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Free museum days in Europe: when entry costs nothing
19 of the 90 European museums and sites we've checked let everyone in free on certain days. Here's when, taken from each official website, with every free date for the next twelve months. Updated October 2026.
Free days for all19
Checked in Europe90
Free dates ahead38
The regular free days
Free days are the busiest of the month: arrive early, and book a slot where one is needed.
On the first Sunday of the month
- Mont-Saint-Michel AbbeyMont-Saint-Michel, FranceFirst Sunday of January, February, March, November and DecemberAdult ticket €16
- Musée d'OrsayParis, FranceFirst Sunday of the month: booking a time slot is requiredAdult ticket €16
- Palace of VersaillesVersailles, FranceFirst Sunday of the month from December to March: book a time slot for the PalaceAdult ticket €35
- Sainte-ChapelleParis, FranceFirst Sunday of January, February, March, November and DecemberAdult ticket €22
- ColosseumRome, ItalyFirst Sunday of the monthAdult ticket €18
- Galleria dell'AccademiaFlorence, ItalyFirst Sunday of the month: no bookings, queue at the gateAdult ticket €20
- PantheonRome, ItalyFirst Sunday of the month: free tickets at the door only, no online bookingAdult ticket €7
- Pitti Palace and Boboli GardensFlorence, ItalyFirst Sunday of the monthAdult ticket €22
- PompeiiPompei, ItalyFirst Sunday of the monthAdult ticket €20
- Uffizi GalleryFlorence, ItalyFirst Sunday of the month (no bookings that day)Adult ticket €25
On the last Sunday of the month
- Vatican MuseumsVatican CityLast Sunday of the month, 9am to 2pm (last entry 12:30pm), unless it falls on Easter Sunday, 29 June, or 25, 26 or 31 DecemberAdult ticket €20
On the last weekend of the month
- AcropolisAthens, GreeceThe last weekend of SeptemberAdult ticket €30
On the first Friday of the month
- LouvreParis, FranceFirst Friday of the month after 6pm, except in July and AugustAdult ticket €32
On set days of the year
- LouvreParis, France14 JulyAdult ticket €32
- AcropolisAthens, Greece6 March, 18 April, 18 May and 28 OctoberAdult ticket €30
- Galleria dell'AccademiaFlorence, Italy25 April, 2 June and 4 November 2026: no bookings, queue at the gateAdult ticket €20
- Prado MuseumMadrid, Spain12 October, Spain's National Day, from 2pm to 7pmAdult ticket €15
At other times
- Mont-Saint-Michel AbbeyMont-Saint-Michel, FranceThe European Heritage DaysAdult ticket €16
- ColosseumRome, ItalyOther national free-admission daysAdult ticket €18
- Florence Cathedral and Brunelleschi's DomeFlorence, ItalyEvery day: the Cathedral itself is free to enter, with no ticket (the passes cover the other monuments)Adult ticket €30
- PantheonRome, ItalyDuring Mass: 5pm on Saturdays and the eve of holidays, 10:30am on Sundays and holidaysAdult ticket €7
- Wawel Royal CastleKraków, PolandMondays, 10am to 4pm: some exhibitions, with a limited number of free ticketsAdult ticket 95 PLN
- Wawel Royal CastleKraków, PolandEvery day through 'Free November' 2026: several exhibitions, with tickets from a week aheadAdult ticket 95 PLN
- Mosque-Cathedral of CórdobaCórdoba, SpainMonday to Saturday, from 8:30 to 9:30am (no groups)Adult ticket €15
- Prado MuseumMadrid, SpainEvery day, in the last two hours before closing (the collection; half price for temporary exhibitions)Adult ticket €15
- Royal Alcázar of SevilleSeville, SpainFree public visits, at times the Alcázar setsAdult ticket €15.50
- Seville Cathedral and the GiraldaSeville, SpainSundays (not holidays) from 4:30 to 6pm, booked online aheadAdult ticket €13
Free days, month by month
From 10 October 2026. Rules can change at short notice, so check the official site, linked from each attraction's page, before you go.
