Venice: Doge's Palace, Bridge of Sighs & Prisons Guided Tour
About this activity
Highlights
- Discover 1000 years of breathtaking history at the Doge's Palace with your guide
- Your guide will unveil the secrets of the Prisons and the Bridge of Sighs.
- Guide narrates the bond between Venice and the Roman Empire through centuries
- Marvel at the art from Renaissance painters and sculptors housed inside.
- Travel back in time with a unique VR journey through historic St. Mark’s Square
Full description
Included / Excluded
- • Skip-the-line ticket to the Doge’s Palace
- • Guide
- • Royal Palace ticket (Empress Sissi Rooms and Napoleon Dance Hall)
- • Audio-receiver device/headphones to hear the guide clearly
- • Venice city audio guide app (shared tour option only)
- • Access to Correr Museum, National Archeological Museum, and Monumental Rooms of the Marciana Library
- • Lunch (if option selected)
- • 3D experience at the History Gallery (if option is selected)
- • Hotel pickup and drop-off
- • Guided tour of Royal Palace now Correr Museum, National Archeological Museum, and Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Important information
Know before you book
- • Unfortunately, this tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities
- • Tour does not operate in case of exceptional high tide (in these cases it can be postponed to a day after or be refunded)
- • For security reasons, suitcases, backpacks or large bags are not allowed inside the Doges’ Palace, the storage service is free of charge
- • The tour is not considered private, and will be shared with other guests not belonging to the same party
Know before you go
- • For the Venice city audio guide, please click here: https://easyguideveneto.it/freetourid_1_h_994/
- • If the lunch option is selected your table is booked for you at 1:00 PM at illy Caffè (Giardini Reali, few steps from St. Mark's Square)
- • Royal Palace (Correr Museum) Ticket is included and can be used on the same day as the guided tour of the Doge's Palace or the following day. The guide is not included.
Cancellation policy
Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund
Reviews
It's extremely expensive for what it is. I don't recommend booking this activity — the gondola ride only lasted 15 minutes. The guide spoke in English even though we are French, and even when she spoke French, we couldn't understand anything because of her accent. She was very rushed with the whole thing. They put a 3D headset on you to "see Venice" for five minutes, and that's supposed to be the highlight. The grand finale is the palace, but entry is €7.50 anyway. You can go there on your own and honestly, there's no point. Basically, if you want to do a gondola ride, just do it by yourself. It's much better value
Super sympathische Touristenführerin. Ich habe mich sehr wohl gefühlt und die Tour war informativ und kurzweilig.
Sehr schöner Gondelfahrt durch die Gassen von Venedig. Alles gut organisiert.