Venice Doge Palace Ticket Guided Tour and History Gallery
Overview
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.
What's Included
- 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)
- Lunch (if option is selected)
- Doge’s Palace guided tour by a qualified guide
- Professional local guide
- Hotel pick-up & Drop-off
- Guided Tour to St. Mark's Square Museums
- Guided Tour to Royal Palace - Correr Museum
Meeting Location
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Doge's Palace
50 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Museo Correr
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- 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
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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Activity code: C-57520P4
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