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Regolamento Eng GIUGNO
Regolamento Eng GIUGNO
1. Subject
These general contractual conditions govern the purchase and the use of the Tickets for the Duomo Monumental
Complex and the Places of Interest, as well as the rules of conduct that shall be complied with when visiting the
aforementioned locations.
2. Definitions
The following definitions shall apply to this document, it being understood that plural definitions shall also apply
to the relevant singular term and vice-versa:
Ticket Purchaser: the person who purchases the Ticket directly from the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo or
an Authorised Reseller.
Ticket Office: office responsible for selling entry tickets to get into the various Places of Interest of the
Duomo Monumental Complex.
Ticket/s: valid document/s whose production enables the Ticket Purchaser/Visitor to access the Duomo
Monumental Complex or - separately - the Cathedral, the Baptistery of San Giovanni alle Fonti, the Terraces
and the Museum of the Cathedral. It/They is/are the only Contract between the Veneranda Fabbrica del
Duomo and the Ticket Purchaser or Visitor.
Duomo Monumental Complex: all Places of Interest that can be visited, i.e. the Cathedral, the Baptistery of
San Giovanni alle Fonti, the Museo del Duomo, the Terraces, the Baptistery of Santo Stefano, the Church of
Santa Maria Annunciata in Camposanto and the Church of San Gottardo in Corte.
Contract: it means the present document, which, together with the provisions published on the website and
posted on the Cathedral, the Baptistery of San Giovanni alle Fonti, the Museo del Duomo, the Terraces, the
Baptistery of Santo Stefano, the Church of Santa Maria Annunciata in Camposanto and the Church of San
Gottardo in Corte, establishes the rules that govern the access to and the fruition of the Duomo Monumental
Complex.
Place of Interest: the Cathedral, the Baptistery of San Giovanni alle Fonti, the Museo del Duomo, the
Terraces, the Baptistery of Santo Stefano, the Church of Santa Maria Annunciata in Camposanto and the
Church of San Gottardo.
Visitor: the Ticket Purchaser and/or whoever presents the Ticket to access the Duomo Monumental Complex
or one of the Places of Interest that constitutes it and exercises any right under this Contract.
Group: for Group access, group numbers can range from a minimum of 5 to a maximum of 50 individuals,
excluding the group or tourist guide. Groups may be school, religious or tourist.
Public: individuals and groups who purchase Tickets for personal use.
Authorised Reseller: subject appointed by the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo pursuant to the Ticket
Resale Contract and who, therefore, is authorised to sell Tickets to the public(TicketOne S.p.A. - Registered
Office: Via Vittor Pisani, 19 - 20124 Milan - Share Capital € 4,998,701.59 VAT no. 12471480157
Registered in the Milan Companies' Register with no.: 1558633 - Telephone +3902392261 Fax
+39023922670, or every other reseller identified by the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano in the
online platforms which are considered more appropriated for the ticket’s sale and the Visitors Services, such
as Audioguides and Guided Tours)
Website: the www.duomomilano.it official website.
Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo: Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano, established in 1387 by Gian
Galeazzo Visconti, is the historical organisation responsible for preserving and restoring the Cathedral. For
over six hundred years, it has been working on the preservation and architectural and artistic restauration of
Milan Cathedral, it has been coordinating management activities, acting as a custodian for liturgical activity
and guaranteeing the enhancement and promotion of the extraordinary artistic, cultural and historical heritage
that Milan's symbol possesses and expresses.
Fabbrica Servizi: company that manages a number of services, including the ticketing service, on behalf of
the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo.
