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The best of Venice and the lagoon.
The 15 most popular doge's palace prisons & secret tours in Venice. The ones worth carving a morning out for, with what each costs, how long it runs and who walks you through it.
Skip the line at Venice’s Doge’s Palace, then cross the Bridge of Sighs and see Casanova’s prison. Guided 75-minute tour.
Most Popular“People who are handicap miss a lot of the tour- perhaps a video for them to watch of the things they cannot participate in. My dad missed a lot.”
Venice after-hours at St Mark’s Basilica, plus an optional late-entry Doge’s Palace for quieter art, politics, and prisons.
“Do not prebook this tour because they have horrible customer service. Our flight was delayed an hour and a half and so we landed our Newark flight in Rome late. The customs agents took a while. Then we got our rental car and drove 5 1/2 h”
A small-group tour of Venice’s old Prison Palace cells and torture rooms near San Marco, with Casanova’s jailbreak story.
“Very informative and interesting guide. Tour is a little limited - thought the prison would had been bigger, but still a good experience and recommend.”
Skip the queue for Doge’s Palace, then see rare prison areas, secret attic spaces, and the Bridge of Sighs with an English guide in 90 minutes.
“This tour was quite interesting but focused mainly on the prison and Casanova;s story.. We were left to explore the whole palace and Bridge of Sighs by ourselves with no guide or even a brochure or map. Not good value for the money.”
See St. Mark’s Basilica and, if chosen, Doge’s Palace after hours with a guide, special access, and far fewer crowds.
“Marina was a fabulous guide and brought the whole tour to life”
Shared Venice gondola from near St Mark’s to the Bridge of Sighs with app commentary, lagoon views, and a smooth 30-minute ride.
“Outstanding trip well worth the booking, Alexandre was superb and the gondola trip just summed it up Terrific stuff and highly recommend Our gondola was superb expertly manoeuvred through the canals of Venice”
Skip lines for a guided 2-hour walk through Venice’s Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs, and New Prisons, with headsets and fast entry.
“The tour was kinda boring the way the tour presented the place. I could see all the participants did not seem interested as they were all scattered around in the place instead of listening to the tour.”
After-hours VIP tour of St. Mark’s and the Doge’s Palace in Venice: fewer crowds, expert stories, and the Bridge of Sighs from inside.
“The tour guide Ione was fantastic. I loved seeing the St Mark's Basicila in particular. it was incredible”
Skip lines for secret passages at Doge’s Palace, including Casanova’s cell and Bridge of Sighs views, then a guided St Mark’s Basilica visit.
“Visiting secret passageways and hidden rooms in the Doge's palace...beautifully commentated by our guide”
Skip the line at Doge’s Palace with a live guide, optional Secret Itineraries, Bridge of Sighs, and History Gallery VR.
“It was largely a general tour of Doge and nothing great about the secrets as such. It is a good quick trip of doges palace”
A short, small-group look at Doge’s Prison in Venice, with guided stops in 1500s cells, justice history, and punishment tools.
“Very interesting and informative. Creepy, too! We had a small problem with the tour and Viator quickly handled it.”
Small-group after-hours access to St Mark’s Basilica plus Doge’s Palace and Bridge of Sighs. Learn Venice after 5:30 pm, max 6.
“Our guide was fantastic. Unbelievable knowledge of the palace. The palace was beautiful! Small group of 6 made it special. Unfortunately, missed the second half of the tour because the time kept changing and in the end, it got to be too late for us. We saw the Basilica the next day. We would’ve enjoyed…”
Exclusive after-hours St. Mark’s Basilica tour with VIP access, golden mosaic light show, close-up Pala d’Oro, and crypt visit.
“Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. The experience of being in after hours and getting to see things up close was absolutely worth it!”
Private after-hours Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica tour with exclusive night access, golden mosaics, and Venice’s darkest corners.
“Our guide was great. She made the tour fun and interesting. Because she was trained as an art historian, she could interpret the wonderful mosaics and the history of St. Mark’s. We highly recommend the night tour, too.”
Fast-track guided visit to Doge’s Palace with headsets, Bridge of Sighs crossing, and an optional secret itineraries route in Venice.
“Thanks Valentina for the amazing job, we had a wonderful time in Palazzo Ducale! Thank you again Valentina for this marvellous experience”
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