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Castello di Milazzo
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#5 of 36 things to do in Milazzo
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9:00 AM - 1:30 PM, 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
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4.5
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Scott
San Francisco, CA4,938 contributions
Nice from the outside
Solo
While they are getting three stars for posting their operating hours on TripAdvisor they are losing two stars because, typical of many Italian sites, there are no signs indicating the status. Me and several other tourists were able to wander way into the facility before being told they were closed.
Written 17 January 2022
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Ana L
Navan, Ireland2,701 contributions
Impressive castle!
Milazzo might not have so much to visit, but this castle is one of the most impressive in Sicily. Take, at least, 2h to visit it, as there is a very complete museum inside, as well as some temporary exhibitions.
Written 6 October 2020
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Michele Amico🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
Caltanissetta, Italy2,869 contributions
Milazzo 🇮🇹
Friends
Milazzo is a beauty city in the northeast of Sicily Island. There are several attractions, one of the best is surely the castle.
Written 22 August 2019
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Eli B
Sydney, Australia3,697 contributions
Pleasant diversion while hanging to catch the ferry
Dominates the main port to the islands. Modern and functional, Corso Umberto is a pleasant shop or stroll while waiting for visitors the ferry. Uptown you can visit the fortified citadel
Written 16 August 2019
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RicardoSequeira
Albufeira, Portugal107 contributions
A lot of history
Solo
Beautiful castle with a lot to see and loose yourself for a couple of hours. Amazing views over the city
Written 3 July 2019
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Corina Violeta O
Deva, Romania120 contributions
Gorgeous view
Couples
Located on the top of a heal the Castel is huge if you want to walk around. The walls are old but clean and the view is breathless.
Written 2 July 2019
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Dennis
Birmingham, UK3 contributions
Expensive
Couples
The castle is impressive. The problem was the lack of transportation to get there. It is necessary to climb a hill. The trip would have been fine if it had not been for an unpleasant moment that my wife and I had had. We have gone mad after the taxi drivers demanded an exaggerated amount of money.
Entry cost 5 euros.
The place is fine, there is good scenery and fresh air. It has a lot of history. Still, we left with a bad image due to taxi drivers
A little unhappy
Written 18 June 2019
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Peter W
Sydney, Australia342 contributions
The first fortifications are 6,000 years old!
Couples
We walked up to Castello di Milazzo from our nearby hotel on the beach in the late afternoon (Hotel Esperia – see separate review).

Just follow the path up at the end of Via Porticella. It is a lovely walk.

Whilst we were too late to enter the castle (saving that for next time), it is still a fascinating area to explore and the views are spectacular.

This has always been a strategically important location and the information board informed us that the first fortifications were built here in 4,000BC!

Like so much of Sicily, the castle has since been modified by its subsequent rulers: the Greeks, the Romans, the Arabs, the Normans, the Germans and the Spanish (and this list is incomplete!)

We also took a look around the charming ancient village (Borgo) that sits on the ridge line situated just outside the castle walls. Many of the old buildings have been restored and converted for modern day use. Parts of the borgo have lovely views east back over Milazzo and the harbour.
Written 16 June 2019
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Sandy A
Melbourne, Australia189 contributions
Huge castle with lots of information
Couples
The castle in Milazzo is huge, it I’ll take you a couple of hours to get around. The positive this is that the information boards are in multiple languages
Written 6 June 2019
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Michael
London, UK12 contributions
Castello
Couples
The castle is an amazing place, with so much history and a great view of all milazzo. It is possible to look Etna from there. There are walls and buildings of differents civilizations which there were in Sicilia (Bizantines, arabics, aragon kingdom, normands...)
There is also a very intesresting museum of traditional coustoms inside the castle.
The entrance, i remember it was like 5 euros, and its easy to arrive walking. However, ATTENTION TO taxidrivers (BE CAREFULL)!! They will try cheat, asking too much money or saying there aren't transport like bus to go there.
The castle is close to Borgo, the old city.
Written 1 June 2019
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  • Tue - Sun 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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