Venice Gondola ride with Skip the Line Doge's Palace tour
- 1h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 5 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
• Shared 30 min gondola ride through the smaller canals • Discover the history of the famous Doge's Palace; • Admire the world′s largest oil painting by Tintoretto; • View the impressive halls of the Sala del Maggior Consiglio; • Visit the prisons of the Doge's Palace by crossing the Bridge of Sighs; • Pick up from centrally located meeting point; • Live audio commentary.
Inclusions
What's included
- Access to the monumental rooms of Marciana National Library
- Personal audio system and headset for tour commentary
- Professional local guide
- 30 min shared gondola ride
- Access to the Armory
- Live tour commentary provided in English, French, Spanish or German
- Skip the line entrance and guided tour to the Doge's Palace
- Pre-reserved tickets for Doge's Palace (€35)
- Access to the Correr Museum
- Access to Bridge of Sighs
- Access to the National Archaeological Museum
What's not
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off;
- Food and drink;
- Optional gratuities;
- Secret itineraries
- The gondola is not guided
- The Hidden Treasures of the Doge
Itinerary
Meet the Turive assistant at 14.45 in front of the wooden kiosk in calle larga de l'Ascension. At 15.00 start your classic gondola ride (30 min) from campo San Moisè
Meet again the Turive assistant at 15.30 in calle larga de l'Ascension. The second part of the tour will start at 15.45 Discover the Doge's Palace, the historical seat of the most important political power of the Serene Venetian Republic. Once inside the Palace, you will visit the halls where the Duke (Doge) and his Council controlled the fate of the Serene Republic, whilst surrounded by hundreds of artistic masterpieces and discover the political history of Venice and its people. You will be able to admire the paintings realized by some of the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance, amongst them, the world's largest oil painting by Tintoretto. Passing through the famous Bridge of Sighs, you will reach the new prisons. The bridge was given its name by the English poet Lord Byron, probably referring to the last breath of the prisoners, who had their last view of the lagoon and of Venice from the window of this bridge, before they were to be imprisioned.
At the end of the tour, keep your Doge's Palace ticket to visit on your own: Museo Correr, Museo Archeologico Nazionale and Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Saint Mark's square, opposite side of the Saint Mark's Basilica.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 13 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- 15 min before in Calle larga de l’Ascension - 30124 (behind the Correr museum on the opposite side of the Saint Marks Basilica). Look for the TURIVE assistant next to the post office San Marco.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 20 travellers
- Operated by
- Venice Events srl
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Check-in is 15 minutes prior to booked tour start time;
- This tour is not suitable if you have limited mobility;
- This activity is not wheelchair accessible;
- Backpacks are NOT allowed inside the Doge's Palace;
- This tour operates rain or shine;
How it compares in Venice
- Its from-price is 37% below the median of the 1991 experiences we list in Venice.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 490 of 1991.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Venice
Venice floats on a lagoon of more than a hundred islands, a city of canals, palaces and bridges with no cars, where every walk ends somewhere unexpected.
The Grand Canal sweeps through the city in a great reversed S, lined with palaces and crossed by the Rialto Bridge. Near its mouth, Piazza San Marco gathers St Mark's Basilica with its golden mosaics, the Doge's Palace, the Bridge of Sighs and the tall brick campanile. Water buses and gondolas show the city from the angle it was built to be seen.
Top-ranked sights in Venice: St. Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco), St. Mark's Basilica (Basilica di San Marco), Grand Canal.
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