Doge's Palace Guided Tour: Marvel at Venetian Art & History with Skip-the-Line Access
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273 Ratings
Venezia
Experience the grandeur of Venice's Doge's Palace on a guided tour. Marvel at exquisite art, skip the line, and delve into the city's captivating history.
Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Doge’s Palace - The duration of the Doge’s Palace tour in Venice will be about an hour, during which you can admire the Opera Museum, the Lodge Atrium, the famous Golden Staircase, the Institutional Chambers
What's Included
  • Experienced guide included
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Bypass the queue at the Doge’s Palace and explore the core of Venice’s political authority during its glory days. In this 1-hour journey, you’ll see splendid works by artists like Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, and witness grandly adorned rooms, lavish sculptures, and ornamental details. With an expert guide, you’ll plunge into Venice’s intriguing past, going over the renowned Bridge of Sighs and visiting the cells where Giacomo Casanova was held captive. Choose a departure time at the time of reservation.

  • Please arrive at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before tour departure time
  • At the tour departure point, you will meet a representative who will check your voucher and give you information to do the tour
  • No credit or refunds will be given in the case of a no-show (if you don’t show up at the meeting point at the time indicated on your voucher)
  • This is a group tour, which means there might be other participants on the tour with you
  • Please note: Due to the particular morphological structure of Venice and the logistical problems resulting from it, it cannot be guaranteed that the whole tour is accessible to people with limited mobility. This means that those with walking difficulties and wheelchair users might not be able to access some parts of the itinerary
  • 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
Location
Calle larga de l'Ascension
The meeting point is ten to fifteen minutes before the start of the tour at the TURIVE kiosk, located on Calle larga de l' Ascension, near the post office.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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David_g
Jun 6, 2024
Excellent tour - This was an excellent tour with an excellent guide. The meet up is a bit chaotic at a busy intersection and having to traverse a crowded St. Marks Square, but it was easy to follow our guide holding a small flag. It was quick access through the ticket gate and into the palace. The guide was very knowledgeable and kept things moving along at a reasonable pace.
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Yelena_v
Apr 6, 2024
Well organized & great tour guide! - It was very well organized excursion, we almost got a private tour, only 4 people were there for the English group. Sorry I forgot the name of our guide but that lady was super knowledgeable. It was a good tour with enough time to explore this historical palace.
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David_v
Feb 29, 2024
Perfect - Doge’s palace is very beautiful totally worth it, the tour is very well organized, meeting point is easy to find, there plenty of options for languages and the info is very good, very nice
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Jason_r
Feb 4, 2024
Well worth it! - Monica was an excellent guide and provided great context to the history of Venice. Being given the history of the art and building itself truly helps to appreciate the significance and its beauty.
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Marisa_p
Sep 18, 2023
Micro is very knowledgeable - Mirco gave a wonderful overview of Venetian history. Politics, culture and art history with a sense of humour! It was stimulating and enlightening. Thank you Mirco!
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James_m
Sep 18, 2023
Informative - Veronese's paintings in the palace were amazing. Tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the palace. Would definitely recommend.
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Michael_b
Oct 9, 2023
Too many stairs/steps - The number of staircases was very difficult for older people.. should be a caution on how hard it may be
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Rmonetta
Oct 5, 2023
Overall good tour with history and beautiful artwork. - Tour started off a little slow. We were given our headsets, the guide did a sound check and then just started walking through San Marco Plaza with no commentary. All we could hear was the crowds in the background of the mic. The guide was not speaking, just walking through the busy area. Once we arrived at the Doge's Palace however, our guide was a wealth of knowledge. Inside we viewed amazing and beautiful art and learned interesting history of the ancient rulers of Venice. Overall a good tour, would probably not do it again though. Seen it once, no need to see it again.
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Logan_m
Apr 23, 2024
Painfully tedious - Inside was simply stunning and awe inspiring. It took way too long to get inside and the guide lost our interest multiple time by waffling instead of getting us to the stunning buildings
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Ourania_g
May 4, 2024
Disappointing - Could not understand a word the guide was saying. He was speaking italian with a little bit of english.
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