Ancient Age

National Archaeological Museum of the Agro Falisco and Fort Sangallo

Civita Castellana (VT)

The National Archaeological Museum of Agro Falisco and Forte Sangallo is housed inside Forte Sangallo, a prestigious military structure commissioned by Alexander VI Borgia, who entrusted its construction to Antonio da Sangallo the Elder in 1495. Under the pontificate of Julius II the work was continued by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. Considered one of the most important military works of the time, the fort was a papal residence until the early 1800s, when it was adapted as a prison, while during World War II it became a refuge for numerous evacuees.

Since 1977 it has been home to the Archaeological Museum of the Agro Falisco, divided into nine rooms, located on the main floor of the palace in the rooms originally used as papal apartments, and set up according to topographical and chronological order criteria on the evidence from the ancient Falisco territory.

Info

Address:

Via del Forte, 01033, Civita Castellana (VT)

Hours:

8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (last admission 6:00 p.m.) Tuesday through Sunday

SPECIAL OPENING: "
" JUNE 1 AND 2, 2026

: SPECIAL CLOSING JUNE 3, 2026

Closed:

Mondays
Jan. 1, Dec. 25, except for special openings on MiC project

Tickets:

Full price €5.00
Concessions €2.00, subject to the concessions provided for in the regulations governing admission to Italian cultural sites, which can be consulted on the MiC website.

Annual subscription €10.00 - available from March 2, 2026, only online, on the "Musei Italiani" platform and app.

Cumulative Archaeological Museums of Northern Latium: Vulci Archaeological Museum and Abbadia Castle in Canino, National Archaeological Museum in Tuscania, National Etruscan Museum of Rocca Albornoz in Viterbo, National Archaeological Museum of Agro Falisco and Forte Sangallo in Civita Castellana, National Archaeological Museum in Civitavecchia; full price of €15.00; valid 365 days from first admission, one admission for each site.

Contacts:

Phone: +39 0761 513735
e-mail: drm-laz.mucivitacastellana@cultura.gov.it
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Visits:

Free admission for up to 30 visitors at a time inside the facility.
Groups are strongly encouraged to make a reservation by emailing sara.deangelis@cultura.gov.it. Groups may not exceed 25 people plus the guide.

Starting May 5, 2026, following the PNRR renovation work on the Main Museum, Forte Sangallo will open new visitor routes to the public. The following areas will be accessible: the Round Hall, the Small Courtyard, the Large Courtyard, the Small Museum (dedicated to the Templar areas, the Narce site, and the sites of the Agro Falisco), and the historic prisons. At 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. every day, visitors will also be able to tour the rifle range.
On the first Sunday of the month, when admission is free, the rifle range may not be open due to capacity restrictions.
The Museo Grande will be closed to the public for the duration of the work.

Length of visit:

45m /1 hour

Tips for your visit:

Comfortable shoes. There are no drinking fountains or cafeteria services inside.
Photography is allowed.

How to get there:

The train station, on the Roma-Viterbo line, is 700 metres away. The cotral bus stop is 500 metres away.

Parking:

Ample free parking 200 metres away (Via del Velvedere Falerii Veteres - SP 76). Just outside the fortress there is paid parking.

Access:

Access to the museum and courtyard is by elevator.