Overview
Buy your walking tour in Venice with Doge's Palace. Get off the beaten track, through the streets and canals of Venice.
Highlights
- Take part in a guided tour to visit the highlights of Venice
- Explore Piazza San Marco with its main monuments
- Visit the Doge's Palace, the seat of the Venetian political power
- Listen to anecdotes on the square of Santa Maria Formosa
You will start this experience with a walking tour (no entrances) through the most characteristic and important places for the history of Venice. A qualified and experienced guide will escort you through the millennium of life of the Serenissima Republic, recalling the past full of charm of this unique city. Treat yourself to an essential and multilingual tour for the understanding of Venice.
At the end of the walking tour, you will proceed for a visit of the Doge's Palace, the Palazzo Ducale, which represented for centuries the seat of the Venetian political power. In his splendid rooms, plastered and immersed in hundreds of masterpieces of painting, the Duke and his Council controlled the fate of a thousand-year history republic. You’ll live it together with a guide that will show you the halls of power, plunging you in a very particular historical context: the European Middle Ages and the immediately following centuries. You’ll be surprised by the rich details of the gold staircase, of 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.
Don't miss such an unforgettable experience!
What's included
- Walking tour throughout Venice + tour of the Doge's Palace
- Ticket for the Palace, which will allow you to enter without waiting
- Audio-receiver devices for groups of 10 or more people
Meeting & pickup
Check-in at the shop opposite the Church of San Zaccaria. Please show a copy of your voucher to the staff.
Additional info
Know in advance:
- Skip-the-line tickets allow you to skip the line at the ticket purchasing counter. However, everyone must pass through the newly imposed security checks. Waiting times depend on the number of people present
- Please be aware that on certain dates, registration and payment of an access contribution will be necessary to visit the city of Venice. We encourage you to check all the information and procedures for registration or payment on the dedicated website of Comune di Venezia
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 1 day before the experience starts for a full refund.
Questions
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