PRISON BUILDING: CELLS AND INSTRUMENTS OF TORTURE
Accompanied Visit
Why you should buy your ticket on Hotel Chiara.
Highlights
Prison staff will take you on an authentic tour of the Prison Palace with cramped cells, a courtroom and gruesome torture chambers with real instruments of torture and justice. Casanova himself was arrested and imprisoned here by the Lords of the Night!
The Palace is "inhabited" by life-size figures of the Lords of the Night, prisoners, judges,...
What is included?
- Skip-the-line ticket for the Prison Palace
- Local and professional guide in Italian or English
- Professional audio guide in French
- 45 minute guided tour of the Prison Palace
What is not included?
- Entrance ticket to the Doge's Palace
- Guided tour of the Doge's Palace
- Access to the Bridge of Sighs
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and beverages
What is there to know?
- The tour is NOT private but shared with other participants.
- This tour is not fully accessible to wheelchair users or those with limited mobility.
- The tour may be bilingual
- The tour is intended for small...
Meeting point
- The Prison Palace is located near Piazza San Marco, next to the Doge's Palace. Please do not go to the entrance of the Doge's Palace, to reach the Prison Palace. Cross the bridge on the right side of the entrance of the Doge's...
Cancellation policies
- Free cancellation within 72 hours before the tour.
Safety regulations
- The tour does not operate in case of exceptionally high tide.
