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Doge’s Palace Secret Passages Tour with Casanova’s Cell & St. Mark's

By Walks of Italy
9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 507 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Skip the line
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Skip-the-line access and exclusive tour limited to 20 people
  • Route including the best general access areas and apartments
  • View of secret prison chambers & archives of Doge's Palace
  • Special visit to Casanova's prison cell & torture chamber
  • Explore St. Mark's Basilica & its incredible golden ceiling

Activity location

  • Doge's Palace
    • 1 Piazza San Marco
    • 30124, Venezia, Veneto, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Just outside the entrance of the Correr Museum on Piazza San Marco, 30124
    • 52 Piazza San Marco
    • 30124, Venezia, Veneto, Italy

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VIP Doge's Palace Secret Passages Tour, Casanova Prison's

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

• VIP Doge’s Palace Secret Itineraries tickets
• Skip-the-line Doge's Palace tickets
• Ca'Rezzonico ticket (self-guided visit)
• St. Mark's Basilica ticket included

Language options: English
Starting time: 8:15
Price details
RM 507.01 x 1 AdultRM 507.01
Total
Price is RM 507.01

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Special access to the Doge’s Palace Secret itineraries
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Skip-the-line Doge's Palace tickets
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Expert Walks of Italy tour guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Small group of maximum 20 pax
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Skip-the-line access to St. Mark's Basilica 12EUR
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Gratuities

Know before you book

  • Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments or with wheelchairs, or strollers.
  • Due to Doge's Palace regulations, children under the age of 6 are not permitted inside the secret itineraries and therefore cannot take this tour.
  • Guests should be prepared for a moderate level of physical activity, including standing for extended periods and climbing stairs, which may not be suitable for travelers with certain health conditions or mobility limitations.
  • No refund will be provided if high tide prevents certain parts of the tour, but adjustments to the route will be made for client safety and comfort.
  • If access is restricted due to private events inside the Doge's Palace, we cannot be held responsible. This is a situation beyond our control. No refund will be issued.
  • This is a walking tour. Guests should be able to walk at a moderate pace without difficulty.
  • This tour is not suitable for people who are claustrophobic.
  • All guests must supply their full name that matches a valid ID at the time of the booking. Should you fail to provide these, your reservation will be canceled. Name changes are not permitted.
  • St. Mark’s Basilica can be subject to closures due to particular liturgical celebrations, especially during major religious holidays such as Easter or Christmas. In the event that the Basilica is closed, explanations will be provided from the outside.

What you can expect

See parts of the Doge's Palace that most visitors and many Venetians don't even know exist on this special access tour. Open to just 20 people at a time, this exclusive tour explores secret prisons, archives, offices, and even a torture chamber in Palazzo Ducale to reveal a darker side of history.

For those with an interest in art, history, literature, or scandal, the Doge's Palace is by far the most interesting building in Venice. Home to the world's oldest republic, it's quite literally a repository for its greatest secret and artworks all laid bare on this in-depth tour, offering a much more detailed picture of life in the Republic of Venice.

With your guide, a Venetian art expert and historian, enjoy skip-the-line access to the Doge's Palace and make a beeline for backstage. After a guard opens a special door, enter the hidden side of the palace to see the prison cell where Casanova was held, hear the unlikely tale of his escape, and visit the archives to learn how secrets were kept.

See hidden council rooms to learn of the system of checks and balances that made Venice the world's oldest republic and enter the best general access areas such as huge audience rooms, ballrooms with incredible paintings by Veronese and Tintoretto, and the private apartments of the Duke of Venice. Your VIP experiences ends with crossing the famed Bridge of Sighs to see the New Prisons on this small-group tour.

Your last highlight of the tour will a guided tour of Venice's most important church, St. Mark's Basilica. Admire the east-meets-west architecture and hear how most of the basilica's prized possessions ended up here by less than honest means.

Important: You must provide the following details for every guests in your party at the time of booking: first and last name. All guests must bring ID on the day of their tour as it is required to visit the St. Mark's Basilica. Failure to bring an ID can result in the security staff refusing your entrance to the monument. Name changes are not permitted.

Location

Activity location

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    Doge's Palace
    • 1 Piazza San Marco
    • 30124, Venezia, Veneto, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Just outside the entrance of the Correr Museum on Piazza San Marco, 30124
    • 52 Piazza San Marco
    • 30124, Venezia, Veneto, Italy