3. TICKETS
3.1 To access and visit the Duomo Monumental Complex or one of its Places of Interest it is necessary to hold a
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valid Ticket, which must be kept for the entire period of the visit and validated at the exit. Only tickets
purchased through the website, one of the authorised ticket offices or the Authorised Reseller or other
subjects duly authorised to sell the tickets by the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo shall be deemed valid. The
opening hours of authorised ticket offices are the following:
TICKET OFFICE 1
(Sala delle Colonne, Piazza del Duomo, 14/a )
Opening hours: every day (except 25th December) from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm
Opening hours: Winter opening times (November-April): 9.30 am - 5.15 pm. Summer opening times (May-
October): 9.00 am - 5.45 pm
TICKET OFFICE 2
(Palazzo Reale - Piazza del Duomo, 12 at the Grande Museo del Duomo)
Opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday from 8.45 am to 6 pm. Last ticket 5.00 pm
Closed on Wednesday
If the ticket is either purchased from unauthorised Third Parties or stolen, forged, illegible (for reasons that
are not the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo's responsibility) copied or obtained in breach of this Contract, the
Visitor:
If he/she is at the entrance, he/she will not have access to the Duomo Monumental Complex and/or the
Place of Interst;
If he/she is already inside the Duomo Monumental Complex and/or in a Place of Interest, he/she will be
escorted to the exit.
3.2 With respect to the above, a Ticket may not be sold on for commercial gain, exchanged with another Ticket or
delivered for commercial, advertising or promotional aims (such as, for instance, contest prizes, etc.) without
obtaining the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo's prior written consent.
3.3 The Visitor may access the website, contact the Duomo Info Point (at its office in Milan, Piazza Duomo no. 18,
telephone 02-72023375) to find out about opening hours and possible date and time changes or any other
elements regarding the opening of the Duomo Monumental Complex.
expired and/or illegible. This list is intended to be illustrative and not limiting.
5.6 Tickets are purchasable in advance; once the payment has been confirmed, they will not be changeable or
refundable even in the eventuality that the Visitor decides not to visit the Duomo Monumental Complex for
personal reasons, such as organizational ones and/or waiting timing (these reasons are intended to be
illustrative and not limiting).
6. Payment methods
6.1 Tickets may be purchased at Ticket Offices using cash, debit or credit card.
6.2 The ticket may be paid even through the Website and the Authorised Seller.
6.3 Other payment methods will have to be specifically agreed with the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di
Milano by submitting an e-mail request to the address: info@duomomilano.it.
7. Code of conduct
7.1 The Visitor must comply with the Code of Conduct posted at the entrance of and inside the Duomo
Monumental Complex and a Place of Interest, which is also published on the website. Furthermore, he/she
must comply with the guidelines that the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo or Public Security Authorities shall
deem necessary to implement from time to time for technical and/or organisational reasons.
7.2 Visitors are not allowed to stay in the Duomo Monumental Complex and in the Place of Interest for a period
of time longer than the one here indicated or by site staff:
7.3 In order to access the Duomo Monumental Complex, the Visitor will have to be dressed appropriately.
7.4 To enter the Duomo Monumental Complex, all groups must book a day and time slot in advance through the
website's booking section.
7.5 Bookings may be subject to cancellation due to the services’ celebration or other extraordinary and
organisational reasons of the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo. Any changing shall be notified as soon as
feasible by service personnel via e-mail or using the contacts methods notified at the time of booking.
7.6 It is possible to change or cancel the booking on the website www.booking.duomomilano.it or by contacting
the Group Office via e-mail at the email address: booking@duomomilano.it.
7.7 For their own safety, Visitors are invited to exercise due care inside the Duomo Monumental Complex and
comply with notices as well as the Code of Conduct shown near every Place of Interest. Veneranda Fabbrica
del Duomo may not be held liable for the consequences of careless or negligent behaviour on the part of the
Visitor.
7.8 The Visitor gives his/her consent to security checks prior to the visit. Security checks may also include
limited frisking of the Visitor and inspection of his/her luggage and/or other personal belongings. Such
preventive measures are decided at the discretion of Public Security Authority representatives responsible for
monitoring access and safeguarding Visitors' security and safety, whose orders does not depend on the
Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo’s will.
