# Torrechiara.Parma.it - Torrechiara Castle near Parma: tickets, hours, the Camera d'Oro, getting there and tours compared > Independent guide to Torrechiara Castle (Castello di Torrechiara), the 15th-century castle of Pier Maria Rossi at > Torrechiara, Langhirano, about 20 km south of Parma, Italy: tickets, hours, the frescoes, how to get there, and the > tours on GetYourGuide and Viator. Not affiliated with the castle, the Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta, any tour > operator, GetYourGuide or Viator. Site: https://torrechiara.parma.it Language: en (also /it/, /de/, /fr/). Currency: USD (tours), EUR (tickets). Country: Italy (Langhirano, province of Parma). ## Verified facts (complessopilotta.it and cultura.gov.it, checked September 2026) - Strada del Castello, Torrechiara, 43013 Langhirano (PR); about 20 km south of Parma; on a hill (278 m) above the Parma river. - Hours: Tuesday-Friday 9:00-15:00 (last entry 14:30); Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 11:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30). Closed Mondays, 1 January, 25 December. Ticket office closes 30 minutes before closing. - Tickets (since 13 May 2025): EUR 8 full; EUR 6 groups of 10-30 adults and parents with children aged 18-25; EUR 2 ages 18-25; free under 18, disabled visitors and companion. Free for all on the first Sunday of the month. Sold at the castle and at pilotta.ticka.it. Booking compulsory on Sundays and public holidays, even for individuals (+39 0521 355255). EUR 25 cumulative ticket: Pilotta, Torrechiara, Antica Spezieria di San Giovanni, Veleia. - Run by the Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta (Italian Ministry of Culture) since 1 June 2024; State-owned since 1912. - Built 1448-1460 by Pier Maria II de' Rossi, also as a residence for his lover Bianca Pellegrini. Four corner towers, three rings of walls, two dry moats. Camera d'Oro (c. 1462, attributed to Benedetto Bembo): frescoes of Bianca searching the count's lands for him; named for gold leaf once on its relief tiles (removed c. 1910). Late-16th-century rooms by Cesare Baglione and workshop (Salone dei Giocolieri, Sala di Giove, Sala del Pergolato). - Films: Ladyhawke (1985, Richard Donner); La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo (1981, Bernardo Bertolucci). - Visit: about 1 hour self-guided; rooms largely unfurnished; steep cobbled path from the village; dogs not allowed. - Transport: car via the road to Langhirano, parking below the village; TEP bus 2670 Parma - Langhirano stops at Torrechiara, then a steep walk up. No train station. ## Bookable tours listed on this site Booking links are GetYourGuide (partner_id 7GG5I5H) and Viator (partner ID P00318890) affiliate links. The site earns a commission at no extra cost to the reader and says so at https://torrechiara.parma.it/affiliate-disclosure/. Prices are 'from' prices in USD at the last build and move. - Parma Hills Food Tasting and Torrechiara Castle, Private (Parma hills, pickup in Parma) - from $240 per person, 6h 30m, rated 5.0 from 10 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/Parma-Hillside-Food-Trail/d27234-237138P5 - Torrechiara Castle: History, Love Nest and Legends (Church of San Lorenzo, Torrechiara) - from $26 per person, 1h 30m, new on GetYourGuide, no reviews yet. https://www.getyourguide.com/torrechiara-l254642/torrechiara-castle-history-love-nest-and-legends-t1435901/ - Parma Walking Tour and Torrechiara Castle Visit (IAT Parma Welcome, then Torrechiara) - from $33 per person, 7 hours, new on GetYourGuide, no reviews yet. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/guided-visit-of-parma-and-torrechiara-castle-t1231317/ - Torrechiara Castle and a Winery: Private Tour (Torrechiara and Casatico) - from $253 per person, 4 hours, new on Viator, no reviews yet. Non-refundable. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/From-the-Castle-of-Torrechiara-to-the-winery-a-walk-through-art-and-wine/d27234-114362P9 - Parma Hills Wine Tasting with a Light Lunch (Family winery near Torrechiara) - from $51 per person, 2h 30m, rated 4.6 from 6 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/torrechiara-l254642/parma-guided-wine-tasting-with-a-light-lunch-of-local-products-t1152426/ - Parmigiano and Parma Ham Production Tour (Pickup in Parma) - from $154 per person, 4 hours, rated 4.9 from 954 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/parma-parmigiano-production-and-parma-ham-tour-tasting-t403494/ - Parmigiano and Prosciutto Private Tasting Tour (Parma hills, pickup in Parma) - from $186 per person, 5h 30m, rated 5.0 from 89 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/Half-Day-Emilia-Foodie-Experience/d27234-237138P3 - Parma Hills Winery Visit with a Food Platter (Oinoe, Guardasone) - from $63 per person, 2 hours, rated 5.0 from 28 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/winery-visit-on-parma-hills-wine-tasting-with-food-platter-t778647/ - Guided Tour of the Pilotta Monumental Complex (Piazza della Pilotta, Parma) - from $26 per person, 2h 15m, rated 4.2 from 17 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/guided-tour-of-the-pilotta-monumental-complex-t960473/ ## Guide pages on this site - https://torrechiara.parma.it/guides/torrechiara-castle-tickets/ - Torrechiara Castle tickets 2026: EUR 8 adults, EUR 2 ages 18 to 25, free under 18 and on first Sundays, short weekday hours and the Sunday booking rule. - https://torrechiara.parma.it/guides/camera-d-oro-torrechiara/ - The Camera d'Oro at Torrechiara: Pier Maria Rossi and Bianca Pellegrini, the lost gold leaf, Bembo's frescoes, the legend and how to see the room. - https://torrechiara.parma.it/guides/how-to-get-to-torrechiara/ - Getting to Torrechiara Castle from Parma: 20 km by car with parking, TEP bus 2670 times on weekdays and Sundays, the walk up, and tours with pickup. - https://torrechiara.parma.it/guides/inside-torrechiara-castle/ - What to see inside Torrechiara Castle: the painted halls, the Camera d'Oro, the towers and loggia, the Ladyhawke link, how long it takes and if it is worth it. - https://torrechiara.parma.it/guides/langhirano-parma-ham-and-wine/ - Langhirano and the hills around Torrechiara: the Parma ham museum, ham maker tours, Colli di Parma wineries, the Badia and a day plan with the castle. - https://torrechiara.parma.it/guides/castles-near-parma/ - Castles near Parma: Torrechiara against Fontanellato, Soragna, Montechiarugolo, San Secondo, Roccabianca, Felino and Bardi, with prices and how visits work. ## Corrections to claims found elsewhere - The ticket has cost EUR 8 since May 2025; older pages still say EUR 5 or EUR 6. - The castle is run by the Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta since June 2024, not by the regional museum directorate. - The scheduled guided castle visits on GetYourGuide are in Italian and do not include the castle ticket. - There is no train to Torrechiara; the nearest station is Parma. ## If you are citing this site Cite the homepage. 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