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Lords of the Night Prison Palace: tour to the cells and torture tools
Venice, Italy
4.4/5
Free Cancellation
Language:
English
,
Italian
,
French
,
Spanish
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: 45 Minutes
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What to expect
Discover the secret itinerary in the mysterious Prisons of Piazza San Marco, connected to the Doge’s Palace by the Bridge of Sighs.The Palace is "populated" by life-size figures of the Lords of the Night, prisoners, Judges, Lawyers and all the characters who worked in the Prisons, painstakingly drawn from ancient manuscripts. The guide will bring you through exclusive places: you will have the opportunity to enter the torture room and see authentic torment items used by the torturers in the past to make the criminals confess. There, you will discover the stories about the Lords of the Nights: the terrible...
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What's included
Skip-the-line entrance
Guided tour of the Prison's Palace
What's not included
Doge's Palace
What to remember
Know in advance:
The tour can be canceled in case of exceptional high tide. In this case, the tour can be rescheduled for the day after, otherwise the client will be refunded
The tour could be multilingual. The live commentary is provided in English and Italian
The audio commentary is provided in French and Spanish
Temporary Update (Valid from 18/04/2025 to 01/07/2025): On selected dates, visitors to Venice are required to pay an access fee unless exempt. For details on applicable dates, payment methods, and exemption criteria, please visit the official Comune di Venezia website
Booking Fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation Fee
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins
Where
Circolo Artistico - Palazzo Delle Prigioni, Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy
Meeting point:
Prison Palace is close to San Marco Square, beside Doge's Palace. Please note, do not go to the entrance of Doge's Palace. To reach the Prisons Palace, cross the bridge on the right side of the entrance of the Doge's Palace. Please enter Prison's Place and head upstairs to the first floor.
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Adult (15-99)
$12.00
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$12.00
Reviews
great
4.4/5
Based on
54 reviews from verified customers
M
Meike
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 30 years old
Great
Ein interessanter und auch gruseliger Besuch in den alten Zellen. Haben die deutsche Erklärung via Handy separat gekauft (5€ vor Ort) und konnten so ohne Begleitung im eigenen Tempo gehen. Fanden wir angenehmer als eine Führung. Waren ca 30-40 min unterwegs und fanden den Besuch lohnenswert.
A
Anonymous
July 2025
From Italy
Excellent
La guida veramente brava
A
Anonymous
August 2024
From United States of America
Excellent
We cannot recommend this tour enough! Our tour guide was amazing & gave so much history in a short amount of time. We were immersed in the history and found out so many interesting facts. The tour guide definitely made our experience a memorable one! We had time to ask questions & take pictures too!
A
Anonymous
July 2024
From United States of America
Average
Biglietto acquistato come visita guidata,ma all'arrivo abbiamo scoperto che era un ingresso libero. Abbiamo deciso di pagare la differenza ( 5 euro in più a persona) ed entrare con la giuda. Consiglierei più chiarezza .
Il personale in loco gentile e attento.
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Anonymous
February 2024
From United States of America
Excellent
Visite atypique mais très intéressante et captivante. Le guide, un étudiant en criminologie nous a ramené dans lvie des prisonniers vénitiens.
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Anonymous
January 2024
From United States of America
Excellent
Ottima esperienza che ti fa entrare nella Venezia di altri tempi: più misteriosa e, forse più, autentica
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Anonymous
January 2024
From United States of America
Average
Me esperaba mas, pero interesante
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Anonymous
January 2024
From United States of America
Great
Lo malo que no hay visita guiada en español.
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Anonymous
December 2023
From United States of America
Excellent
La visita è durata circa 45 minuti, siamo stati accompagnati da un ragazzo studente di criminologia davvero molto competente, complimenti !
