- Address: Mdina, Malta
- Phone: +356 2145 0267
- Opening hours: 10.00 - 16.30
Going to Malta , you will have the opportunity to visit quite unusual places. One of them is a museum of torture in Mdina , the historical capital of the island. We warn you right away that even the description of this object makes a depressing impression on many people, and it's not worthwhile to visit the museum of torture in Malta with nervous ones, children and women.
About the museum
So, the city of Mdina, where no more than three hundred people now reside, was once the main city of Malta. Representatives of the upper classes led a calm, measured life here. Maltese have not just chosen Mdina as a place for one of the most interesting museums in Malta , because it was in the dungeons of the city that the prison used to be located. It is impossible to imagine how many inmates actually lost their lives here, since executions and torture took place right in the cells. Now those times are reminiscent of realistically recreated wax figures, which depict shocking and horrible scenes.
The creators of the museum did not forget anything, allowing visitors to get acquainted with the executions and torture of three eras: Roman rule, the Arab invasion and the Maltese chivalry. You can see with your own eyes that the "humane" Romans preferred torturing prisoners with a crucifixion, and the Arabs' weakness was to crush those disliked with huge stones.
Noble knights did not lag behind the Romans and Muslims, using the most sophisticated methods of torture in the time of the Inquisition, which settled on the island since 1561. To suppress the heresy, there were nippers for pulling out nails, a vise for squeezing the head, a guillotine, a rack, a "Spanish boot" ... And around - an ice-cold composition: skeletons, decapitated remains of corpses, hanged and other victims of regimes. And let them - just wax dolls, but the impression remains, truly, unforgettable.
The Museum of Torture in Mdina in Malta has a corresponding atmosphere - it's quiet, cold and gloomy. Violate the silence of only a few screams inattentive visitors who can accidentally stumble on a bag of bones. Yes, the special effects in the museum are also well thought out: besides the props, you are likely to be impressed by the terrible stories told by the guide for a specific soundtrack.
Summarizing the above, one can say the following: if you like to tickle your nerves and do not belong to too impressionable people, be sure to visit the Museum of Torture in Malta.
How to get there?
You can get to the museum by public transport , for example by bus. You should leave at the stop of L-Imdin.
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