Reserve tickets for the Ghirlandina Tower
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.
Opening Hours
The Ghirlandina Tower is open to visitors Monday through Sunday.
FROM MAY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2025:
Every day: opening 9:30 - 19:00
Entry times: 9:45, 10:30, 11:15, 12:00, 12:45, 13:30, 14:15, 15:00, 15:45, 16:30, 17:15, 18:00
FROM OCTOBER 1, 2025 TO MARCH 31, 2026:
Every day: opening 9:30 - 18:00
Entry times: 9:45, 10:30, 11:15, 12:00, 12:45, 13:30, 14:15, 15:00, 15:45, 16:30, 17:15
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.
Access is allowed for small dogs if they are carried in arms.
The Ghirlandina Tower can be visited up to the Torresani Room.
Access to the top is not permitted, in accordance with safety regulations.
Tickets
- Ghirlandina Tower ticket: €6.00 per person.
- Discounted tickets: €4.00 for children, for students from 13 to 26 years, for persons over the age of 65.
- Admission is free for children up to 12, for persons with disabilities and their caretakers, for tour guides and interpreters, and for teachers accompanying groups of students of any age.
How to reserve your entry time:
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, payment will be requested onsite.
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.