October 2026
- Mon 12Prado Museum 2pm to 7pm
- Sun 25Vatican Museums 9am to 2pm
- Wed 28Acropolis
November 2026
- Sun 1Colosseum, Galleria dell'Accademia, Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey, Musée d'Orsay, Pantheon, Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens, Pompeii, Sainte-Chapelle, Uffizi Gallery
- Wed 4Galleria dell'Accademia
- Fri 6Louvre after 6pm
- Sun 29Vatican Museums 9am to 2pm
December 2026
- Fri 4Louvre after 6pm
- Sun 6Colosseum, Galleria dell'Accademia, Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey, Musée d'Orsay, Palace of Versailles, Pantheon, Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens, Pompeii, Sainte-Chapelle, Uffizi Gallery
- Sun 27Vatican Museums 9am to 2pm
January 2027
February 2027
- Fri 5Louvre after 6pm
- Sun 7Colosseum, Galleria dell'Accademia, Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey, Musée d'Orsay, Palace of Versailles, Pantheon, Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens, Pompeii, Sainte-Chapelle, Uffizi Gallery
- Sun 28Vatican Museums 9am to 2pm
March 2027
April 2027
- Fri 2Louvre after 6pm
- Sun 4Colosseum, Galleria dell'Accademia, Musée d'Orsay, Pantheon, Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens, Pompeii, Uffizi Gallery
- Sun 18Acropolis
- Sun 25Vatican Museums 9am to 2pm
May 2027
- Sun 2Colosseum, Galleria dell'Accademia, Musée d'Orsay, Pantheon, Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens, Pompeii, Uffizi Gallery
- Fri 7Louvre after 6pm
- Tue 18Acropolis
- Sun 30Vatican Museums 9am to 2pm
June 2027
- Fri 4Louvre after 6pm
- Sun 6Colosseum, Galleria dell'Accademia, Musée d'Orsay, Pantheon, Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens, Pompeii, Uffizi Gallery
- Sun 27Vatican Museums 9am to 2pm
July 2027
- Sun 4Colosseum, Galleria dell'Accademia, Musée d'Orsay, Pantheon, Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens, Pompeii, Uffizi Gallery
- Wed 14Louvre
- Sun 25Vatican Museums 9am to 2pm
August 2027
- Sun 1Colosseum, Galleria dell'Accademia, Musée d'Orsay, Pantheon, Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens, Pompeii, Uffizi Gallery
- Sun 29Vatican Museums 9am to 2pm
September 2027
- Fri 3Louvre after 6pm
- Sun 5Colosseum, Galleria dell'Accademia, Musée d'Orsay, Pantheon, Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens, Pompeii, Uffizi Gallery
- Sat 25Acropolis
- Sun 26Acropolis, Vatican Museums 9am to 2pm
Who goes free every day
Children, young Europeans and disabled visitors often go free all year. Here's each attraction's rule.
| Attraction | Free entry |
|---|---|
| Belfry of Bruges Bruges, Belgium | Children under 7. |
| Dubrovnik City Walls Dubrovnik, Croatia | Children aged 6 and under. |
| Plitvice Lakes National Park Plitvička Jezera, Croatia | Children under 7, disabled visitors (over 50%) and visitors with walking difficulties, and their companion. |
| Český Krumlov Castle Český Krumlov, Czechia | Children up to 5. |
| Carcassonne Castle and Ramparts Carcassonne, France | Under 18s (not in groups); EU nationals aged 18 to 25 (and non-EU residents of France of that age); disabled visitors and a companion; jobseekers with proof. |
| Château de Chambord Chambord, France | Under 18s, EU citizens and long-term EU residents under 26, and disabled visitors with one companion. |
| Eiffel Tower Paris, France | Children under 4 (they still need a free ticket). Disabled visitors and one companion pay the child rate. |
| Louvre Paris, France | Under 18s, and EEA citizens and residents under 26. Everyone on the first Friday of the month after 6pm (not July or August) and on 14 July. Also disabled visitors and one companion. |
| Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey Mont-Saint-Michel, France | Under 18s with their family; EU citizens aged 18 to 25 (and non-EU residents of France of that age); disabled visitors with the Mobility Inclusion Card and one companion; jobseekers with proof. Everyone on the first Sunday of January, February, March, November and December, and on the European Heritage Days. |
| Musée d'Orsay Paris, France | Under 18s, and EEA residents under 26. Everyone on the first Sunday of the month (booking a time slot is required). Also disabled visitors and one companion. |
| Notre-Dame Towers Paris, France | Under 18s (with an adult); EU nationals aged 18 to 25 (and non-EU residents of France of that age); disabled visitors and a companion; jobseekers with proof. Everyone on the first Sunday of January, February, March, November and December. Free tickets still need a booked time slot. |
