The €2 increase, the first since paid admission to the Pantheon was introduced in 2023, will fund local libraries in disadvantaged areas under the Piano Olivetti per la Cultura scheme.
The entry fee for Rome’s Pantheon rose on Wednesday 1 July, with the standard ticket increasing from €5 to €7 for non-resident visitors.
The change follows a new agreement signed in April between Italy’s culture ministry and the Diocese of Rome. It sets out an updated framework for the joint management of the monument, balancing its roles as both a state-owned landmark and an active place of worship. The building also serves as the basilica of Santa Maria ad Martyres.
Rome residents will continue to enter free of charge, and the reduced rate of €2 for visitors aged 18 to 25 remains unchanged. Other existing exemptions are also unaffected, including for under-18s, visitors with disabilities, school groups from EU countries and the teaching staff accompanying them, as well as clergy and those attending religious services.
Where the extra money goes
The additional revenue from the €2 rise will go towards the government’s Piano Olivetti per la Cultura, a scheme that funds local libraries in disadvantaged and inland areas. The culture ministry said the extra resources would help broaden access to culture, support cultural production and back social regeneration projects in marginalised areas, building on funding already channelled to the publishing sector under Italy’s Decreto Cultura.
Since paid entry was first introduced in July 2023 — ending centuries of free public access — ticket revenue has been split between the culture ministry, which takes 70%, and the Diocese of Rome, which receives the remaining 30%.
The Pantheon is one of Rome’s most visited sites, welcoming around 4.5 million visitors in 2025. It is open daily from 09.00 to 19.00, with last admission at 18.30.
The increase comes after Rome introduced a separate €2 entry fee at the Trevi Fountain.