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Anonymous
December 2023
From United States of America
Excellent
A
Anonymous
August 2023
From Italy
Great
Esperienza piacevole, con la nostra guida Kristian che si è’ dimostrato molto preparato e molto chiaro nell’esporre i contenuti. Forse ci aspettavamo di più dalla visita stessa, ovvero che fossero più interessanti le carceri di Venezia
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Anonymous
June 2023
From United States of America
Excellent
Our tour guide (a student of criminology) was informative and very friendly! The group was small and it was an awesome look at some of the darker aspects of Venice! To actually spend time in some of the dungeons and see the actual tools used to torture was a surreal experience. We enjoyed it! Thx!
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Anonymous
June 2023
From Italy
Excellent
bravo , competente e gentile la guida.
A
Anonymous
June 2023
From United States of America
Excellent
Me and my partner did this experience on 08/06/23 and we loved it. We had Tiziana as our guide, she was amazing. She knew so much and gave us the history, which was so informative. We would 100% recommend this tour, she was so easy to ask questions and loves sharing her knowledge. Thank you Tiziana
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Anonymous
June 2023
From Germany
Excellent
Die Leiterin der Führung war überaus freundlich und hat super vom italienischen on das deutsche übersetzt.
A
Anonymous
March 2023
From United States of America
Excellent
A
Anonymous
March 2023
From United States of America
Excellent
la visita si è svolta in orario. La guida molto cortese e preparata ha esposto in italiano e in inglese. le prigioni e le macchine di tortura veramente impressionanti. Il personale addetto all'accoglienza organizzato e disponibile. Consiglio questa visita
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Anonymous
March 2023
From Italy
Great
A
Anonymous
March 2023
From United States of America
Great
A
Anonymous
March 2023
From France
Excellent
Visite en immersion des cellules avec un guide qui parlait très bien français.
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Anonymous
February 2023
From Italy
Excellent
Abbiamo voluto provare questa visita, pensando che potesse interessare il nostro piccolo di 10 anni, e infatti è uscito entusiasta, molto impressionato dagli strumenti di tortura e dalle condizioni dei prigionieri raccontate dalla guida in maniera molto semplice da seguire.
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Anonymous
February 2023
From United States of America
Excellent
A
Anonymous
February 2023
From United States of America
Excellent
guida mervigliosa, attenta e chiara
A
Anonymous
February 2023
From United States of America
Great
A
Anonymous
February 2023
From United States of America
Excellent
Excelente clase de historia y mucha simpatia de parte de nuestro de guia. Nos encantó!!
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Anonymous
January 2023
From Italy
Great
A
Anonymous
January 2023
From United States of America
Great
Marco, guida fantastica!
Esperienza positiva!
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Anonymous
January 2023
From United States of America
Excellent
la nostra guida, un ragazzo giovane, di cui non ricordo il nome, ma è uno studente di criminologia è stato molto bravo preciso e disponibile
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Anonymous
November 2022
From Italy
Great
A
Anonymous
October 2022
From Italy
Excellent
Il percorso è stato curioso e interessante la guida eccezionale
S
Stuart W
October 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 22 years old
Average
Not quite what we expected. Rather than a tour of the prisons, this is a separate exhibition. For the prisons, you need to go on the Doge's Palace (which was excellent and we had already booked). Meeting point details need to be improved as not clear. Entrance is upstairs, but this is also an exhibition space so it's not clear where you meet your guide
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Anonymous
October 2022
From Belgium
Excellent
A
Anonymous
October 2022
From Italy
Great
Speravamo di vedere un po’ di più dei pozzi e dei piombi. La guida molto brava
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Anonymous
October 2022
From United States of America
Great
Funziona tutto molto bene. Trovato il sito, acquistato il biglietto in modo facile e veloce. Arrivati sul posto, siamo entrati e ascoltato la guida. Facile, comodo, pratico. Forse il biglietto è un po' caro ( ma siamo a venezia) la visita che abbiamo fatto noi, però l' organizzazione ineccepibile.
