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Medieval Criminal and Torture Museum (Museo della Tortura e di Criminologia Medievale)


Medieval Criminal and Torture Museum (Museo della Tortura e di Criminologia Medievale)
Porta San Giovanni, 123
53073 San Gimignano
Italy
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“Museo della Tortura (Torture Museum)” Frommer's
“Museo DI Criminologia Medievale” Fodors.com
“Wacky places” Sydney Morning Herald
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 12 attractions in San Gimignano
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Attraction type: History museum, Specialty museum
Address: Porta San Giovanni, 123 53073 San Gimignano
Italy
Tel: 39 0577 940526

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“Torturous”
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1 of 5 stars
nataliegoestojapan   49 contributions
Athens, Georgia
Jul 30, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

There are actually 2 Museums of Torture in this tiny city, and apparently a torture museum in every town in Europe we visited. It's a small, clean museum with many antiseptic devices and a long description of how the devise was used next to it. I didn't find this a pleasurable, or particularly illuminating experience. I found the descriptions long... more

“So well kept and worth your time!”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Boston , Ma
Feb 18, 2006
1
person found this review helpful

A nice and small museum, very informational and educational. Worth every penny and minute of your time. more

“worth a visit !”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Munich, Germany
Mar 29, 2003
7
people found this review helpful

If you're visiting St Gimignano *make sure* you also pay a short visit to the museo della tortura. as my predecessing reviewer stated, the museum building itself is rather interesting. you immediately feel transfered into the old times when god-like pope-sent inquisitors spoke thir dark verdicts. Every room looks quite "spooky" with that little touch of the dark middle ages... more

“Small but Memorable”
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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Boston, MA
Jan 9, 2003
12
people found this review helpful

The Museo Della Tortura is located in the Piazza Cisterna in San Gimignano. The cost, as of December 2002, is €8,00. Pretty steep for a dozen or so small rooms totalling no more than 100-150 items. If you're into the macabre, though, you should not pass it by. Originals and reproductions of instruments of torture and execution from medieaval times... more

“terribilmente affascinante!!!”
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4 of 5 stars
lawtennis   14 contributions
Florence, Italy
Mar 21, 2009

il tema della tortura e dela macabro è una costante di fascino e mistero. l' ho visitato in una sera... more

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Medieval Criminal and Torture Museum (Museo della Tortura e di Criminologia Medievale) Address

Porta San Giovanni, 123, 53073 San Gimignano, Italy
Tel: 39 0577 940526