{"id":10213,"date":"2026-09-23T15:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/?p=10213"},"modified":"2026-10-27T11:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:46:32","slug":"the-prisons-palace-a-place-of-history-mysteries-and-carnival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/en\/carnival\/the-prisons-palace-a-place-of-history-mysteries-and-carnival\/","title":{"rendered":"The Prisons Palace: A place of history, mysteries, and Carnival"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10213\" class=\"elementor elementor-10213 elementor-10185\" 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-393d8b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"393d8b0\" 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\"><span class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the heart of Venice, overlooking the San Marco Basin and connected to the Doge\u2019s Palace by the legendary Bridge of Sighs, stands the majestic <em class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\"><strong class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\">Palazzo delle Prigioni<\/strong><\/em>, a place steeped in history and mystery.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff5b8d elementor-toc--minimized-on-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"4ff5b8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;container&quot;:&quot;article&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h1&quot;,&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;Non sono state trovate intestazioni in questa 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fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__4ff5b8d\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__4ff5b8d\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d201cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0d201cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2757260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2757260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Connection with Giacomo Casanova<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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 style=\"\">Built in 1589 by the architect Antonio Da Ponte, the same architect who designed the Rialto Bridge, this building housed various prisoners for centuries, including the famous libertine <strong class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\">Giacomo Casanova<\/strong>, to whom the Venice Carnival 2025 was dedicated (<a href=\"https:\/\/carnevale.venezia.it\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=link\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400;\" class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\" data-acw-is-textelements=\"\">click here for the official site<\/a>).<\/p><p style=\"\">His story is deeply intertwined with that of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/piazza-san-marco\/antiche-celle-del-palazzo-ducale-di-venezia-un-viaggio-nel-tempo\/\" data-acw-is-textelements=\"\" style=\"font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\">prisons<\/a>, where he was <strong class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\">imprisoned<\/strong> on charges of practicing <strong class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\">magic and occultism<\/strong>. Watched by the Venetian police and branded a \u201cdiabolical violator,\u201d he managed to accomplish a legendary feat: escaping from the Piombi, the cramped cells of the Doge\u2019s Palace, and fleeing by gondola.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/piazza-san-marco\/antiche-celle-del-palazzo-ducale-di-venezia-un-viaggio-nel-tempo\/\" data-acw-is-panel=\"\" data-acw-isnt-textelements=\"\" data-acw-isnt-panel=\"\" data-acw-skip-text-contrast=\"\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cb031 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"77cb031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-199197d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"199197d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/articolo-1-foto-3-febbraio-25-1-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10192\" alt=\"Stanza Palazzo delle Prigioni\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/articolo-1-foto-3-febbraio-25-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/articolo-1-foto-3-febbraio-25-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/articolo-1-foto-3-febbraio-25-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/articolo-1-foto-3-febbraio-25-1.webp 1446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-726bc97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"726bc97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Vibrant and Fascinating Cultural Center<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e22e772 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e22e772\" 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\">Today, the Palazzo delle Prigioni is not only a historical monument, but also a <strong class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\">lively cultural center<\/strong>. Here with us, you can enjoy unique experiences that will immerse you in the fascinating past of the Serenissima.<\/p><p class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\">Among the activities offered, <a class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/tour\/novita-maleficia-inquisizione-tortura-e-stregoneria-tra-xv-e-xviii-secolo\/\"><em class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\"><strong class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\">Maleficia: Inquisition, Torture and Witchcraft between the 15th and 18th Centuries<\/strong><\/em><\/a> stands out, an exhibition that reveals the dark secrets of the Venetian Inquisition through torture instruments, ancient documents, and disturbing testimonies.<\/p><p class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\">But the experiences do not end here! Enter the world of Carnival with the <a class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/tour\/laboratorio-veneziano-di-maschere-di-carnevale\/\"><em class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\"><strong class=\"acw-fs-18 acw-ls-0 acw-lh-1_5 acw-lh-authored\">Mask Workshop<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, where you can create and decorate your own Venetian mask, exactly as the artisans of the past used to do.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b64b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55b64b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/webp1-1024x679.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10200\" alt=\"Laboratorio di decorazione a Venezia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/webp1-1024x679.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/webp1-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/webp1-768x509.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/webp1.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e261b81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e261b81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-c741352\" data-id=\"c741352\" 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-e243df9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e243df9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb4fca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fb4fca\" 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\">The Palazzo delle Prigioni is also the final destination of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/tour\/venezia-caccia-al-tesoro-di-carnevale\/\"><em><strong>Treasure Hunt<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, a surprising journey in search of the city\u2019s secrets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5648372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5648372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/articolo-1-foto-2-febbraio-25-1-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10205\" alt=\"Esperienza di Carnevale\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/articolo-1-foto-2-febbraio-25-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/articolo-1-foto-2-febbraio-25-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/articolo-1-foto-2-febbraio-25-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/articolo-1-foto-2-febbraio-25-1.webp 1446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763f3d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"763f3d7\" 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\">And for lovers of history and architecture, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/tour\/palazzo-delle-prigioni-celle-e-strumenti-di-tortura-visita-accompagnata\/\"><em><strong>Palazzo delle Prigioni Tour<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is a must, taking you through the secret rooms and corridors that once echoed with the cries of prisoners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-581785e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"581785e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-3282904\" data-id=\"3282904\" 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-f64f90c elementor-align-center elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f64f90c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/en\/tour\/lords-of-the-night-prisons-palace-cells-and-torture-tools-escorted-visit\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">TOUR PALAZZO DELLE PRIGIONI<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3be21 elementor-align-center elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6b3be21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/en\/categories\/carnival-experiences\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CARNIVAL 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