Venice Doge Palace Ticket Guided Tour and History Gallery
Enjoy priority access to the Doge’s Palace and discover its fascinating history on a guided tour. Select the package that best matches your needs—whether it’s a shared group experience or a private tour, with the option to include lunch for an enhanced Venetian adventure. Follow your guide through the palace’s impressive interiors, including the Golden Staircase, Tiepolo’s masterpieces, and the famous Bridge of Sighs. Learn about the grandeur of Venetian political power as you visit the prisons that once held Venice's most notorious criminals. Afterward, continue your exploration independently and visit the other captivating museums of St. Mark’s Square. Highlights: • Priority access to the Doge's Palace for a smooth and enjoyable visit • Guided tour including the Bridge of Sighs and historic prisons • Flexible packages: Choose shared or private tours, with an optional lunch upgrade.
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Legendary English Tour
What's included in Venice Doge Palace Ticket Guided Tour and History Gallery
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
The Palazzo Ducale represented for centuries the seat of Venetian political power. In its splendid rooms, surrounded by hundreds of painting masterpieces, the Doge and his Council controlled the fate of a thousand-year old republic. The experienced guide will show you the halls of power, plunging you into a very special setting: the European Middle Ages and the centuries immediately following. You’ll be surprised at the rich details of the gold staircase, at the realism of the scenes depicted by many artists who have decorated this building, you will relive the anguish of the prisoners crossing the famous Bridge of Sighs, and entering the Venetian prisons, famous for hosting Giacomo Casanova.
You may visit by yourself the other magnificent palaces around St. Mark’s Square under the name of Procuratie Nuove with the same ticket! You will discover the way of life of the venetians, with paintings, library, coinage, sculpture. You will be entered in the secrets of Venice Empire, with description of Arsenale who produced the famous battleship Galea. You will visit the area built by Napoleon including the majestic Dancing Hall and the the rooms restored for Empress Sissi.
Inclusions
- Professional local guide
- Skip the line pass for St. Mark's Square Museums (Marciana Library is closed on Sundays)
- Skip the line ticket to Doge's Palace
- Unique VR Experience - Discover Venice in the past
- Royal Palace Ticket - Correr Museum (Empress Sissi Rooms & Napoleon Dance Hall)
- Doge’s Palace guided tour by a qualified guide
- Lunch (if option is selected)
- Hotel pick-up & Drop-off
- Guided Tour to Royal Palace - Correr Museum
- Guided Tour to St. Mark's Square Museums
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Tour does not operate in case of exceptional high tide (in these cases it can be postponed the days after; otherwise, it will be refunded)
- For security reasons suitcases, backpacks or large bags are not allowed inside the Doges’ Palace, the storage service is available inside the Palace and it is free of charge.
- Please note that the Marciana Library is closed on Sundays
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
- Unfortunately, this tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with reduced mobility
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Meet at the brown wooden newsstand with the yellow sign where is written "MEETING POINT", Calle Larga de l'Ascension , St. Mark’s Square, in front of the Post Office.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
For security reasons suitcases, backpacks or large bags are not allowed inside the Doges’ Palace, the storage service is free of charge. • Our assistant will wait for you with a signboard in which is written “TOUR” • If the lunch option is selected your table is booked for you at 1:00 PM at illy Caffè (Giardini Reali, few steps from St. Mark's Square)
