Museo de la Tortura
Private museum in Santillana del Mar with instruments of torture and capital punishment from the Middle Ages to the industrial era.
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About the museum
The Museo de la Tortura is a private museum in Santillana del Mar. It is built around a private collection of instruments of torture and capital punishment spanning from the Middle Ages to the industrial era. It brings together several dozen original pieces from various places in Europe, together with modern reconstructions.
Each piece is accompanied by historical illustrations and a caption explaining what it was used for, which offence it punished, and in what period and place it was applied. The route spreads over several floors and is divided into four sections: exemplary punishment and public humiliation, physical punishment and the torture of prisoners, instruments of execution, and devices designed specifically to torture women.
The museum's own website warns that the exhibition contains content, images and materials that may be sensitive or shocking to some people.
Highlights
- Instruments of torture and capital punishment from the Middle Ages to the industrial era
- Original European pieces and reconstructions, with explanatory captions
- Four thematic sections across several floors
- Section on punishments and torture devices for women
Permanent exhibition
- Instrumentos de tortura y de pena capital – Permanent exhibition of instruments of torture, punishment and execution in four thematic sections, with captions on their use, the offence punished and their period.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €4Children aged 8 to 14 and people over 65 |
| Children & teens | €4free up to age 7 · Reduced rate for ages 8 to 14; children under 8 enter free, with the approval of their companion and under their supervision. |
| Seniors | €4Reduced rate for people over 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | –No disability discount. |
| Students & apprentices | –No discount with a Carné Joven or student card. |
| Groups | –Group prices are available on request by email. |
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The exhibition contains content, images and materials that may be sensitive or shocking. Dogs are admitted. During peak times you may be asked to wait a few minutes before starting the visit. |
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