Ancient Age
Vulci Archaeological Museum and Abbadia Castle
Canino (VT)
Vulci archaeological museum opened in 1975, inside the Castello della Badia. The six defensive towers of the trapezoidal twelfth century fortress strategically overlook the River Fiora. Traces of the earliest defensive structure on the site date back to the ninth century. It was built with blocks of dark volcanic rock. Its eastern side is protected by a moat. Sixteenth century enlargements were at the hands of the Farnese, Dukes of Castro. In the seventeenth century it was used as a customs post for the Papal States.
In 1808 it fell into the hands of Luciano Bonaparte, before being bought by the Torlonias in 1856. It was theirs until 1960, when it was bought up by the state. The new museum layout opened in 2016. You can find the centuries’ long history of Vulci, from its birth as an Etruscan urban centre between the ninth and eighth centuries BCE, to the Roman conquest, in 280 BCE.
Info
Locality Vulci, 01011, Canino (VT)
Tuesday and Wednesday 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. (last admission 12:30 p.m.)
Thursday through Sunday 8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. (last entry 6:30 p.m.)
SPECIAL OPENING
January 5, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., last admission at 6:30 p.m.
January 6, 2026, open from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., last admission at 6:30 p.m.
Closed January 7, 2026
Every Monday
Jan. 1, Dec. 25, except for special openings on MiC project.
Full € 5.00
Facilitated (18 to 25 years old) € 2.00
Reductions and gratuities as per current regulations: MiC website.
Free admission:
first Sunday of the month, April 25, June 2, November 4
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.
As of December 16, 2023, e-ticketing service has been active on the "Italian Museums" app, available on the Play Store and App Store.
Phone: +39 0761 437787
e-mail: drm-laz.muvulci@cultura.gov.it
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For groups of more than 25, the use of radio guide systems (whisper) is recommended.
45m /1 hour
In the museum there are vending machines for coffee, hot drinks, water and snacks.
Photography is allowed.
Private vehicle.
Ample free parking.
The route is accessible by lift.
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