7.9 To access the Terraces, people with motor and/or mental disabilities must be attended by a companion.
7.10 In order to access and visit the Duomo Monumental Complex and the Place of Interest,
the Visitor must comply with the following provisions:
7.11 Inside the Duomo Monumental Complex, it is not allowed to introduce the
following objects and/or objects of the same kind or type, in order to be illustrative and not limiting:
guns, fire arms, explosive devices, explosive material, fireworks, smoke candles, torches, toy weapons,
reproduction and imitation weapons that could be mistaken for real ones, compressed-air or carbon
dioxide weapons such as guns, pellet weapons, carabines and ball guns, flare guns and starter guns, bows,
crossbows and arrows, harpoon throwers and spear guns, slings and catapults; neutralising devices such as
stun rifles, teaser guns and electric-shock bastons, devices for stunning and killing animals; chemical, gas
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and spray substances capable of debilitating of paralysing effects, such as pepper spray, tear gas, acids and
animal repellents; cutting devices such as axes, swords, sabres, hatchets and cleavers, ice axes and ice
picks, razor blades, Stanley knives, knives, scissors, excluding: nail clippers and files, small and small
rounded toe scissors, eyelash curler, everything which is contained in small travel beauty cases, winter
umbrellas and summer parasols; objects with a sharp end, martial arts equipment with a sharp point or a
sharp edge; helmets of any type, even if hand-held, adjustable photo sticks, laser pointers, balloons,
musical instruments (drums, trumpets, musical instruments of any kind) loudspeakers and other PA system
or amplifiers; drugs, poisons, harmful substances, flammable materials excluding sanitizing gel products
for personal use every kind of deodorant in size of 100 gr/169 ml ca., lighters, perfumers of a maximum
size of 50 ml (half measure), hairclips and brooches, paint or other staining material, excluding writing
and drawing instruments, food and drink of any kind, excluding medicines contained in glass boxes;
animals, including small ones;
banners, signs, horizontal banners, flags, documents, drawings, printed or written material, signs and
symbols containing propaganda for political, ideological or religious doctrines
7.12 Inside the Duomo Monumental Complex, the following behaviours are absolutely forbidden:
any behaviour that may cause an hazard and/or jeopardise the safety of the Visitors or others;
any behaviour that may cause an hazard and/or endanger the artworks, the architectural and
archaeological structures;
to touch and/or damage the artworks, the architectural and archaeological structures;
any behaviour that constitutes a breach of public order and/or decency according to the judgement of
Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo, including, for instance: smoking, using telephone, gambling, collecting
money in an unauthorised way, carrying out promotional activities both as an individual and as a group,
organising political, sports or recreational activities, sunbathing on the Terraces or in the churchyard,
wearing masks;
the sale of goods by unauthorised subjects or in unauthorised places; unauthorised sale of Tickets;
the unauthorised transmission and/or recording of data, for commercial purposes, using cellular
telephones or other devices (video cameras, cameras, recorders, etc.);
the access of unauthorised reporters and journalists with recording devices, video cameras and/or
cameras;
to access or to attempt the access to reserved areas;
the request for money or other goods without authorisation (for instance: beggars, musicians or singers at
the entrance of or inside the Cathedral, the Terraces and the Duomo Museum);
the access to the entire Monumental Complex in gown or suit (for instance: bridal gown, tail-coat, tight
etc) inside the Cathedral, Terraces and in the churchyard, except for weddings celebrated in the Cathedral
or in occasion of events or ceremony with Sacrament organized by the Duomo; every kind of
photographic or video shooting in the Cathedral, on the Terraces and in the churchyard;
to enter to the Monumental Complex wearing footwear with metallic sole or other materials that could be
dangerous for the ancient floor (for example: bike shoes, crampons, football shoes).
booking it online through the booking section of the website. If the group already has its own amplification
system (radioguides) can use it within the Monumental Complex.
