Il Castello Incantato
Il Castello Incantato
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9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Monday
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
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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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Maria Giovanna M
8 contributions
Jul 2024 • Couples
A very suggestive place. If you have a sensitive soul you can identify and imagine the emotions that the poor man could feel. Otherwise you only see stones representing human faces.
Filippo Bentivegna was the King of his Enchanted Castle. He was the master of caves (in reference to the quarries he created to recover the stone to be modeled). The heads seem to represent his subjects. Almost like revenge for the negative American experience. Beautiful paintings in the walls of the house. I fell in love with it. I imagined his hand leading
the brush and patiently drew those endless windows in the crowded buildings. I was so excited and stayed there longer than the time scheduled for the visit. I think it's a huge treasure to preserve. Entrance fee 6 euros. It's worth it to me. Staff at reception polite and helpful. At the entrance a large room also used as a bar allows you to refresh yourself. There are comfortable and clean toilets. Positive experience. I highly recommend it.
Filippo Bentivegna was the King of his Enchanted Castle. He was the master of caves (in reference to the quarries he created to recover the stone to be modeled). The heads seem to represent his subjects. Almost like revenge for the negative American experience. Beautiful paintings in the walls of the house. I fell in love with it. I imagined his hand leading
the brush and patiently drew those endless windows in the crowded buildings. I was so excited and stayed there longer than the time scheduled for the visit. I think it's a huge treasure to preserve. Entrance fee 6 euros. It's worth it to me. Staff at reception polite and helpful. At the entrance a large room also used as a bar allows you to refresh yourself. There are comfortable and clean toilets. Positive experience. I highly recommend it.
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Written 28 July 2024
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Sandy A
Melbourne, Australia193 contributions
Something very different to anything we have seen before in Sicily. Well worth the visit. Some very creative art work by an extraordinary man.
Written 30 April 2023
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James E
45 contributions
Jan 2017 • Couples
The Castello Incantato was the home of a Sicilian fisherman's son that emigrated to the US but returned after he fell in love with an American woman and her boyfriend beat him mercilessly. He bought a farm and olive grove and began carving faces on the stones on the site. There are hundreds of them. It's haunting to see. He would wander the town of Sciacca acting out being the lord of the caves, which he dug out of the mountainside on his property.
Written 4 February 2017
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Bartolina M
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Feb 2024 • Friends
Very suggestive but disappointing place... The castle doesn't exist so why call it ENCHANTED CASTLE??? Many faces all the same which, despite telling a story, bring sadness. ..The caves are cute....nothing to say about the beautiful view though.
The ticket is not worth what you go to see.. I wouldn't recommend it.
The ticket is not worth what you go to see.. I wouldn't recommend it.
Written 6 March 2024
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John M
London, UK44 contributions
Sept 2013 • Friends
This would almost fall in the category of "it's so bad it's good" if it wasn't for the fact they actually charge money to enter.
Picture somebody's back garden in the middle of nowhere. Now imagine this person has carved a load of mini-heads of the Easter Island variety ( but much much smaller and not as good) on a bunch of rocks, and then scattered them around his garden.
That's it, now you don't need to go.
Picture somebody's back garden in the middle of nowhere. Now imagine this person has carved a load of mini-heads of the Easter Island variety ( but much much smaller and not as good) on a bunch of rocks, and then scattered them around his garden.
That's it, now you don't need to go.
Written 4 September 2013
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Nordick12
Europe141 contributions
Jan 2020 • Solo
Both the website and the signs at the entrance gate stated that the site was open every day from 9 to 13. However when I arrived at 10.30 the front gates were locked, and a man walking around inside the gates just shouted «closed» at me. Brilliant customer service .....
Written 20 January 2020
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Resort599608
18 contributions
May 2017 • Family
Fun visit to a quirky place. We were lucky enough to visit on a day when it was relatively empty so could fully enjoy the art. The heads are dotted all around the gardens - too many to count. It cost 5 euros per person to go in & takes about 40 minutes to completely tour the gardens & two rooms with information & sculptures. I wouldn't make a special trip here but it's a nice add on if you are in the area.
Written 10 May 2017
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jcrossBdV
South Brunswick, NJ783 contributions
Aug 2015 • Family
The artist was a lonely peasant with some mental disorder. Stones where his friends and he was compelled to carve them as faces. I do not know how many there are, I cannot imagine how long and at what rate he produced them. They are all different, they have a personality, they look at you. I could only feel for this guy - what a legacy!
Written 30 August 2015
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Jörg K
Bristol, UK201 contributions
Sept 2013 • Friends
You haven't seen a place like this before, I guarantee you! The owner was a recluse and after he died and the people went into his estate they found thousands of carved heads. It has been converted now into a museum and in the summer there are folkloristis evenings with food, song and dance. Well worth a visit!
Written 24 August 2014
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MEP63
London, UK116 contributions
Sept 2013 • Family
A scattering of approximate heads carved in the same way over a bunch of rocks. As they say in Italy, "Una grandissima cavolata". Avoid
Written 4 September 2013
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Hallo, sind Hunde erlaubt? Danke.
Written 26 September 2023
Salve, vorrei sapere se i bambini disabili hanno diritto all'ingresso gratuito. Grazie
Written 20 April 2018
Scusa ma anche io non so risponderti perchè è privato. Scusa il ritardo nel risponderti ma non mi si apriva la domanda. Ciao
Written 29 April 2018
jacobtrosen
Baghdad, Iraq
Are there any buses or shuttles from downtown Sciacca (near Piazza Scandaliato) to Enchanted Castle/castello incantato? Or, are taxis the only option besides the (rather terrifying) walk?
Written 29 September 2017
You can take the bus number 4 or number 5 from the square Scandaliato from Castello incantato. From 9 a.m there si one every hour
Written 3 October 2017
buongiorno, vorrei sapere se è aperto anche la domenica mattina
Written 22 March 2017
tutti i giorni, compreso festivi e domeniche, mattina dalle 09.00 alle 13.00 e pomeriggio dalle 15.30 alle 20.00
grazie
Written 14 April 2017
Ticket adulto 5,00€, ticket ridotto 4/11 anni 2,50€, 0/3 anni gratis.
Grazie
Written 30 January 2017
Vorrei sapere se ci sono degli orari per accedere al castello incantato. Pensavo di andare il 29 dicembre e non vorrei fosse chiuso sotto Natale
Written 1 November 2015
Aperto tutti i giorni, soprattutto per Natale, dalle 09:30 fino al tramonto.
Per qualsiasi info e conferma potete sempre chiamare al 3208446278
Written 1 November 2015
What are the opening times and days for this attraction please?
Written 5 April 2015
it's opening every day from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Written 5 June 2015
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