Doge's Palace Guided Tour
Venice, Italy
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Trip Type: Skip-the-Line Tours
Duration: 60 minutes
Skip the line at the Doge’s Palace and discover the centre of the political power of the Venice Republic, when it was at its golden age.
You will admire masterpieces of famous artists, such as Titian, Veronese and Tintoretto, as well as richly decorated rooms, sumptuous sculptures and decorative elements on this one-hour tour.
Led by a local professional guide, you will also cross the famous Bridge of Sighs and visit the terrible dungeons where the famous Giacomo Casanova was imprisoned. This tour will let you immerse in the fascinating history of Venice.
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Skip the line at the Doge’s Palace and discover the centre of the political power of the Venice Republic, when it was at its golden age.
The palace, built in Venetian Gothic style, was the dwelling of the Doge, the supreme authority of the Venice Republic. This exclusive tour will take you back in time, walking through the most important places of the history of Venice, and thus providing you with a true perception of what was the golden age of the Republic of Venice.
You'll visit the lavish Doge's Apartments with their magnificent decorated rooms, the spacious enclosed courtyards and also the Doge’s Palace terrible dungeons. Moreover, your knowledgeable guide will introduce you to the masterpieces of famous artists, such as Titian, Veronese and Tintoretto while going through this sumptuous palace.
You'll admire the Opera Museum, whose ancient capitals provide a sort of allegorical speech engraved on the stone and mix the sacred and the profane, history and legend, astronomy and astrology.
Then you'll visit the ancient entrance of the Doge's Palace, the Giants' Staircase with the two statues of Mars and Neptune, the Lodge Atrium, the famous Golden Staircase with the marble statues of Atlas and Hercules, and the Institutional Chambers.
In the last part of the tour you'll cross the famous Bridge of Sighs, that connects the Doge's Palace to the prisons. The bridge was built in 1614 and its nickname refers sadly to the convicts who exhaled their last breath in freedom, before reaching the prisons of Venice.
This tour offers you a unique journey and covers all the treasures of the ancient and majestic Doge's Palace.
You will admire masterpieces of famous artists, such as Titian, Veronese and Tintoretto, as well as richly decorated rooms, sumptuous sculptures and decorative elements on this one-hour tour.
Led by a local professional guide, you will also cross the famous Bridge of Sighs and visit the terrible dungeons where the famous Giacomo Casanova was imprisoned. This tour will let you immerse in the fascinating history of Venice.
Start your tour inside the Doge's Palace in the best possible way without queuing at the entrance. Your expert and professional guide will introduce you to the palace, making you feel immersed in the history of the Republic of Venice.The palace, built in Venetian Gothic style, was the dwelling of the Doge, the supreme authority of the Venice Republic. This exclusive tour will take you back in time, walking through the most important places of the history of Venice, and thus providing you with a true perception of what was the golden age of the Republic of Venice.
You'll visit the lavish Doge's Apartments with their magnificent decorated rooms, the spacious enclosed courtyards and also the Doge’s Palace terrible dungeons. Moreover, your knowledgeable guide will introduce you to the masterpieces of famous artists, such as Titian, Veronese and Tintoretto while going through this sumptuous palace.
You'll admire the Opera Museum, whose ancient capitals provide a sort of allegorical speech engraved on the stone and mix the sacred and the profane, history and legend, astronomy and astrology.
Then you'll visit the ancient entrance of the Doge's Palace, the Giants' Staircase with the two statues of Mars and Neptune, the Lodge Atrium, the famous Golden Staircase with the marble statues of Atlas and Hercules, and the Institutional Chambers.
In the last part of the tour you'll cross the famous Bridge of Sighs, that connects the Doge's Palace to the prisons. The bridge was built in 1614 and its nickname refers sadly to the convicts who exhaled their last breath in freedom, before reaching the prisons of Venice.
This tour offers you a unique journey and covers all the treasures of the ancient and majestic Doge's Palace.
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