Guided Tours

Doge's Palace Guided Tour

Name: Doge's Palace Guided Tour
Start: 2024-04-20T09:15:00
End: 2024-04-20T10:05:00
Location: Venice

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Delve into the glorious history of Venice on a guided visit to the Doge's Palace led by an expert and access 3 St. Mark's Square museums on your own!

Highlights

Skip the long ticketing lines and embark on an hour-long tour of the Doge's Palace with your professional and friendly guide.
Get to know rare-known secrets about the 14th century palace from an expert guide in your preferred language. Take pictures of the ornate design and architecture of this marvel.
Your ticket also gives you access to the 3 museums in St. Mark's Square!
Visit the Museo Correr, the Museo Archeologico Nazionale and the Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marcianaso on your own at a leisurely pace.
Opt for the Mysteries and Secrets tour of Doge's Palace if you want to explore hidden chambers and uncover conspiracies.

Inclusions

Guided tour of Doge's Palace with skip-the-line entry
English, German, French, Spanish or Italian-speaking guide
Access to Museo Correr
Access to Archaeological Museum
Access to Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Marciana
Express 'mysteries and secrets' guided tour of Doge's Palace (optional)

Cancellation policy

These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.

Ratings & Reviews

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Guests from United States, United Kingdom, France and over 11 countries have loved this experience

Paul

5/5

Apr, 2024

Our guide Donata was fantastic. Highly educated. Very clear, passionate in her introduction, topics and explanations. Very personable. She is first class in the first grade. Give her a promotion. Thank you.

Georgios

5/5

Apr, 2024

The tour was perfectly organized, meeting point instructions and procedure very good explained. The highlight was our very experienced guide, who took the extra time and interest to explain more than was asked of her and, although very knowlegeable, gave us all necessary information telling it like a beutiful story. Thanks, Carlotta!

Lesley

5/5

Mar, 2024

The tour was very slickly run from the start. The guide was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the subject. My husband has walking issues and she was very helpful. We were both very impressed with the whole experience.

Karen

5/5

Mar, 2024

The guide was terrific. She explained the history, gave details and was engaged. The rooms we saw and the painted ceilings and walls were breathtaking. Highly recommend the Dodges Palace tour

Janet

5/5

Oct, 2023

Very helpful staff at meeting point. Excellent guide (Catarina I think). Very knowledgeable and excellent English. Made the trip very enjoyable and memorable. Thank you. Will defy use Headout again.

Your experience

Reimagine Doge's Palace

Bypass the ticketing lines in front of the Doge's Palace and go directly to a security check with your direct access ticket. Once you gain entry, your guide will help you navigate through this Venetian wonder. The seat of Venice's political power for hundreds of years, it was the place from which the Duke and his closest council members governed this 1000-year-old republic. You will get to relive this history with your guide as you walk through the halls of power and you will quickly discover that the Palazzo Ducale has lost none of its splendor over the years. Marvel at the golden staircase and the exquisite detail that gives it life, as well as the works of several artists that adorn the rest of the Palace, all depicting Venetian life in one way or another in breathtaking detail. Your guide will provide you with incredible facts and tales of those who once ruled Venice, making this tour a highlight of your visit to La Serenissima!

Museums of St. Mark's Square

After you tour the Palace, your guide will leave you to continue exploring Venice's rich history on your own by visiting the 3 museums in St. Mark's Square. You can start by visiting the Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Marciana, the walls of which are decorated by works of art created by masters like Titian and Veronese. The Archaeological Museum is home to a collection of Greek and Roman sculptures, objects, and artifacts, as well as Egyptian, Babylonian, and Assyrian antiquities. In contrast, the Museo Correr holds perhaps the most modern collection of art, poised between the Procuratie Vecchie and the Procuratie Nuove, in the perfect position to usher in a new era in Italian history.

If you choose the Mysteries and secrets package, your guide will give you a tour of Doge's Palace showing hidden chambers and painting a vivid picture of how the aristocracy colluded to overthrow the Doge in 1310 among other stories.

Know before you go

What's not allowed

Shutterbugs, take note: Flash photography, tripods, selfie sticks, and any type of commercial photography is a no-go inside the venue.

Accessibility

Please note that the Secret Itineraries, Prisons and Armory are not accessible by wheelchair and pram/stroller.
Ramps and elevators are available at the venue for easy access.

My tickets

Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.
Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the scheduled time of your tour to avoid any delays.
Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the meeting point.
For the other 3 museums at St. Mark's Square, you can tap your barcode embedded electronic mobile voucher at the reader located near the entrance of each attraction.
If you have purchased reduced price tickets, please carry your valid photo ID proof for verification. Students must show their valid Student IDs.