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Mdina Dungeons

Mdina Dungeons

Mdina Dungeons
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
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Discover at every turn Drama, Mystery and even Horror from dark forgotten days in an atmosphere of an authentic Medieval Dungeon. From Roman times to the Arabs, the Knights and even Napoleon, you will find episodes and characters from the ancient past portrayed in startling realism, revealing stories sometimes too dramatic to be believed. The Mdina Dungeons Museum provides a truly memorable and dramatic experience for the bold and brave on often forgotten aspects of the dark past of Malta's history.
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  • angeleyes27
    Brigantine, New Jersey5,337 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Wax Museum if you have extra time
    This place is right near the entrance gate. It was 5 Euros entrance fee and only took about 10 minutes. It is bit dark but you go through several torture type scenes of wax figures. These are scenes of what actually happened in this area during the Middle Ages. It has torture, Black Death, Gallows, etc. It is a shame what people do to each other. It doesn't take long and the figures are pretty realistic.
    Visited September 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written February 21, 2024
  • Matina K
    Athens, Greece66 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A different experience!!!
    To begin with there was a very kind ticket gentleman who allowed the kids to go down to the 1st level to see if they were scared and all before he charged the ticket. It is a very realistic example for children to understand what was happening in the story. A different experience!!!
    Visited March 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written March 4, 2024
  • Amy R
    11 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    A short trip through the history of gory torture in Malta
    I found this quite 'fun'. It doesn't take long, even if you read all the info boards, I think it took me 20 minutes. It's only 5 euros. Don't take small children in, it really is quite gory in places.
    Visited April 2024
    Traveled solo
    Written April 17, 2024
  • Gizem İ
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Must see museum!
    It was way above the expectations with a really small amount of entrance fee. It was not just a dungeons museum, if you read the labels you can learn all the major historical events happen in Malta. Also the staff was extremely friendly. Must see if you go to Mdina.
    Visited April 2024
    Traveled with friends
    Written April 25, 2024
  • Elaine w
    Stockport, United Kingdom17 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Interested in history? Worth a visit.
    Easy to miss this museum. Greeted by friendly chap at the entrance. Takes 30 minutes to go round. Good value at 5€ each. It was not high tech or sophisticated but it was an effective reminder of the futility of war and of the horrors that humans can perpetrate against each other, often in the name of religion. It held my attention and was thought provoking.
    Visited May 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written May 15, 2024
  • Matthew P
    London, United Kingdom6,299 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great scenes
    As soon as you walk in you get to see the exhibit, on the gruesome side, probably best not for the young. Each bit you see has been done very well, and they look life like. Make sure you take a picture of you in the stocks. Some of the models move and a couple smoke which brings it all to life.
    Visited May 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written May 21, 2024
  • Sue
    10 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Not for the Squeamish
    Really interesting but not for the Squeamish. Tells the story of torture very well. Displays are good. Well worth a visit but young children & easily offended may wish to stay away
    Visited June 2024
    Traveled with friends
    Written June 15, 2024
  • Andrianos T
    Athens, Greece146 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Amazing value for money medieval experience
    Amazing value for money experience for medieval time enthusiasts. You wont need more than 45 minutes to 1 hour to go through it all. Quite a realistic experience with sounds, explanatory texts and the dolls are very human-like. Its as creepy as it should be and was well worth the 5€ entrance.
    Visited September 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written September 28, 2024
  • Gates
    Montreal, Canada18 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sensitive hearts abstain
    We are fans of torture museums and it is by far the best It’s worthy of a horror movie because all the senses are called upon Right in the heart of Mdina and reasonable price N.B. Do not come with your young children...
    Visited November 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written November 3, 2024
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AR Dunn
7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2021 • Friends
Was welcomed by a lovely man on the desk who enticed us in. Only €2 Euros for students so very cheap and an enjoyable experience. The sensors and sounds inside create a eerie mood whilst reading the information based on true events. Would definitely recommend going in.
Written December 7, 2021
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Jules de Bruin
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022
Highly recommended. This museum is actually an amusing combination of a haunted house and a museum. Contrary to what the photos of the museum suggest, the figures look lifelike. Manuel -man behind the desk- was very helpful. We were actually a bit too late to enter the museum but he still let us in and gave us ample time to thoroughly visit the museum. Manuel told some interesting stories regarding the museum on a side note as well.
Written August 4, 2022
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Ronald R
Stromness, UK470 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Family
Some good scenes in here and for the very reasonable price of entry 5 euros. This museum shows the dungeons thro the ages and while reasonably done it could be a bit intimidating of you have young children or are a sensitive soul. An interesting place to visit and we enjoyed our trip around it, took about 45 minutes. It is just to the right hand side as you enter Mdina's gate made famous in Game of Thrones. In the square in front of here is where you can often get a horse coach hire around Mdina. We paid 25 euros but it is cheaper in November i would say as it would be around 35 in the summer.
Written December 16, 2023
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AlexTheJock
Wigston, UK3,450 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2022
My wife, myself and two long-time friends had a great hour wandering around the dungeons and it was totally worth the money to take a trip through Malta’s horrific history. The scenes are well set, with great sound clips and lots of information in English. Well worth a visit.
Written April 4, 2022
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Patrick H
26 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2020 • Couples
We discovered this on walking into the walls of Mdina as it is the first place you see on the right.
Good small museum for a very reasonable €5 entry fee. My wife isn’t the biggest fan of torture so we did a slightly quicker version of it than normal! However we did see everything and I managed to read all there was to offer in about 30mins max.
Very informative if in a slightly strange order chronologically. The sounds and wax works were very life like and gory for people who are interested in that sort of thing!
Would recommend if you only have a short amount of time available whilst at Mdina and are interested in Malta’s darker history.
Written November 2, 2020
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Fabrice T
22 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022 • Solo
I stumbled upon this museum by chance and was not disappointed. The atmosphere inside is thick and heavy, low light and ambient noises help depict the horrible reality of torture. I recommend it but don't go if you're faint hearted.
Written June 9, 2022
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Tihana K
10 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Couples
I have to say that this kind of museum is not for everybody. Personally, I love this kind of museums where you can see how bad were thing centuries ago. There are really amazing, but dark stories, so if you have "weak stomach" don't visit this. Prices are OK considering prices in other museum. It is 5 eur per adult, and 2 if you are a student.
Written January 26, 2020
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Biljana
10 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2023 • Couples
Absolutely traumatised! Which means that they (the museum) did a great job! It’s 5€ for adults, and it’ll take you about 20-30min to get through the whole exhibition.
It’s worth it! Highly recommended!

Must say that Jo (the employee) was my highlight of the day! Such a ray of sunshine!
Written September 19, 2023
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Martina M
Rho, Italy10 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2022 • Couples
An experience located in the beautiful Mdina atmosphere. If you are travelling to Mdina I highly suggest visiting this museum. The gloomy atmosphere is perfect considering the purpose of this display and the sounds add even more realism to the representation.
Written October 10, 2022
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Roam64589379782
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Family
We had the pleasure of visiting Mdina dungeons last week. I highly recommend it for anyone visiting Mdina. The setting and the visual displays were extremely realistic and presented torturous historic moments of Maltese history throughout the ages. The site was of great interest to both Adults and Children. Both Manoel and the other man duty on the ticket desk were extremely informative and helpful. Having visited the site many years ago it was interesting to see how they have developed more areas for visitors to view. Of course no visit would be complete without the famous photo in the stocks. Highly recommend a visit !
Written November 6, 2023
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