THE TORTURE MUSEUM AT CASTELLO ARAGONESE
Latest update: 10 May 2022
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Castello Aragonese in Ischia Ponte pays host to the Torture Museum. The macabre collection of torture instruments from the last 500 years is a fascinating reminder of the Castle's past, with particular insight given to The Inquisition.
One of the stated aims of the museum is to raise awareness of that most dark and destructive period in history, much of which has been deliberately concealed for hundreds of years. The names alone of some of the objects on display are enough to make you go weak at the knees, "The Head-Crusher", "Eye Spoons" and perhaps the most fearsome of all, the "Testicle-Squashing Trestle", are enough to make you happy you weren't around in such times to bear witness to these horrors. |
The museum is definitely worth a trip as the entrance fee is included once you've paid to get in to the castle, but it's certainly not for the faint-hearted! More information about the Torture Museum can be found on a separate website, the link of which is provided below.
Opening Times and Entry Fees:
The Castle is open between 09:30 and 19:00 and entry costs €10 for adults.
Opening Times and Entry Fees:
The Castle is open between 09:30 and 19:00 and entry costs €10 for adults.
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