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San Gimignano Map: Museo della Tortura (Torture Museum)Museo della Tortura (Torture Museum) Frommer's Recommended

Hours Mar 16-July 18 daily 10am-7pm; July 19-Sept 17 daily 10am-midnight; Sept 18-Nov 1 daily 10am-8pm; Nov 2-Mar 15 Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat-Sun 10am-7pm
Address Via del Castello 1
Location Just off Piazza della Cisterna
Phone 0577-942-243
Prices Admission 8€ ($10) adults, 5.50€ ($7.15) students

Frommer's Review

The Torture Museum (known also as the Museum of Medieval Criminology and the Inquisition) is serendipitously installed in the medieval Torre del Diavolo (Devil's Tower). Its iron maidens, racks -- both the spiked and unspiked varieties -- chastity belts, various bone-crunching manacles, breast-rippers, and other medieval party favors are accompanied by engrossingly dispassionate descriptions of their uses and history. If nothing else, the kids might think it's cool (though the historical etchings and watercolors showing the torture instruments at work are definitely R-rated).

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