| Palace of Versailles Versailles, France | Under 18s, and EU residents under 26 (book a free time slot for the Palace). Everyone on the first Sunday of the month from December to March. Also disabled visitors and one companion. The gardens are free except on Musical Fountains and Musical Gardens days. |
| Palais des Papes Avignon, France | Children under 10. Avignon residents go free on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. |
| Pont du Gard Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France | The bridge and grounds are free for everyone. The museum areas are free for under 18s, students (with their family) and disabled visitors. |
| Sainte-Chapelle Paris, France | Under 18s; EU nationals aged 18 to 25 (and non-EU residents of France of that age); disabled visitors and one companion; jobseekers with proof. Everyone on the first Sunday of January, February, March, November and December. |
| Cologne Cathedral Cologne, Germany | Children aged 13 and under, and severely disabled visitors (with a companion if their pass is marked B). No ticket is needed for services, prayer or to light a candle: use the North Portal entrance facing the station. |
| Linderhof Palace Ettal, Germany | Under 18s, and school students over 18 with a student card. Under 14s must be with an adult. The other park buildings (Moroccan House, Hunding's Hut, Gurnemanz Hermitage) need no ticket; the Moorish Kiosk is under scaffolding until 2028. |
| Museum Island, Berlin Berlin, Germany | Under 18s (with a free ticket from the counter or online), and a companion required by a severely disabled visitor's pass. |
| Neuschwanstein Castle Schwangau, Germany | Under 18s (they still need a free ticket), and school students over 18 with a student card. Under 14s must be with an adult. |
| Acropolis Athens, Greece | Everyone on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September and 28 October. |
| Ancient Olympia Olympia, Greece | Everyone on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September, 28 October, and the first and third Sunday of each month from November to March. |
| Delphi Delphi, Greece | Everyone on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September, 28 October, and the first and third Sunday of each month from November to March. |
| Epidaurus Lygourio, Greece | Everyone on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September, 28 October, and the first and third Sunday of each month from November to March. |
| Knossos Heraklion, Greece | Everyone on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September and 28 October. |
| Mycenae Mykines, Greece | Everyone on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September, 28 October, and the first and third Sunday of each month from November to March. |
| Palace of the Grand Master, Rhodes Rhodes, Greece | Everyone on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September, 28 October, and the first and third Sunday of each month from November to March. |
| Colosseum Rome, Italy | First Sunday of every month, and other national free-admission days |
| Doge's Palace Venice, Italy | Children up to 5, disabled visitors with a helper, and Venice residents. Reduced prices for students aged 15 to 25, over 65s and ISIC card holders, and for every paying member of a family of two adults with at least one child up to 16. |
| Florence Cathedral and Brunelleschi's Dome Florence, Italy | The Cathedral itself is free to enter, with no ticket. The passes are free for children under 7, and for disabled visitors (and possibly a carer) on checking their documents. |
| Galleria dell'Accademia Florence, Italy | Under 18s. Everyone on the first Sunday of every month, and on 25 April, 2 June and 4 November 2026 (no bookings on free days: queue at the gate). |
| Herculaneum Ercolano, Italy | Everyone on the first Sunday of the month and on 25 April, 2 June and 4 November (free tickets at the ticket office on the day; no booking). Other free entry follows Italy's state museum rules. |
| Palazzo Vecchio Florence, Italy | Under 18s. |
| Pantheon Rome, Italy | Under 18s, residents of the city of Rome, and everyone on the first Sunday of the month (no online booking then: one queue for free tickets at the door). Entry is also free during Mass (5pm Saturdays and the eve of holidays, 10:30am Sundays and holidays). |
| Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens Florence, Italy | Under 18s of any nationality, and disabled visitors with one companion. Everyone on the first Sunday of the month. |
| Pompeii Pompei, Italy | Everyone on the first Sunday of the month. EU citizens aged 18 to 24 pay €2 for any ticket (€10 for the MyPompeii card). |
| Royal Palace of Caserta Caserta, Italy | Everyone on the first Sunday of the month and other free days (tickets still needed). |
| Siena Cathedral Siena, Italy | Children up to 6, disabled visitors with a companion, and people born in or living in Siena. The Cathedral is always open for private prayer through the Porta del Perdono. |
| St Mark's Basilica Venice, Italy | Children under 11, disabled visitors and a companion, and residents of Venice and the diocese's other towns (not for the Bell Tower). Half price for ages 10 to 18, students up to 26 and over 65s. |
| The Last Supper (Cenacolo Vinciano) Milan, Italy | Under 18s, though they still need a booked ticket. Other free and reduced entry follows Italy's state museum rules. |
| Uffizi Gallery Florence, Italy | Under 18s of any nationality, and disabled visitors with one companion. Everyone on the first Sunday of the month (no bookings that day). |
| Valley of the Temples Agrigento, Italy | Everyone on the first Sunday of the month (in summer until 7pm; evening entry is paid). Other free entry follows the park's admission rules. |
| Anne Frank House Amsterdam, Netherlands | No one goes completely free: every visitor, children included, needs a ticket with a €1 booking fee. Student cards and the I amsterdam City Card give no discount. |
| Kinderdijk Windmills Kinderdijk, Netherlands | Children up to 3. |
| Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Oświęcim, Poland | Entry to both Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau is free. A fee is charged only for a guided tour with one of the Memorial's educators (about 3½ hours, with a headset and the shuttle between the two sites); its price is shown when booking. Concessions on guided tours for pupils and students up to 26, over 75s and disabled visitors. |
| Wawel Royal Castle Kraków, Poland | On Mondays (10am to 4pm) some exhibitions are free, with a limited number of free tickets; in October and December these are the Castle's 2nd floor and the Crown Treasury. Through 'Free November' 2026 several exhibitions are free every day, with tickets from the ticket office or online a week ahead. |
| Wieliczka Salt Mine Wieliczka, Poland | Children under 4 (they need a free pass). |
| Belém Tower Lisbon, Portugal | Children up to 12, Portuguese nationals and residents of Portugal (the 'Acesso 52' scheme), EU-resident jobseekers with proof, and disabled visitors (60% or more) with one companion. |
| Jerónimos Monastery Lisbon, Portugal | Children up to 12, Portuguese nationals and residents of Portugal (the 'Acesso 52' scheme), EU-resident jobseekers with proof, and disabled visitors (60% or more) with one companion. |
| Pena Palace Sintra, Portugal | Children under 6. |
| Quinta da Regaleira Sintra, Portugal | Children up to 5 (they still need a ticket), and Sintra residents with proof. |
| Catherine Palace Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), Russia | Children under 7 (they still need a free ticket). Ages 7 to 17 go free on the third Sunday of each month. |
| Peterhof St Petersburg, Russia | Discounts and free entry for the groups listed on the museum's site; bring a passport or birth certificate and proof of eligibility. |
| St Basil's Cathedral Moscow, Russia | Children under 7, clergy and individual pilgrims. The cathedral (the Pokrovsky Cathedral, run by the State Historical Museum) isn't accessible by wheelchair. |
| Alcázar of Segovia Segovia, Spain | Children under 6. EU citizens on Tuesdays from 2 to 4pm (palace and museum, at the ticket office, not on holidays). |
| Alhambra Granada, Spain | Children under 12 (ticket still needed, booked with the others). Reduced prices for EU citizens over 65, Youth Card holders and people with a disability of 33% or more. |
| Casa Batlló Barcelona, Spain | Children up to 12 with an adult, and a disabled visitor's companion. €6 off for ages 13 to 17, students and disabled visitors; €3 off for over 65s. |
