Lords of the Night were Police and Judges of the Venetian Republic.
The prison staff will escort you to an authentic Prison Palace with cramped cells, a court, and gruesome torture chambers with real tortures and justice tools. Casanova was arrested by the Lords of the Night in the Prison's Palace!
The Palace is "inhabited" by life-size figures of the Lords of the Night, prisoners, judges, lawyers, and all characters working in the prisons who were taken and recreated from ancient manuscripts.
The Prisons Palace houses one of the earliest prisons in Europe, dating back to 1500.
See authentic graffiti left by the inmates and get to know the exciting Casanova’s jailbreak: listen to the tale of when he managed to escape from the maximum-security prison!
Only for small groups (maximum 15 people per visit)
Posted By : X710NGangelab
The boy who guided us studies criminology and was truly passionate in his explanations, capable of capturing attention.
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Posted On : 2024-05-17 16:55:28 
Posted By : Shirley C
After initial confirmation, I was not informed as to where the meeting point was and missed the tour wasted money and I was quite looking forward to this tour
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Posted On : 2024-05-12 00:26:07
Posted By : Ashley_C
It was very informative and we were able to ask questions, it was extremely interesting to learn all about that part of history! I recommend it!
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Posted On : 2024-03-28 05:16:10 
Posted By : Nigel_W
Well presented profile of some of the twisted minds of the past displaying the more sadistic nature of the, predominantly, male members of society, possibly not much different to the present day just a different medium. Definitely worth the visit.
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Posted On : 2024-03-13 06:02:49
Posted By : Melanie_H
Some interesting facts, but disappointed that all the torture devices were replicas.
Was not very long, guided tour was less than 30 minutes.
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Posted On : 2024-02-25 12:51:34
Posted By : sierras648
The guide was fantastic, he knew a lot about the prison and the different tools. He was very friendly and answered any questions we had. It was a very interesting place and makes you think about Venice in the past.
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Posted On : 2024-02-17 07:40:51
Posted By : 917c_ciliag
Interesting visit. Very pleasant guide who spoke French very well which made the visit particularly informative.
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Posted On : 2024-02-13 12:52:51
Posted By : Gregory_W
This was a nice way to spend an hour. The museum was quite small but we still enjoyed the tour. The guide prompted for questions all tour and answered all but one. We were alone as a group of 4, so no multi lingual issues. For the price, this tour was good. There are some steep stone stairs you will walk. Also the meeting point was a bit unclear. From the square, cross the bridge to your left as you face the water. Then about 30 meters ahead, there is a door into the museum on the left. We showed the girl on the booth our voucher, and she directed us up the stairs to a small booth in the museum. The guide was waiting there.
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Posted On : 2023-12-29 13:51:07
Posted By : Rodrigo_T
Ticiana was an excelent guide, very kind and gave us many infomation. The museu is small, but you can feel the pain of the prisioners.
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Posted On : 2023-12-09 07:48:38
Posted By : Mike_Y
Informative tour guide. He was full of interesting facts and had a great knowledge of history
A great tour, not for the feint hearted, if you love history this really is a very worthwhile tour
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Posted On : 2023-12-08 07:02:50
