Doge’s Palace: guided tour & skip the line ticket

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Amazing guided tour inside the Venice Doge’s Palace (Palazzo Ducale): old residence of the Doge. The guide will escort you along the halls of power to admire the breathtaking artworks as the Golden Starticase, the parliament and many paintings of Tiepolo.

You’ll cross the infamous Bridge of Sighs to go down in the Prisions. Only Casanova managed to escape from these dark and cold cells.

The entrance is skip-the-line and so you’ll avoid the endless queue in front the Palace.

At the end of your activity you will have the opportunity to do the free optional tour the Glass Craftsman Demonstration visiting a Glass Factory very close to Saint Mark’s square (20 minutes tour).

Later, enjoy the Audio guide with digital map to discover the 5 districts of Venice with their best attractions and squares, day or night, on a self-guided tour.

For an exclusive experience, choose the private option: enjoy a personal guided tour.

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Duration: 1 hour
Starts: Venezia, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours



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Amazing guided tour inside the Venice Doge’s Palace (Palazzo Ducale): old residence of the Doge. The guide will escort you along the halls of power to admire the breathtaking artworks as the Golden Starticase, the parliament and many paintings of Tiepolo.

You’ll cross the infamous Bridge of Sighs to go down in the Prisions. Only Casanova managed to escape from these dark and cold cells.

The entrance is skip-the-line and so you’ll avoid the endless queue in front the Palace.

At the end of your activity you will have the opportunity to do the free optional tour the Glass Craftsman Demonstration visiting a Glass Factory very close to Saint Mark’s square (20 minutes tour).

Later, enjoy the Audio guide with digital map to discover the 5 districts of Venice with their best attractions and squares, day or night, on a self-guided tour.

For an exclusive experience, choose the private option: enjoy a personal guided tour.
Stop At: Doge’s Palace, Piazza San Marco, 1, 30124 Venice Italy

The Palazzo Ducale represented for centuries the seat of Venetian political power. In its splendid rooms, surrounded by hundreds of painting masterpieces, the Doge and his Council controlled the fate of a thousand-year old republic.
The experienced guide will show you the halls of power, plunging you into a very special setting: the European Middle Ages and the centuries immediately following.

You’ll be surprised at the rich details of the gold staircase, at 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.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ponte di Rialto, Ruga degli Orefici (Rialto) San Polo, 30125 Venice Italy

Later you can enjoy the audio guide with digital map to discover more tha 200 Venice Highlights at your own pace.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Museo Correr, Piazza San Marco San Marco 52, 30124 Venice Italy

You may visit by yourself the other magnificent palaces around St. Mark’s Square under the name of Procuratie with the same ticket! You will discover the way of life of the venetians, with paintings, library, coinage, sculpture. You will be entered in the secrets of Venice Empire, with description of Arsenale who produced the famous battleship Galea. You will visit the area built by Napoleon and the rooms restored for Sissi Empress Austria.

Duration: 2 hours



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