| Casa Milà (La Pedrera) Barcelona, Spain | Children under 12, and disabled visitors (65% or more). Reduced prices on some visits for ages 12 to 17, over 65s, students, disabled visitors and their companions, and Catalonia residents. |
| Monastery of El Escorial San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain | Children under 5; large families, disabled visitors (and an essential companion). Everyone on 18 May and 12 October. The Basilica needs no ticket. The Painting and Architecture Museums are free until 31 December 2026. |
| Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba Córdoba, Spain | Children under 10, people born or living in the diocese of Córdoba, and disabled visitors (over 64%) with one companion. Monday to Saturday, entry is free from 8:30 to 9:30am (no groups). |
| Park Güell Barcelona, Spain | Children up to 6 (they still need a free ticket), disabled visitors (a companion pays €13.50), Targeta Rosa holders, and Barcelona residents registered with the Passi Verd. |
| Prado Museum Madrid, Spain | Everyone in the last two hours before closing (the collection; half price for temporary exhibitions). Free all afternoon on 12 October, Spain's National Day (2pm to 7pm). |
| Royal Alcázar of Seville Seville, Spain | Children up to 13 with an adult, people born or living in Seville, and disabled visitors (over 33%) with one companion; a free ticket is still needed. There are also free public visits at times the Alcázar sets. |
| Seville Cathedral and the Giralda Seville, Spain | Children up to 13 with an adult, disabled visitors (over 65%), and unemployed Spanish nationals. Everyone on Sundays (not holidays) from 4:30 to 6pm, booked online ahead. |
| Toledo Cathedral Toledo, Spain | Children under 8 with family, people born in or living in Toledo, disabled visitors (over 64%) with one companion, and clergy. Residents of the Archdiocese of Toledo go free on Sundays. |
| Topkapı Palace Istanbul, Türkiye | Children up to 6. |
| Canterbury Cathedral Canterbury, United Kingdom | Anyone coming to a service or to pray in a chapel. Free tickets for Cathedral Pass holders (locals), Friends of the Cathedral, UK residents on Universal Credit or Pension Credit, students at Canterbury's universities and ARC holders. Concessions with proof. |
| Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Historic Scotland members and Explorer Pass holders, carers with disabled visitors, and serving British Armed Forces members. Young Scot card holders pay £1. |
| Giant's Causeway Visitor Experience Bushmills, United Kingdom | Children under 5, National Trust members and Neighbour Pass holders. |
| Kew Gardens London, United Kingdom | Children under 4, Kew and Wakehurst members, essential companions, and registered blind and partially sighted visitors. |
| Roman Baths Bath, United Kingdom | A carer or companion goes free with a ticket holder. Bath residents with a Discovery Card, and full-time students at Bath's universities and Bath College. UK visitors on Universal Credit, Pension Credit or ESA pay £1. |
| Stonehenge Amesbury, United Kingdom | English Heritage members, and National Trust (England) members, who book with the code G03ANZ. |
| Tower of London London, United Kingdom | Children under 5, and one carer or companion per disabled visitor. £1 tickets for people on Universal Credit and other named benefits (up to four per household), and for Tower Hamlets residents. |
| Westminster Abbey London, United Kingdom | Children up to 5. Concessions for disabled visitors and an essential companion, Universal Credit holders, Westminster residents, serving UK Armed Forces and NHS staff. Anyone may come to a service or for private prayer without a ticket. An online ticket can be upgraded free to an annual pass, for three visits for the price of one. |
| St Peter's Dome Vatican City | Children up to 6 with a parent, and disabled visitors (over 74%) with one companion. Children aged 7 to 17 pay a reduced price. |
| Vatican Museums Vatican City | Everyone on the last Sunday of the month, 9am to 2pm (not when it falls on Easter Sunday, 29 June, or 25, 26 or 31 December). Children under 7, and disabled visitors (67% or more) with a companion, issued at the entrance desks. |
