Accessibility for visitors with mobility disabilities

How to reach the Capitoline Hill and the Capitoline Museums

Access to the Hill by car with a Blue Badge:

- cars with Blue Badges are allowed to reach the Hill from piazza della Consolazione until Via delle Tre Pile where, after the portal, there there is a reserved car park. Visitors can reach the entrance of the Museum from Piazza del Campidoglio.

Access to the Hill by taxi:

- taxis are allowed to reach the Hill from Piazza della Consolazione or from Via San Pietro in Carcere to the accesses in Piazza del Campidoglio, from where it is possible to reach the museum.

Wheelchair access to the Hill:

- from Piazza dell’Ara Coeli along Via delle Tre Pile until piazza del Campidoglio (going uphill, on the driveway);
- from Piazza della Consolazione, along Via di Monte Tarpeo and Via del Campidoglio until Piazza del Campidoglio (uphill route, on the driveway);
- from Via San Pietro in Carcere towards Piazza del Campidoglio (uphill path on the driveway).

Visiting the Capitoline Museums

Welcome to the Capitoline Museums!

We are happy to welcome you. This route has been designed to be accessible to everyone, allowing you to move freely and without obstacles to admire the Museums' extraordinary collections.
Our staff is available at all times to assist you and make your visit unforgettable; please do not hesitate to ask for anything you need!
Your companion can collect free tickets at the ticket office.
The museum provides wheelchairs, which can be requested at the ticket office or from the museum staff.
The maximum load capacity of the stairlifts is 300 kg. The smallest stairlift is 77 cm wide and 83 cm long.

1. Arrival and Start of the Visit
Upon your arrival at the Museums, one of our custodians will welcome you in the Courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori. Here, you will find a platform lift that will allow you to reach the elevator. The elevator will comfortably take you to the first floor of the building, where your visit will begin.
The route runs through masterpieces such as: the works located in the Castellani Halls (Halls nos. 13, 14, and 15), the Eagles Hall (Hall no. 12), the Geese Hall (no. 10), the Captains' Hall (no. 5), the Hall of the Horatii and Curiatii (no. 4), and the Hall of Modern Fasti (nos. 29 and 30), up to the Exedra. Here you can admire, among other works, the famous Capitoline She-wolf and the impressive equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius.

2. The Pinacoteca and Palazzo Clementino-Caffarelli
To continue your visit, from Hall no. 27 (Horti Lamiani) you can take an elevator that will lead you directly to the second floor, where the Capitoline Art Gallery (Pinacoteca) is located. Get ready to admire magnificent works by artists such as Caravaggio, Guercino, Titian, Rubens, and many other masters of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
When finished, go back to the Castellani Hall (no. 13) and use another elevator to go up to the second floor of Palazzo Clementino-Caffarelli. Here you can visit the Capitoline Medal Collection and enjoy the splendid view from the stunning Terrazza Caffarelli.

3. Towards Palazzo Nuovo
To reach the Palazzo Nuovo, you will have to return to the Courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori with the lift platform and use the stairlift to go down into the Galleria Lapidaria. This underground passage connects the two buildings.
From the Gallery, a second stairlift will take you to a panoramic point in the Tabularium, where you can admire a spectacular view of the Roman Forum. Once in the Palazzo Nuovo, you can visit the Egyptian Room via a comfortable ramp. Finally, an elevator will take you to the first floor, where the rich collection of ancient sculptures awaits you.

4. Exit and Important Notice
For the exit, you can cross the Piazza del Campidoglio or repeat the internal route.
Important Notice: We inform you that, due to extraordinary maintenance work, the presence of scaffolding in some areas of the Horti (Tauriani Vettiani and of Maecenas) could limit accessibility. We apologize for the inconvenience.

We are happy to host you and hope you have a peaceful visit