# Palazzo Reale and Monreale: prices and last entry > Palazzo Reale in Palermo costs €19 and stops admitting at 12:30 pm on Sundays. Monreale sells cathedral and cloister separately, €6 each or €12 together. URL: https://myitalia.it/attractions/palazzo-reale-monreale Last updated: 2026-09-02 Palazzo Reale in Palermo costs €19 and stops admitting at 12:30 pm on Sundays and public holidays, against 4:30 pm on the other six days (September 2026). ## The Sunday that ends at 12:30 Last entry is 4:30 pm Monday to Saturday and 12:30 pm on Sundays and public holidays (16:30 and 12:30 on Italian signs). That four-hour gap is the trap. A Sunday morning in Palermo fills up fast with markets and mass, and the Cappella Palatina is not something to attempt at noon on a whim. The complex closes on December 25 and January 1. ## The price ladder, in 5 steps Entry costs €19 full, €17 for EU visitors aged 18 to 25 and for teachers, €15.50 for EU over-65s and €11 for ages 14 to 17, with an audio guide at €5 (September 2026). Prices are in euros. Free admission covers under-13s with an adult, visitors with a disability and their companion, university students of art history and related subjects, accredited journalists and ICOM members. The site is run by the Fondazione Federico II, not by the state museum system, which is why the national free Sunday scheme does not apply here. ## It is a parliament, and it behaves like one 1 warning from the operator matters more than any price: the building houses the Sicilian Regional Assembly and can close at short notice for institutional reasons. Restoration work on the Cappella Palatina is also under way, and parts of the complex may be inaccessible on the day you go. Neither of those is a reason to skip it. Both are reasons to check palazzorealedipalermo.it the morning of the visit, and to keep a second plan for the afternoon. ## Monreale: €6 plus €6, or €12 The cathedral costs €6, including the Cappella Roano, the terraces, the exhibition rooms and the Diocesan Museum. The Benedictine cloister is a separate €6, and the combined ticket for the monumental complex is €12, with an audio guide at €5 (2026). Buying the two separately costs the same as the combination, so the €12 ticket is a convenience rather than a saving. The abbey was founded in 1174 at the wish of the Norman king William II. Monreale is its own comune outside Palermo, and the standard way to see it is as a half day out from the city. ## Cloister hours, and the ones we could not confirm The cloister opens 9 am to 7 pm Monday to Saturday and 9 am to 1:30 pm on Sundays and holidays, with last entry 30 minutes before closing (2026). Hours for the cathedral alone are a different matter. They do not appear on the ticketing page we were able to open, so they are not printed here: check with the basilica before you build a morning around them. ## 9 monuments, 1 listing, since 2015 The serial UNESCO site Arab-Norman Palermo and the cathedral churches of Cefalù and Monreale was inscribed on July 3, 2015 under criteria ii and iv, and takes in 9 monuments. 7 of them are in Palermo: 2 palaces, meaning the Palazzo Reale with the Cappella Palatina and the Zisa; 3 churches, San Giovanni degli Eremiti, the Martorana and San Cataldo; plus the cathedral and the Ponte dell'Ammiraglio. The other 2 are the cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale. They all belong to the Norman kingdom of Sicily, between 1130 and 1194. Note on sourcing: the UNESCO page itself returns a 403 to every automated request, so the breakdown comes from the Italian UNESCO commission. For the region, see [Sicilia](/regions/sicilia). ## FAQ ### How much is Palazzo Reale in Palermo? €19 full, €17 for EU visitors aged 18 to 25 and teachers, €15.50 for EU over-65s and €11 for ages 14 to 17, with an audio guide at €5 (September 2026). Under-13s with an adult go free. ### What time does Palazzo Reale close on Sunday? Last admission is 12:30 pm on Sundays and public holidays, against 4:30 pm Monday to Saturday. A Sunday afternoon plan for the Cappella Palatina does not work: by 12:30 pm the door has shut for the day. ### Can Palazzo Reale close without warning? Yes. The building houses the Sicilian Regional Assembly, and the operator warns it can close at short notice for institutional business. Restoration work on the Cappella Palatina may also make parts inaccessible. It shuts on December 25 and January 1. ### How much does Monreale cathedral cost? €6 for the cathedral, including the Cappella Roano, the terraces, the exhibition rooms and the Diocesan Museum, and €6 for the Benedictine cloister. A combined ticket for the whole monumental complex costs €12, with an audio guide at €5. ### Is Monreale part of the Palermo UNESCO site? Yes. Arab-Norman Palermo with the cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale was inscribed on July 3, 2015 under criteria ii and iv, with 9 components: 7 in Palermo, 1 at Cefalù and 1 at Monreale. ## Sources | Fact | Source | Confidence | Valid until | |---|---|---|---| | Il Palazzo Reale di Palermo con la Cappella Palatina, gestito dalla Fondazione Federico II, costa 19 euro (intero), 17 euro (ridotto 18-25 anni UE e docenti), 15,50 euro (over 65 UE) e 11 euro (14-17 anni), con audioguida a 5 euro (settembre 2026); si entra dal lunedi' al sabato fino alle 16:30 e la domenica e i festivi fino alle 12:30, con chiusura il 25 dicembre e il 1 gennaio. | [Fondazione Federico II](https://www.federicosecondo.org/orari-e-costo-biglietti/) | medium | 2027-06-30 | | Il complesso monumentale di Monreale, alle porte di Palermo, si visita con biglietti separati: 6 euro il Duomo (con Cappella Roano, terrazze, sale espositive e Museo Diocesano), 6 euro il Chiostro benedettino e 12 euro il cumulativo; il Chiostro apre dal lunedi' al sabato 9:00-19:00 e la domenica e i festivi 9:00-13:30, con ultimo ingresso 30 minuti prima (2026). L'abbazia fu fondata nel 1174 per volere del re normanno Guglielmo II. | [CoopCulture (concessionario del Chiostro di Santa Maria Nuova)](https://www.coopculture.it/it/poi/chiostro-di-santa-maria-nuova-della-basilica-cattedrale-di-monreale/) | medium | 2027-06-30 | | Il sito seriale UNESCO 'Palermo arabo-normanna e le cattedrali di Cefalu' e Monreale' e' iscritto dal 3 luglio 2015 (criteri ii e iv) e comprende nove monumenti: sette a Palermo - due palazzi (Palazzo Reale con la Cappella Palatina e la Zisa), tre chiese (San Giovanni degli Eremiti, Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio detta Martorana, San Cataldo), la Cattedrale e il Ponte dell'Ammiraglio - piu' le cattedrali di Cefalu' e di Monreale. | [Commissione Nazionale Italiana per l'UNESCO](https://www.unesco.it/it/news/palermo-arabo-normanna-e-le-cattedrali-di-cefalu-e-monreale-nella-lista-del-patrimonio-mondiale-dellunesco/); [doc 2](https://www.unesco.it/it/unesco-vicino-a-te/siti-patrimonio-mondiale/palermo-arabo-normanna-e-le-cattedrali-di-cefalu-e-monreale/); [Wikipedia in italiano](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palermo_arabo-normanna_e_le_cattedrali_di_Cefal%C3%B9_e_Monreale) | medium | 2099-12-31 | ## Image https://media.myitalia.it/media/city.palermo.v2.1600.jpg Author: Carlo Pelagalli. 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