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Doge's Palace Tickets: Skip the Line and Explore with Detailed Guide Book
3.5
141 Ratings
Venezia
Skip the long lines and explore the Doge's Palace and Royal Palace in Venice with a detailed guide book. Admire stunning art, cross the Bridge of Sighs, and learn about Venetian history and lifestyle.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- gondola ride - Collect your tickets to Venice Tours Assistance Point, at the entrance of Piazza San Marco.
HOW TO REACH THE MEETING POINT
With Piazza San Marco and the arches of Museo Correr at your back and the Poste Italiane (Post Office) in front of you, look on the left and you will see a big grey newsstand (with many souvenir and newspapers): that one is the Venice Tours Assistance Point. Please, go there and ask for the ticket. You’ll see a sign “VENICE TOURS - ASSISTANCE POINT”.
- Doge’s Palace - A special ticket to skip the long line and save your time to enter in the marvelous Doge’s Palace: the old seat of the politician power during the Republic of Venice.
Enjoy fast track admission to the Doge’s Palace and be stunned in front of the wonderful halls of powers, corridors and rooms of the Doge, that are decorated by the most famous Venetian artists as Tiepolo or Tiziano! You will cross the Bridge of Sighs to go down to the Old Venetian prisons where also Casanova was held!
- Piazza San Marco - The Doge’s and Royal palace are in the most charming square of Venice: Piazza San Marco!
- Museo Correr - 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.
What's Included
- Lunch or Aperitif (option dependent)
- Multilingual guide book (7 languages)
- Skip-the-line access to Doge’s Palace, Museo Correr, Biblioteca Marciana, and Archeological Museum
- Complimentary city map
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information
Bypass the lengthy queues and gain access to the magnificent Palazzo Ducale (Doge’s Palace) and the Royal Palace located at Piazza San Marco. Marvel at the exquisite art masterpieces accumulated by the Doge and the most eminent officials of the Venetian Republic over numerous centuries. Traverse the iconic Bridge of Sighs and take a look at the ancient Venice Prisons.
You’re also welcome to explore the Museo Correr (positioned opposite the Doge’s Palace) where you’ll unearth the fascinating history of Venice and the Venetian lifestyle of yore. Don’t miss out on the chance to see the regal quarters of Sissi and Napoleon.
An in-depth guide book, for a more personalized journey, is at your disposal. Make use of the comprehensive guide book - offered in your preferred language - to discover intriguing facts and the history of these splendid palaces.
- Collect the tickets starting from the same day of the visit, at 10:00 AM and NOT BEFORE at Campo San Gallo, San Marco 1093/B, Venice Tours office, close to San Marco Square
- For security reasons sacks, bags or knapsacks are not allowed inside the Doges’ Palace: FREE DEPOSIT INSIDE
- DOGES PALACE OPENING HOURS: From 09:00am to 6:00pm (last admission 5:00pm).
- Comfortable shoes and appropriate clothes suggested
- 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
Venice Tours
Calle San Gallo
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(141 Ratings)
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Stephanie_h
Jun 4, 2024
Great tour - This was a great tour. It started with a virtual reality simulation of what Venice looked like in the 16th and 18th centuries. It was like being inside a model mockup. Very cool. Then the tour of the Doges Palace by Veronica was great. Skipped the long line and got right in. The only thing to note is that the directions to get to the tour office for tickets are hard. It says to go through the arches at the end of St. Marks Square and look for the Olivetti museum then continue walking. However, the Olivetti museum is actually a store front IN St. Marks Square. It has a few old typewriters in the window. Not really an open museum. So watch for that. We called tour office and they stayed on the phone with us until we found them. Very helpful.
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Nelson_c
May 26, 2024
Great tour guide! - Great tour guide. Very informative, just the right length of time. Quite a few stairs to climb so not suitable for people with walking problems.
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Emily_e
May 19, 2024
Quick and beautiful - Our tour guide was very good at filling you in on the paintings meanings and what the purpose of each room was. Along with the history of Venice and in a short amount of time.
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Anonymous
May 6, 2024
A stroll through the Doge’s Palace in Venice. - The tour through the Doge’s Palace was made memorable by the knowledge and enthusiasm of our guide. Although the tour was under an hour, it was very extensive.
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E_v
Jun 9, 2024
Good Tour - Our tour with Elisa was good. Informative and moved at a good pace. Really imparted more knowledge and historical perspective than you would get from simply wandering about. Without being part of this, or another group, the wait in line was very long, in the hot sun, without a speck of shade. The only negative I would give would be the utter disorganization at the meeting place as many different tours were meeting there as well.
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Tito_r
Jun 4, 2024
Beware of Time on Ticket - Beware: Employee gave me a voucher for the ticket to go in at 11:20am when my booking was for 1pm, luckily lady at entrance didn't give me an issue but looked at me with disappointment. I am sure this so they can try to sell the actual time tickets live to someone. Just be sure to check what they give you thoroughly if you care or don't to be possibly turned around at ticket entrance.
Still gave it 4/5 stars. It was an easy meet up spot in front of the museum and the experience was great.
Thanks
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Sarah_g
May 29, 2024
Amazing! - Tour guide was amazing! Only thing the for confusing is at the end of Doge’s we were late for another group for the second tour with same tour guide. But not her fault
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Curiosity26380146185
Jun 1, 2024
Worth the wait to “skip the line” and see this beautiful Palace. - Just know that skip the line doesn’t meant that there isn’t a line at all. Still took about 30 minutes in the que and there was not a lot of signage to indicate where to wait. Beautiful castle however and so many beautiful pieces of art.
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Alfred_c
May 24, 2024
Tour was good - Purchase experience was disappointing. - This was a self guided tour to the Doge's palace that I purchased through Viator. The tour itself was good and the palace was amazing.
However, When I picked up the 2 tickets for my wife and I, they were just basically print at home tickets that I could have purchased directly myself. The tickets were $25 Euros each ($50 euro total), but Viator charged me $125 usd. I was surprised at the market up.
There was also no mention of skip the line on the tickets, but since we went in the morning skipping the line wasn't an issue. The VR experience must have been the free app they installed on my phone. Not sure what the guide book was all about since we didn't get one.
I'm not sure Viator should have charged me so much. I'll definately do more home work before booking through Viator
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Theappga
May 9, 2024
Barely average —guide must have had an engagement to get to. - I was expecting more from our guide. Our tour started 15 mins late and while our guide was energetic and friendly the info provided was superficial. I had read some cool facts before the trip and had to ask about them because she skipped it.
She was also quick to leave after going through the bridge of sighs. Saying explore more on your own. There was no VR experience. Expensive for the experience.
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