Lovely view over villefranche and once inside there are several different museums and beautiful gardens. Free admission.

The citadel itself is lovely to see but not worth going for on its own - I didn't go into the museum. The view out to sea, however, is stunning.

Strolling around Villfranche sur Mer, we walked into the fortress and found the wonderful Volti Museum. It is full of brilliant Sculptures cast in bronze and paintings, set in lovely old rooms and courtyards. I shall certainly look out for more work by this Artist.

an unexpected find full of beautiful sculptures so well laid out and touchable which was nice we spent about 1.1/2 hours in this castle and found it a worth while experience

There are four museums in the complex plus the town hall and a congress room. The Musee Volti was a fantastic find. There are many of his works of the female form cast in bronze and they are beautiful. Everything is free and you can touch the figures. The other museums in the complex are also interesting -Musee Goetz-Boumeester/Christine Boumeester.... More

Wandered in after arriving in Villefranche-Sur-Mer. Wasn't really interested in the museums inside, was hoping the fort itself would be a cool attraction, which it really wasn't. Not much to see other than the actual walls, which you can see from the town. Not a lot of signs posted to describe the significance of the fort, which I would have... More

In the first weekend of September, 2012, there was a festival centered around this castle/ museum and it was a lively community event. There were a few of us tourists around most mostly it was people who lived here, enjoying their place now that the worst of the summer crush was gone but wether was still fine. All throughout this... More

We spent the morning at the Citadel which was up the street from our hotel. It was very interesting and worth the visit. There was no charge and there were many interesting things to see in the museum besides walking around the Citadel and looking at the views above the harbor which were spectacular. It was well maintained, easy to... More

Worth visiting for the history and the photographic opportunities