{"id":10160,"date":"2026-09-10T14:12:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/?p=10160"},"modified":"2026-10-24T10:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T08:27:19","slug":"maleficia-inquisition-torture-and-witchcraft-between-the-15th-and-18th-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/en\/carnival\/maleficia-inquisition-torture-and-witchcraft-between-the-15th-and-18th-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Maleficia: Inquisition, Torture, and Witchcraft Between the 15th and 18th Century"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10160\" class=\"elementor elementor-10160 elementor-10132\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dccc5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dccc5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"contenuto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f304334\" data-id=\"f304334\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b6e5b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b6e5b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\">In the heart of a Venice <a class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; 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Listen to the stories of women unjustly accused of witchcraft and of famous figures such as <strong class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\">Giacomo Casanova<\/strong>, suspected of practicing occult arts and magic.<\/p><p class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\">At a time when Venice comes alive with color, let yourself be transported by the atmosphere of the past and discover the darker side of the city. 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