Museo Storico Della Tortura

Very interesting museum of torture and death penalty

Museo della Tortura is the typical museum about torture that always there is in medieval towns. It is located in San Gimignano, a wonderful medieval town in Tuscany Region, in the center of Italy. Rea...

Torture’licious

A very well presented museum of torture across the centuries. You pay 10 EUR per adult and 7 EUR reduced and get entrance into two torture museums in close distance. Everything is described in mul...

Visit the Torture Museum!

Of course the children loved it! Only the ice cream was better. It still remains a stark reminder of the past.

Not suitable for children!

I have mixed feelings about this place. It was very interesting and I learnt so much. On the other hand is was deeply disturbing. There was such a horrible atmosphere in the “dungeon” that I felt sic...

Well worth half an hour

This is more like a demonstration exhibit than a museum. The various devices have very clear discussions of how they were and, in many cases, are still used today. They have techniques from throughout...