Sciacca's Enchanted Castle Museum: Tour Unique Art Brut by Filippo Bentivegna

Discover the indescribable atmosphere of Sciacca’s Enchanted Castle Museum, home to unique Art Brut sculptures by Filippo Bentivegna. Explore the creativity of this renowned artist and experience the wonder of ‘outside art’ in a stunning museum-garden setting.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Il Castello Incantato - Strolling through the garden, visitors can admire numerous heads sculpted in stone and tree trunks, with approximately 3,000 present today. Some sculptures stand alone, while others are clustered together, forming tangled piles, pyramid shapes, or arranged in an amphitheater style.
What's Included
  • Standard Entry Ticket to ‘Enchanted Castle’
Additional Information

Situated on the western fringes of Sicily, nestled against Mount Kronio and just a short distance from Sciacca, lies the ‘Enchanted Castle’. This remarkable location is a fusion of human imagination and natural beauty, with olives and almond trees intermingling with numerous stone etchings crafted by Filippo Bentivegna, known as ‘Phillip of the heads’….

Location
Il Castello Incantato
via Fondo Bentivegna, 16
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Silviasw8876xg
Aug 28, 2025
Nice experience - 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!
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Christina
Aug 26, 2024
Awesome - 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
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753salvof
Aug 10, 2024
Look for your face... - 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.
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Immao69
Aug 6, 2024
Nice. - 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
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Dream47299251153
May 23, 2024
just perfect - 1 week as a couple really at the top. animation team reception server ...at the top Melanie Giovanni Gigi Valentina Andrea and all the others.. welcoming pleasant helpful efficient... varied local buffets.. different pasta every day. late arrival and yet we were expected welcomed with drinks and snacks. I will come back without hesitation
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62r
Oct 1, 2025
Fantasy - 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
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Goplaces60805105684
Jun 3, 2025
The castle that is not there. It would be better to call it a park - 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...
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Mari8369
Aug 8, 2024
An unexpected discovery - 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.
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Lauradianed
Jan 3, 2025
Not exciting. - 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.
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W9850vkarmandod
Apr 26, 2025
Chilling. - 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!
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).