Dear Visitor,
welcome to Villa Monastero. As this is a place rich in history and surrounded by a unique natural environment, you need to know that some activities are not allowed, in order to preserve the botanical garden and the House Museum.
€ 10.00 for adults
€ 7.00 senior visitors over the age of 65, groups of 10 people or more, Italian Touring Club members, residents in the province of Lecco
€ 5,00 for young people between 12 and 18 and students between 18 and 24
FREE for children of 11 and under, disabled visitors, ICOM members, Abbonamento Musei Lombardia Milano holders, journalists, Varenna citizens.
Free entrance is guaranteed for professional guides and tour leader, only together with a group
Groups: free entrance is guaranteed for a group leader every 10 paying people
Cumulative ticket Villa Monastero Botanical Garden + House Museum+ Villa Cipressi Botanical Garden*
€ 17.00 for adults
€ 11.00 senior visitors over the age of 65, groups of 10 people or more, Italian Touring Club members, residents in the province of Lecco
€ 7,50 for young people between 12 and 18 and students between 18 and 24
*purchasable only on the opening days of the Villa Cipressi garden
Entrance for guided tours during the closing days of the House Museum: € 12,00 per person (at least 10 person)
Ticket can be bought until 45 min. before the closure time
From September 1st 2020 a new service of online sale is available through the channel Vivaticket.
Individuals and families are allowed to visit the Botanical Garden and the House Museum without reservation
Small groups (max 20 people in the Botanical Garden and max 10 people in the House Museum) are admitted with reservation while the entrance is forbidden to larger groups.
For reservations of small groups visits please write us to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at least three days before your visit.
Boat access: docking at Villa Monastero is free and allowed to boats and taxi boats only for the time needed to get off and on the boat to visit Villa Monastero, after asking the ticket office (telephone number 0039 0341 830129).
Berthing platform: width 6,30 m x length 2,70 m, connected to another platform on the shore through a gangway 1,10 m wide and 6,50 m long.
€ 8.00 for adults
€ 5.00 senior visitors over the age of 65, groups of 10 people or more, Italian Touring Club members, residents in the province of Lecco
€ 3,50 for young people between 12 and 18 and students between 18 and 24
FREE for children of 11 and under, disabled visitors, ICOM members, Abbonamento Musei Lombardia Milano holders, Varenna citizens, journalists
Free entrance is guaranteed for professional guides and tour leaders, only together with a group
Groups: free entrance is guaranteed for a group leader every 10 paying people
Cumulative ticket Villa Monastero Botanical Garden + Villa Cipressi Botanical Garden*
€ 15.00 for adults
€ 9.00 senior visitors over the age of 65, groups of 10 people or more, Italian Touring Club members, residents in the province of Lecco
€ 6,00 for young people between 12 and 18 and students between 18 and 24
*purchasable only on the opening days of the Villa Cipressi garden.
€ 150,00 entrance to the Villa Monastero Botanical Garden for wedding photo shoots (RESERVATION REQUIRED)
Ticket can be bought until 45 min. before the closure time
From Septemper 1st 2020 a new service of online sale is available though the channel Vivaticket.
Individuals and families are allowed to visit the Botanical Garden without reservation.
Small groups (max 20 people) are admitted with reservation while the entrance is forbidden to larger groups.
For reservations of small groups visits please write us to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at least three days before your visit.
Boat access: docking at Villa Monastero is free and allowed to boats and taxi boats only for the time needed to get off and on the boat to visit Villa Monastero, after asking the ticket office (telephone number 0039 0341 830129).
Berthing platform: width 6,30 m x length 2,70 m, connected to another platform on the shore through a gangway 1,10 m wide and 6,50 m long.
January: on 17th, 24th, 31st from 10 to 17
February: 19th, 26th from 10am to 17pm
March: on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10 to 17
April and May: from Tuesday to Sunday and on Festive days from 9.30 to 19.30
June, July and August: every day from 9.30 to 20
September: from Tuesday to Sunday from 9.30 to 19.30 (On September 16th, 17th and 18th the House Museum wil be closed to the pubblic)
from 1st October to 1st November: from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 to 18
November: on 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th from 10 to 17
December: on 5th, 8th, 12th, 19th; from 26th to 31st from 10 to 17
January: on 9th, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st from 10 to 17
February: on 19th, 20th, 21st, 26th, 27th, 28th from 10am to 17pm
March: every day from 10 to 17
April and May: every day from 9.30 to 19.30
June, July and August: every day from 9.30 to 20
September: every day from 9.30 to 19.30 (On September 16th and 17th the Botanical Garden will be closed to the public. On September 18th the Botanical Garden will be open from 15 to 19.30)
from 1st October to 1st November: from 10 to 18
November: on 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th from 10 to 17
December: on 5th, 8th, 12th, 19th; from 26th to 31st from 10 to 17
We offer the possibility to use Villa Monastero for commercial and non commercial photo shootings, videos, movies and fictions.
For information and reservations, contact us to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
