Lords of the Night Prison Palace: Cells and Torture Tour

Explore a mysterious prison palace from the days of the Venetian Republic

Duration: 45mins
Audio guide: French
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Live guide: English, French, Italian

Registered address: 582 Honeypot Lane Stranmore, 582, London, GB

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What's included

Skip-the-line admission to Palazzo delle Prigioni

Live commentary in English and Italian, audio commentary in French. The tour could be bilingual

Meeting point

Circolo Artistico - Palazzo Delle Prigioni, Riva degli Schiavoni, 4209, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy, Venice

Show your smartphone ticket to your guide, who will be holding a sign indicating your tour
The meeting point is right at the entrance of Palazzo delle Prigioni. Please enter and head upstairs to the first floor
Make sure to be at the meeting point 5 minutes before the start of your tour
Please consider that the tour could be bilingual

Description

It's not often you would want skip-the-line prison access, but in the case of the fascinating Palazzo delle Prigioni it's actually quite handy!

Venice's 16th-century jail is part palace, part penitentiary. A guided tour includes the courtroom where small-time villains of the Venetian Republic were sentenced, and their lonely cells. You'll also explore places never opened before and enter the torture room to see the instruments used in the past to make criminals confess

See real graffiti left by prisoners, hear about myths, legends and daring escapes, and consider the lightless existence for those inside this mysterious relic.