Venice Doge's Palace & Prisons Tour
Description
Skip the lines at the iconic Doge’s Palace in Venice and uncover its highlights and secrets on a 2-hour tour. Walk right past the main entrance queues with your knowledgeable guide, and delve into the magnificent palace’s history as you explore its lavish public chambers. See prized Italian Renaissance artwork by Tintoretto and Veronese, and learn about the dark deeds of the city’s former rulers and secret service. Then, wander across the world-famous Bridge of Sighs and end your tour with a visit to the New Prisons.
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Itinerary
Enjoy a 2 hrs in depht tour of the Doges Palace and visit the famous Prisons.
While standing in the courtyard as your guide will introduce you to the Doges Palace architecture and history, see and learn about the Giant Staircase leading up to the Palace and used for formal entrances.
Walk over the famous Bridge of Sighs connecting the Doge's Palace to the Prisons and learn why it was given this name.
Learn about the Main entrance of the Doges Palace, the paper door that links the Doges Palace to St Mark's Basilica.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- At times, Doges Palace can close without notice. No refunds are available as these events are beyond our control.
- 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
Reviews(639)
Fantastic tour of the palace and prison. With the help of the guide we can understand and know better how the old Venice government headquarters was. An indispensable tour for those who want to know more about the city's past.
Very knowledgeable and in depth history lesson with a well informed guide.
Tour guide was very knowledgeable and took her time telling us about history and wrangling our 2 young kids! Tour wasn’t rushed and provided an in depth history of the palace. Definitely recommend!
This was a wonderful tour. Francesca was a wonderful tour guide and we were lucky to have her. She gave us a wealth of information, while surrounded by amazing art and beauty. My husband thoroughly enjoyed the tour also. It was a private tour for four of us, and well worth it.
Georgia is a fabulous tour guide. She is very friendly, fun, and so knowledgeable! We very much enjoyed this tour.
We had an excellent tour of Doge’s Palace & Prisons with a top notch guide. She was super knowledgable, very high energy and very patient in fielding all our questions. She gave an excellent perspective of the history of Venice and workings behind Doge’s Palace and the Prison system. She was very helpful and took some pictures of us during the tour. We loved the beauty of the palace including some exquisite art work. Overall, a very worthwhile tour!
Excellent tour guide so knowledgeable of Venetian history and so many interesting facts on doge palace.he was great fun
Alex is an excellent tour guide who is very knowledgeable and passionate about the history of Venice! I would take another tour with Alex anytime, he is a fantastic personality to follow.
Alex was so informative and knowledgeable. Highly recommend the tour!
We did a private tour with Cristina and it was by far our favorite tour while in Venice. She has so much knowledge and passion for the history and really pointed out things to make you understand what the history and meaning behind the building, paintings, politics of it all. She was incredibly friendly and you could tell she knew exactly how to get the most out of the time in the tour