9.2 Entry with pushchairs and prams is permitted in the Cathedral.
entry to the San Giovanni alle Fonti and the Baptistery of Santo Stefano alle Fonti baptismal font;
Visitors are not allowed to stay on the original floor structure of the Baptistery of San Giovanni alle Fonti
with chairs that can only be positioned in new areas with marble flooring (with prior authorisation of the
Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo).
not to disturb the quiet of other Visitors, maintaining a moderate tone of voice and activing the telephone’s
silent mode;
to pre-deposit luggage, bags, big backpacks and umbrellas, which must be collected at the end of the visit.
12.2 Booking and hiring microphone systems is compulsory for all groups comprising 5 or more individuals up to
a maximum of 50 individuals, excluding the tour guide and group leader. Children below 6 years are not
included.
12.3 To access the Cathedral, groups must be equipped with technology supplied by the Veneranda Fabbrica del
Duomo or their own equipment.
12.4 Groups without a leader may hire audio guides, now available in Italian, English, French, Spanish, German,
Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese;
12.5 The microphone system must be booked - if the Veneranda Fabbrica's technology is used - or notified - if the
group uses its own system - on www.duomomilano.it, under the booking section;
12.6 In order to be able to use the microphone system, it’s necessary to print the voucher and the confirmation
you’ll receive once you have completed the mandatory booking and to show them to the Group Visits Point
to the right side of the Cathedral's entrance, near the beginning of the Building Site and the low south
churchyard
12.7 Veneranda Fabbrica is not responsible for the eventual loss of the microphone system, for which there will be
a 90,00 Euros penality to be paid on site, at the Group Office.
Monday to Friday: from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm. Last rental at 4.30 pm.
Saturday: from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm. Last rental at 2.30 pm.
Sunday: closed
12.9 Only groups organized by the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo have priority access to the Cathedral, the
Museum and Terraces. Public security or safety reasons may force the Veneranda Fabbrica not to guarantee the
priority access.
13. Fees
13.1 Radioguides:
Tourist groups:
The cost of the service is 2.50€/p.p. (fee including single-use earphone protection).
Free of charge: children below 6 years of age (who, moreover, are not counted as being part of the group),
disabled people and their companions, tourist guides or tour leaders do not have to pay any fees.
Accompanied children under the age of 6 have no obligation to use a radio/audio-guide
13.2 Audioguides:
- € 6,00 for each rental of audioguide systems of the Duomo and Museum for individuals (Reduced-price);
- € 5,00 for each rental of audioguide systems of the Duomo or Museum for individuals (reduction);
- € 4,00 for each rental of audioguide systems of the Duomo or Museum for groups;
- € 9,00 for each rental of audioguide systems of the Duomo and Museum for individuals;
- € 6,50 for each rental of audioguide systems of the Duomo and Museum for groups;
- € 4,50 for each rental of audioguide systems with holiday packages;
- € 3,00 for each rental of audioguide systems of the Duomo and Museum for religious groups or school
groups
14.9 For the archaeological site recordings – Baptistery of San Giovanni alle Fonti and Santa Tecla and the
Baptistery of Santo Stefano – it is necessary to obtain the authorisation of the Archaeological Heritage
Department.
14.10 To request the authorisation to use images that have already been taken, please write to
archivio@duomomilano.it.
14.11 Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo reserves the right to assert its rights against any breach of this Contract, by
levying fines where appropriate.
16.6 With respect to the provision of some services, the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo does not ask users to
reveal their age and/or is not in a position to find out user's age. Therefore, users that are yet to turn 18 are
invited not to communicate their personal data under any circumstance without the permission of one of their
parents.
16.7 Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo reserves the right to block access to its Services to any User who has hidden
the fact that he/she is under age or who has provided his/her personal data without his/her parent consent
even if he/she is below 18 years of age.
16.8 We warn all Visitors that the Duomo Monumental Complex is under video surveillance, for the public and
the artworks’ safety, in compliance with the Privacy Act. It’s possible to consult the extensive information
about the processing of personal data on the website www.duomomilano.it.
reservations or exceptions.