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Anonymous
September 2022
From Italy
Excellent
Gita interessante. Guida simpatica. Attenzione che il portone di entrata può essere chiuso, si rischia di girare per nulla. Nel complesso una bella esperienza
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Anonymous
August 2022
From Serbia
Excellent
A
Anonymous
August 2022
From Italy
Excellent
A
Anonymous
August 2022
From Italy
Excellent
Giuda molto disponibile e preparata
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Anonymous
August 2022
From Italy
Great
Un plauso personale ad Eric, l'operatore con cui ho interagito.
E' stato professionale, gentile e di parola.
La mia recensione è positiva, soprattutto grazie a lui.
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Anonymous
August 2022
From Italy
Great
Un plauso personale ad Eric, l'operatore con cui ho interagito.
E' stato professionale, gentile e di parola.
La mia recensione è positiva, soprattutto grazie a lui.
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Anonymous
July 2022
From Italy
Excellent
Guida molto preparata. Ragazzo bravissimo.
T
Tally
July 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With friends
- 7 years old
Great
Really enjoyable and informative. However there was an exhibition going on at the same time so access to the prison was minimal and our guide informed us that normally the tour is a lot longer so a bit expensive for what it was. This being said what we did get to see was very interesting.
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Anonymous
July 2022
From Italy
Average
Ho messo accettabile perchè avrei voluto vedere le vecchie prigioni e il ponte dei sospiri, invece il tour è un racconto di come funzionava il tribunale a Venezia e come erano trattati i prigionieri nelle prigioni nuove.
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Anonymous
June 2022
From Germany
Great
Tiefer Einblick in die Gefängnisse des Dogenpalastes und der damaligen Foltermethoden, nichts für schwache Nerven.
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Anonymous
June 2022
From Italy
Great
La mia recensione è positiva nonostante l'itinerario non sia stato quello che immaginavo. Questa guida fa parte di una associazione privata che non ha accesso alle vecchie prigioni, quindi al ponte dei Sospiri e alle celle di Casanova. L'itinerario è stato alle nuove prigioni.
A
Anonymous
June 2022
From Italy
Great
A
Anonymous
June 2022
From Italy
Excellent
A
Anonymous
June 2022
From Italy
Great
La visita è stata molto apprezzata sia da me che da mio figlio (12 anni).
La Guida è stata molto competente nel descrivere come erano le prigioni a quel tempo
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Anonymous
May 2022
From Germany
Average
Die Dame, welche uns führte war unterkühl.
Sie berichtete mit Karacho
Interessantes über die Geschichte Venedigs.
Leider hat sie uns Ihren Namen nicht genannt.
Durch geheime Routen/Wege sind wir nicht gelaufen.
Folterwerkzeuge und zwei Gefängniszellen haben wir gesehen.
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Anonymous
May 2022
From Italy
Great
La guida è stata meravigliosa . Peccato per il poco tempo; dovendo parlare in doppia lingua ( italiano e inglese) , è dovuta essere super veloce. Avrei voluto rivolgere qualche domanda ma non c’è stato il tempo.
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Anonymous
January 2022
From Netherlands
Average
Hi!Ik ben überhaupt niet gegaan en wilde het van tevoren cancellen maar dat is niet gelukt. Ik zou alsnog geld terug willen want op jullie website kon ik nergens een refund of annuleringsknop vinden. Dit is de eerste manier waarop ik contact heb met jullie. Ik hoor graag of het is gelukt
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Anonymous
November 2021
From Italy
Great
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Anonymous
October 2021
From United States of America
Excellent
Wij hadden last-minute deze tour geboekt. Bleek dat we de enige waren en we hadden dus een prive-tour. Veel leuke verhalen gehoord en na de tour van een uur hadden we nog tijd om de rest van het gebouw op ons eigen gemakje te bekijken. Een aanrader!
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Anonymous
October 2021
From Italy
Excellent
Molto bello e interessante
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