Tovrea Castle at Carraro Heights

Category: Historical landmark in Phoenix, Arizona

Address: 5025 E Van Buren St, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA

Phone: +16022563221

Opening hours

Sunday: 7:30AM–12:30PM

Monday: Closed

Tuesday: Closed

Wednesday: Closed

Thursday: 9AM–12PM

Friday: 7:30AM–12:30PM

Saturday: 7:30AM–12:30PM

Reviews

Joe infinite

Nov 4, 2022

View from the light Rail

Natalie Palmer

Nov 1, 2022

Amazing experience

Vernda E Monette

Oct 24, 2022

What a great place to visit!!!

Lynn Gaglione

Oct 15, 2022

Very disappointed that we were unable to see the upper floors. The tour felt a little rushed, you either listened to the tour guide or read the informational boards, you really couldn't do both. Never really gave you the opportunity to see the main gate. You were told that the main gate was to your left as you were turning right. Waited many years to finally see the place and it felt like I really didn't get to see it.

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Questions & Answers

How much are tickets and how do we get them?

Kate Sullivan | Nov 5, 2018
Pat McFadden | Nov 5, 2018

$15 need to book in advance. Tickets are very limited.

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Why do you limit the tickets to this place? We have tried for 3 years to get a ticket unsuccessfully. My husband and I have toured all the historic homes and castles that we can in Canada and U.S.A. and have never had trouble getting tickets .

Marvin Robinson | Nov 5, 2019
Melinda Flaxman | Nov 5, 2019

The society is all volunteers, so the schedule is dependent on that. They limit the group size because the rooms you tour are not that large. You get to see the first floor and basement. We had to book about 9 months out.

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I know the tours are booked until the end of the year but is there an open area, like the visitor center?

Charlene Renee Benoit | Nov 5, 2017
Tovrea Castle at Carraro Heights | Nov 5, 2019

Cancellations and No Shows are very rare. If we do have an opening, it is posted on the ticketing site right away. The Visitor Center is quite a distance from the Castle; you may visit to get further tour information or purchase a memento in the gift shop located in the Visitor Center, but there is no open space to visit. Ticket prices vary depending on the type of tour you are taking.

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Will the upper levels become available for the public to tour and if so approximately when (how many years) will this be available to the public?

Dezzy S | Nov 5, 2019
Tovrea Castle at Carraro Heights | Nov 5, 2019

The entire castle has been refurbished but due to City codes only the first floor and basement are open to the public. The upper floors will not be available to tour. However, they can be seen from a virtual tour available on the first floor.

Are tickets available for Aug 2 or 3, 2019

Deborah Robinson | Nov 5, 2019
Alex Haack | Nov 5, 2019

No

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Hi, I just bought 2 tickets (july 1, 2019) for my employer as a Birthday gift and printed them out for them. My name is on the ticket, does that matter, I am not going, I was there last year. Appreciate your time.

Sarah Newton | Nov 5, 2019
Tamera Zivic | Nov 5, 2019

Not a problem. They will just let us know at check in that they are under your name.

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Are there a lot of stairs to climb or do you have an elevator for elderly people to use?

Jarrie Holliday | Nov 4, 2021
David Perry | Nov 4, 2021

Limited stairs and they have small elevators

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How do we sign up for ticket lottery this September

Kathy Kinter Beal | Nov 4, 2021
Tovrea Castle at Carraro Heights | Nov 4, 2021

Hi, Kathy. Please visit the website at TovreaCastleTours.com and look under the Castle Tours tab. All the information and the link to enter the Lottery can be found there.

Is this venue open for weddings?

Robert Mathewson | Nov 4, 2021
Enrique A Gonzalez | Nov 4, 2021

I don't know for weddings. I wanted to visit since I stayed a couple of days in town. Just visiting requires to get into a lottery and if you win they will give you.a date and time to visit.

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Are tickets available for 9/24 and how many can I get.

Michael Wertheimer | Nov 4, 2020
Tovrea Castle at Carraro Heights | Nov 4, 2020

There are no tickets available through the end of 2020. Check our website for further information

If it's City of Phoenix property how is there an owner

noo hope | Nov 5, 2019
Tamera Zivic | Nov 5, 2019

Google only uses that term. Tovrea Carraro Society operates and manages the site in partnership with the City of Phoenix

Who built it and whom lived there.

Lucy Cornell | Nov 5, 2019
Tovrea Castle at Carraro Heights | Nov 5, 2019

Alesia Carrara built the Castle and sculpted the Cactus Gardens in 1928 in order to open it as a hotel. The Great Depression hit and Mr Carraro sold 44 of his 277 acres to the Tovrea’s, who owned it until the early 90s.

When will tickets be available for January - March 2020

Sherry Bowers | Nov 5, 2019
Tovrea Castle at Carraro Heights | Nov 5, 2019

on July 1, 2019 at 6 am for the Friday through Sunday regular tours

how to reserve tickets

Sandy Mathis | Nov 5, 2019
Tovrea Castle at Carraro Heights | Nov 5, 2019

Hi, Sandy. Current tour tickets, through June 2019 are sold out. The general ticket page is http://tovreacarrarosociety.org/CastleTourTickets.aspx Fall 2019 tickets will be released ONLINE at 6 am on March 1 at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3657536

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Theatrical spoilage life in Phoenix

Ludmila Shpilyova | Nov 5, 2019
Jean Selby | Nov 5, 2019

Not sure what question you are asking. This is not a Theater. It was a private home if that's what you mean by "supportive life".

How do i get tickets?

Karen Drake | Nov 5, 2018
Brian Lopker | Nov 5, 2018

What ever date the tickets go on sale be ready to pounce, they go fast. You other option is to look 9n the site and look for cancellations. ALL of the ticket money goes back into running the Castle. I know this because I volunteer there.

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What are the hours in November

Amanda Springfield | Nov 5, 2018
Chris F | Nov 5, 2018

8:30 am & 11:00 am. Tickets sold in advance. Need reservations, don't just show up.

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~ ∆ ~ My interest in visiting is as an ARTIST, not being rushed thru, but taking time! To whom could I speak regarding this type visit? Where is the 🏰 Visitor Center mentioned?

Kathryn York | Nov 5, 2018
Jack Smith | Nov 5, 2018

The Visitor Center is at 5031 East Van Buren. And you may ask for dr. Tamara Zivic. The center is open in the mornings and early afternoons on Friday Saturday and Sunday. I need to mention that it is closed during the summer months. You can go on the internet and look up the website for tovrea Castle and see if there's more information there for you.

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Can you see the cactus garden during "closed" hours?

Crystal Pfleger | Nov 5, 2018
Tovrea Castle | Nov 5, 2018

Walking tours of the gardens in collaboration with Desert Botanical Garden are still happening, however, are highly sought after tickets. Due to the heat, no walking tours are scheduled until the fall.

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Was a woman murdered their

sarge Aneek | Nov 5, 2017
Tovrea Castle at Carraro Heights | Nov 5, 2018

There was a murder in the Tovrea family in Phoenix, Arizona, but it was not Della Tovrea and not at Tovrea Castle.

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