Enchanted Castle of Sciacca - Museum Tickets
Description
Place of indescribable atmosphere, it’s the “Enchanted Castle”, a museum-garden where there are thousands of sculptures realized by Filippo Bentivegna, a real artist endowed by an excellent creativity, one of the greatest exponents of “art brut” or “outside art”, unique of its kind. In the western side of Sicily, at the slopes of Mount Kronio, not far from Sciacca, there is the “Enchanted Castle”, that is a wonderful place invented by the creativity of man and nature where, besides olives and almond trees, you can find heads engraved in stone by Filippo Bentivegna, called “Philip of the heads”, a real artist endowed by an excellent creativity, one of the greatest exponents of “art brut” or “outside art”.
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Itinerary
Taking a walk inside the garden you can see many heads carved in stone and tree trunks, today there are about 3,000. Some sculptures are isolated others are piled up in tangle, walled in the shape of pyramids, others arranged in an amphitheatre.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Your tickets will be held at the theater box office for collection on the day of the performance
- Sconsigliato ai viaggiatori con problemi di deambulazione
Reviews(64)
A very unique place, one of a kind in Sicily. A must-visit.
Strange environment built by the imagination of the artist. Good volunteer guide who explained the history of the site. Too bad the book about the castle was no longer available
Nice experience, the garden tour is very interesting and the art of Bentivegna is very particular. Dinner after 9 pm with typical products. It's all organized well, abundant food and Sicilian folklore entertainment very funny with music, parodies and dancing. Very welcoming and helpful staff. Recommended!
We went thinking of finding a castle or something similar but disappointment, there is only a garden made of narrow and winding paths, paved with slippery river pebbles, interspersed here and there with bizarre heads ..... We had found, in the information, that it was wheelchair accessible, but it is not true. Our friend could not visit it in full and that little with great effort. The most interesting museum in the park, with a ramp for the disabled, but inside there are 2 high steps that divides two rooms. For the disabled an absolute NO. For the rest if you are passing through, like us, it is nice but I would not start from far on purpose. We from the province of Ragusa...
Misleading name and very inappropriate! There is no castle, impossible route to travel with strollers we are at Paris Roubaix squared. Cost unlikely and out of logic... not to mention that you ask to pay even children from 4 to 11!
We went to Sciacca for this artist. We were left with terrible; there were no plaques or reference for the sculptures. 3,000 heads representing who? All similar is the story of the artist was to how weak and simple. No big deal! Not in the Enchanted Castle, not in Sciacca. Many other places to visit in Scicilia of exceptional interest. For us, it's a waste of time.
It was a really awesome experience to read about him and see the sculptures he created throughout his life! Definitely recommend to family’s and couples
Curious and intriguing place. Singular the story behind it. Recommended entrance south side (Sciacca). Prefer time to dusk... or bring an umbrella. One hour visit. Price 6 euro.
Initially unaware that it was not a real castle, at least for what is expected from the standard imagery of a castle, we then began to walk an uphill path, under a scorching sun, surrounded by stones, olive and almond trees. The famous carved heads of Bentivegna guided us all along the path and made you wonder why or why? You finally discover that the king was... And the heads were all his... well I can't spoil everything. Bring a drink and a hat. Hello.
The place has something magical. At the entrance, a boy explained a bit the story of the artist who made hundreds of "heads" thinking they were his subjects, after coming out of a coma because of injuries caused to him because he was in love with a married American woman. Many works have been stolen. There are also caves to visit, very suggestive. The view is breathtaking
