Palazzo Ducale, old Royal Palace and the Grand Canal by gondola (skip the line)
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Palazzo Ducale, old Royal Palace and the Grand Canal by gondola (skip the line)

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Pass By: Piazza San Marco, 31024 Venice Italy

The tour starts in the marvelous Saint Mark's Square where there is the imposing Doge's Palace

Stop At: Doge's Palace, Piazza San Marco, 1, 30124 Venice Italy

An unmissable guided tour to discover the Doge Palace: the most important palace of the Venetian Republic, where you will see how Venice was ruled during the golden centuries. Be stunned by hundreds of artistic masterpieces in its spectacular rooms, paintings and sculpture from the best of Venetian artists.

Cross the Bridge of Sighs and go down in the old Venetian prisons and feel the anguish of the prisoners. Here also Giacomo Casanova was jailed.


Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

Stop At: Canal Grande, 30100 Venice Italy

After the Doge Palace tour, you will get on gondola for an amazing promenade through the lovely waterways and the magnificent Grand Canal with its historical palaces which belonged to the Doges and rich families. During the itinerary you will admire Mozart’s and Desdemona's House, La Fenice Theatre, Rio de le Ostreghe and on the Grand Canal, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection Palace, La Salute Church, Punta della Dogana and a breathtaking overview of Saint Mark’s basin. Comfortably seated on your special boat you will listen to the mobile-app narrating history and legends of the attractions around you: 10 points of interest described in your languages!

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Museo Correr, Piazza San Marco San Marco 52, 30124 Venice Italy

With this special ticket you can visit by yourself the breathtaking palaces in in St. Mark’s Square: Royal Palace now Museo Correr, Museo Archeologico Nazionale (National Areological Museum) and Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana. You will discover how the Venetians lived in the past admiring many paintings, sculptures, old coinages and artworks of the famous Venetian artists. Don’t forget to visit the Napoleon wings which house the rooms of Sissi, the Empress of Austria.

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Included
  • Skip the Line”: Doge’s Palace shared guided tour with commentary by a qualified and experienced guide
  • Audio-receiver devices are included in case of groups over 10 people for the Doge’s Palace.
  • Skip the line 30 minutes shared gondola ride with commentart by mobile app or written booklet
  • Multilingual assistance for embarkation
  • Map with description of the palaces you admire during the tour.
  • Entry/Admission - Doge's Palace
Not included
  • Hotel pick up
  • Guided tour of Museo Correr, Museo Archeologico Nazionale and Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana.
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • For security reasons suitcases, backpacks or large bags are not allowed inside the Doges’ Palace, the storage service is free of charge.
  • Each gondola can host maximum 6 people; the seat aboard cannot be chosen but will be assigned by the gondolier depending on guest's weight
  • Comfortable shoes suggested
  • Mobile vouchers accepted
  • Unfortunately this tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities.
  • The tour does not operate in case of exceptionally bad weather (in these cases it can be postponed the days after otherwise it will be refunded)
  • You will receive the QR code to active the mobile app by e-mail at the moment of reservation. Please download the app before to start the tour.
  • Please pay attention Our App, is totally independent from Viator's app. On your device will appear Pop Guide icon.
  • From April to 31th October: Doge’s Palace guided tour starts at 2:15 PM and ends at 3:15 PM - Grand Canal by gondola starts at 3:45 PM and ends at 4:30 PM From 1st November to 31 March: the Doge's Palace tour is at 10:45 AM and the gondola ride is at 4:00 PM Between the two activities there a is a gap of about 4 hours
  • Near public transportation
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
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