Ambrosiana
PINACOTECA: ORARI E INIZIATIVE DURANTE LE FESTIVITA' NATALIZIE
30/11/2023
NEWS
The Statue of Saint Charles in Arona, which popular tradition has affectionately dubbed San Carlone,
was created in the seventeenth century at the behest of Federico Borromeo.
He planned to create a colossal statue, visible even from the lake, to pass on to the future the grandeur of Saint Charles Borromeo, his cousin and predecessor as Bishop of Milan, who died in 1584 and was canonised in 1610.
The statue, hollow and more than 23 metres high, rests on a 12-metre-high granite base. It was made to a design by Giovanni Battista Crespi, known as Cerano. It was then assembled out of large sheets of copper hammered and joined with nails and iron rods by the sculptors Siro Zanella of Pavia and Bernardo Falcoli of Lugano. The work was completed in 1698.
It is the world’s second-highest statue, after the Statue of Liberty in New York. Its surface area is no less than 500 square metres. It is possible to visit the inside, through stairs, up to a height of 28 metres.
Since 1624 the Ambrosiana, at the behest of the Federico Borromeo himself, administers the complex on the hill of Arona.
Piazzale San Carlo
28041 Arona Novara, Italia
tel. and fax+39 0322 249 669
statuasancarlo@ambrosiana.it
www.statuasancarlo.it
Ticket
Single ticket – terrace and statue: euro 10,00
Single ticket – terrace only: euro 5,00
2023 OPENING HOURS
March
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
10.00 – 17.00 (last admission 16.30) *
* access to the Statue is forbidden from 13:00 to 14:00, visitors will still be able to access the Park and other spaces
April, May and June
From Wednesday to Sunday + holidays (Aprile 04, April 25, May 01)
10: 00-18: 30 (last admission 18:00) *
* access to the Statue is forbidden from 13:00 to 14:00, visitors will still be able to access the Park and other spaces
July and August
Everyday
10:00-18:30 (last admission 18:00) *
* access to the Statue is forbidden from 13:00 to 14:00, visitors will still be able to access the Park and other spaces
September
From Wednesday to Sunday
10: 00-18: 30 (last admission 18:00) *
* access to the Statue is forbidden from 13:00 to 14:00, visitors will still be able to access the Park and other spaces
October:
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
10.00 – 17.00 (last admission 16.30) *
* access to the Statue is forbidden from 13:00 to 14:00, visitors will still be able to access the Park and other spaces
From October 30 to November 05
Every day
10:00-17: 00 (last admission 16:30) *
* access to the Statue is forbidden from 13:00 to 14:00, visitors will still be able to access the Park and other spaces
WINTER CLOSURE: FROM NOVEMBER 06, 2023 UNTIL END OF FEBRUARY 2024
PLEASE,ALWAYS CHECK THE STATUE’S WEBSITE FOR COMPLETE AND UPDATED INFO ON OPENING TIMES AND ADMISSION PROCEDURES
Minimum necessary visiting time: approximately 30 minutes.
ANIMALS ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE GREEN AREA AND INSIDE THE STATUE.
Piazzale San Carlo
28041 Arona Novara, Italia
tel. and fax+39 0322 249 669
statuasancarlo@ambrosiana.it
www.statuasancarlo.it
Ticket
Single ticket – terrace and statue: euro 10,00
Single ticket – terrace only: euro 5,00
2023 OPENING HOURS
March
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
10.00 – 17.00 (last admission 16.30) *
* access to the Statue is forbidden from 13:00 to 14:00, visitors will still be able to access the Park and other spaces
April, May and June
From Wednesday to Sunday + holidays (Aprile 04, April 25, May 01)
10: 00-18: 30 (last admission 18:00) *
* access to the Statue is forbidden from 13:00 to 14:00, visitors will still be able to access the Park and other spaces
July and August
Everyday
10:00-18:30 (last admission 18:00) *
* access to the Statue is forbidden from 13:00 to 14:00, visitors will still be able to access the Park and other spaces
September
From Wednesday to Sunday
10: 00-18: 30 (last admission 18:00) *
* access to the Statue is forbidden from 13:00 to 14:00, visitors will still be able to access the Park and other spaces
October:
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
10.00 – 17.00 (last admission 16.30) *
* access to the Statue is forbidden from 13:00 to 14:00, visitors will still be able to access the Park and other spaces
From October 30 to November 05
Every day
10:00-17: 00 (last admission 16:30) *
* access to the Statue is forbidden from 13:00 to 14:00, visitors will still be able to access the Park and other spaces
WINTER CLOSURE: FROM NOVEMBER 06, 2023 UNTIL END OF FEBRUARY 2024
PLEASE,ALWAYS CHECK THE STATUE’S WEBSITE FOR COMPLETE AND UPDATED INFO ON OPENING TIMES AND ADMISSION PROCEDURES
Minimum necessary visiting time: approximately 30 minutes.
ANIMALS ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE GREEN AREA AND INSIDE THE STATUE.
Free evening visit of the Pinacoteca, to discover the great masterpieces of the Renaissance masters followed by a concert in the Sala Federiciana to the notes of Sammartini and Mozart
Opening hours and initiatives from December 7 to 10
From Novembre 23 on display in the Pinacoteca, room 1
Visit the Pinacoteca and Crypt with YesMilano City pass, the Official Pass for the city of Milan with public transport included.
From 12 October 2023, rooms 2 and 3 of the Pinacoteca, exhibition included in the entrance ticket to the museum.
Every Saturday at 15.30 a guided tour of the masterpieces of the Pinacoteca, together with professional guides of our official partner AdArtem