We found no free days for everyone on the official sites of: Hofburg: Sisi Museum and Imperial Apartments, Vienna, Austria; Hohensalzburg Fortress, Salzburg, Austria; Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria; Belfry of Bruges, Bruges, Belgium; Dubrovnik City Walls, Dubrovnik, Croatia; Plitvice Lakes National Park, Plitvička Jezera, Croatia; Sedlec Ossuary, Kutná Hora, Czechia; Český Krumlov Castle, Český Krumlov, Czechia; Carcassonne Castle and Ramparts, Carcassonne, France; Château de Chambord, Chambord, France; Eiffel Tower, Paris, France; Notre-Dame Towers, Paris, France; Palais des Papes, Avignon, France; Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany; Linderhof Palace, Ettal, Germany; Museum Island, Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau, Germany; Sanssouci Palace, Potsdam, Germany; Ancient Olympia, Olympia, Greece; Delphi, Delphi, Greece; Epidaurus, Lygourio, Greece; Knossos, Heraklion, Greece; Mycenae, Mykines, Greece; Palace of the Grand Master, Rhodes, Rhodes, Greece; Cinque Terre Card, Cinque Terre, Italy; Doge's Palace, Venice, Italy; Herculaneum, Ercolano, Italy; Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy; Royal Palace of Caserta, Caserta, Italy; Siena Cathedral, Siena, Italy; St Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy; The Last Supper (Cenacolo Vinciano), Milan, Italy; Valley of the Temples, Agrigento, Italy; Anne Frank House, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Kinderdijk Windmills, Kinderdijk, Netherlands; Wieliczka Salt Mine, Wieliczka, Poland; Belém Tower, Lisbon, Portugal; Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal; Livraria Lello, Porto, Portugal; Pena Palace, Sintra, Portugal; Quinta da Regaleira, Sintra, Portugal; Catherine Palace, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), Russia; Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia; Peterhof, St Petersburg, Russia; St Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia; Alcázar of Segovia, Segovia, Spain; Alhambra, Granada, Spain; Casa Batlló, Barcelona, Spain; Casa Milà (La Pedrera), Barcelona, Spain; Monastery of El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain; Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona, Spain; Park Güell, Barcelona, Spain; Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain; Toledo Cathedral, Toledo, Spain; Ephesus, Selçuk, Türkiye; Göreme Open-Air Museum, Göreme (Cappadocia), Türkiye; Pamukkale and Hierapolis, Denizli, Türkiye; Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, Türkiye; Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, United Kingdom; Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, United Kingdom; Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Giant's Causeway Visitor Experience, Bushmills, United Kingdom; Kew Gardens, London, United Kingdom; Roman Baths, Bath, United Kingdom; Royal Observatory Greenwich, London, United Kingdom; Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom; Tower of London, London, United Kingdom; Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom; St Peter's Dome, Vatican City.
Questions
Which museums and sites in Europe are free on the first Sunday of the month?
Of the attractions we've checked: Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey, Mont-Saint-Michel: first Sunday of January, February, March, November and December; Musée d'Orsay, Paris: first Sunday of the month: booking a time slot is required; Palace of Versailles, Versailles: first Sunday of the month from December to March: book a time slot for the Palace; Sainte-Chapelle, Paris: first Sunday of January, February, March, November and December; Colosseum, Rome: first Sunday of the month; Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence: first Sunday of the month: no bookings, queue at the gate; Pantheon, Rome: first Sunday of the month: free tickets at the door only, no online booking; Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens, Florence: first Sunday of the month; Pompeii, Pompei: first Sunday of the month; Uffizi Gallery, Florence: first Sunday of the month (no bookings that day). Check each one's page for booking rules.
Which museums and sites in Europe are free on the last Sunday of the month?
Of the attractions we've checked: Vatican Museums, Vatican City: last Sunday of the month, 9am to 2pm (last entry 12:30pm), unless it falls on Easter Sunday, 29 June, or 25, 26 or 31 December. Check each one's page for booking rules.
Do I still need a ticket on a free day?
Often, yes: some places ask you to book a free time slot ahead, and others hand out free tickets at the door or let you queue at the gate. Each attraction's page says how.