete Tower without a ticket. The museums are free for everyone on the first Sunday of each month and free for anyone up to 25 on the second Tuesday. Under-18s never pay.
Are the castle museums closed on Mondays?
The museums are, every Monday, and the guided museum tours do not run inside that day. The courtyards stay open and free, so a Monday still works for the outside of the castle and for Parco Sempione behind it. Book a guided visit for any day from Tuesday to Sunday.
Do I need to book Sforza Castle tickets in advance?
Not for the castle on most days: the €10 ticket is sold at the desk and online. Book ahead for a free first Sunday, for a guided tour with a fixed slot, and for anything that includes the Last Supper, which sells out weeks in advance. A Sforza Castle reservation through a tour also refunds in full up to 24 hours out, which a castle ticket never does.
Where is the Pietà Rondanini?
In its own museum in the Ospedale Spagnolo, the former Spanish hospital on the Cortile delle Armi, where it has stood since 2 May 2015. It has its own ticket desk and lockers, but it is on the same €10 ticket as the other museums. Most guided Sforza Castle tours start or finish there.
Can I see Leonardo's Sala delle Asse?
Not at the moment. The Sala delle Asse, the room Leonardo painted as a pergola of trees in 1498, is closed while its restoration continues, and it opened only briefly for guided scaffold visits in early 2026. A guide in the ducal rooms around it will still tell you where it is and why it matters.
How long do I need at the castle?
Allow two to three hours for the museums, the Pietà Rondanini and the courtyards together. A guided tour covers the highlights in ninety minutes, and the courtyards alone take twenty to thirty. Add half an hour if you want the battlement walk.
Do Last Supper and Sforza Castle tours go inside the castle?
No. The combined tours listed here stop outside the museums: the castle part is a walk through the free courtyards or past the walls, usually twenty to thirty minutes. If you want the Pietà Rondanini, add the €10 ticket for the afternoon or book a guided castle tour on another day.
Is a Sforza Castle guided tour worth it?
Yes, if you want the Pietà Rondanini and the Sforza rooms explained rather than looked at: guided visits start at $58 with the €10 ticket inside the fare. The castle also runs its own €20 guided museum visit in English every Saturday at 11am, with no booking. Sforza Castle guided tours that run daily add a choice of language, a small group and free cancellation.
Is the castle wheelchair accessible?
Largely, yes. Two lifts serve the museums, ramps link the courtyards, two wheelchairs can be borrowed at the Museo d'Arte Antica desk, and the Pietà Rondanini museum is step-free throughout. Room 20 of the Pinacoteca is the one space reached only by six steps, and a visitor with disabilities and one companion enter free.
Can I walk the castle battlements?
Yes, on the Merlate Panoramiche, a €10 unguided walk along a stretch of the ramparts, Tuesday to Sunday with last entry at 5pm. Groups of up to 25 go up every twenty minutes with a warden, and a lift makes it step-free. It is a separate ticket from the museums.
How do I get to the castle?
Take the red M1 to Cairoli, 200 metres from the museum desk, or the green M2 to Lanza. Trams 1, 2, 4, 12 and 14 stop alongside, and Milano Cadorna station is about 400 metres from the Pietà Rondanini desk. Piazza Castello itself is pedestrian and inside Milan's Area C.
What happens to a Sforza Castle booking if I cancel?
Every tour listed here refunds in full up to 24 hours before it starts, and most let you reserve now and pay later. The castle's own tickets are not refundable. That window is the practical case for a Sforza Castle booking through a tour when your date might move.
