VENICE · THE LAGOON
The best of Venice, in order.
The 15 most popular doge's palace tours in Venice. The ones worth your hours in a city you cross on foot and by water, with prices, run times and who to book each with.
Skip the line at Venice’s Doge’s Palace with reserved entry plus access to Museo Correr, the Archaeological Museum, and Biblioteca Marciana.
Most Popular“There’s lots to see and lots of information to read, the audio guides isn’t necessary”
Get terrace access at St. Mark’s, then see Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs, and the New Prisons on a guided tour with priority entry.
“Matteo is an excellent tour guide. Knowledgeable in the history of the city and proactive in adjusting the tour to accommodate our interests and adjust for crowds. I would recommend Matteo as guide.”
Skip lines for St. Mark’s and Doge’s Palace, with optional terrace balcony access and (at 8AM) early entry to empty rooms.
“It is a great quick tour (quick meaning not all day) the tour guide was great. Very informative!! Worth going and worth seeing. Highly suggest”
Skip lines for Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica in 2.5–3 hours, with golden mosaics, prison stories, and the Bridge of Sighs.
“Excellent tour guide- she was very knowledgeable and helped us navigate the crowds at the entry. This is the best way to tour!”
Skip-the-line guided visit to St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with reserved tickets, headsets, plus self-guided museum time.
“The history of the Doges and the elaborate ornate decorations!! Guide spoke fast and sometimes hard to follow. She was very nice and knowledgeable!!”
Fast-track guided tour of Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs, Prisons, plus St. Mark’s Royal Palace, VR, and optional gondola from $68.
“Matteo we meet again! You are such a wealth of knowledge, and I love your humour about Venetian life and traditions. The palace is a must see in Venice, but go with a guide (hopefully you get Matteo!) so you can better appreciate what you are looking at. It was also great to be able…”
Skip-line guided access to St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus a shared gondola with app commentary and VR Venice history.
“Great tour of the major sites around Venice's St. Marco square and a Gondola ride along the numerous smaller canals and the Grand Canal. The guide was excellent and the comentary very informative and full of Venitian history.”
Skip the lines at Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica with a small-group guide, audio headsets, and smart pacing in Venice.
“Shannon, the American, was the best tour guide! Very informative and made the tour fun. She really knows her stuff and would highly recommend this tour to others!”
Skip the lines for Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica, choose audioguide or licensed tours, plus optional terrace or Bell Tower views.
“Very informative. Our guide was very nice. extremely knowledgeable”
Skip the line for Venice’s Doge’s Palace and prisons. See major Renaissance art, cross the Bridge of Sighs, and visit Casanova’s cells.
“The microphone could be better for the guide but she was wonderful and funny and the tour was very nice.”
Enjoy St. Mark’s Basilica after dark with a small group, plus optional late Doge’s Palace entry for quieter art, mosaics, and prisons.
“Double check and double check that your tour is going. We showed up on time to the correct location and the guide was a no show. Called the help line which was in the UK and we were told an emailed had been sent in June that our tour was cancelled. I have ALL emails…”
Skip the line to Doge’s Palace with a guidebook, museum access, Bridge of Sighs prisons, and a VR trip through St Mark’s Square.
“Lots of rooms and paintings. Enjoyed a tour at our own pace and used the guide to look up items of interest where we wanted more explanation. Perhaps a guide could have given more details but we didn’t want to spend 3 hours analyzing every room/painting. And hour of walking through and admiring was enough…”
Timed-entry guided tour of St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus Correr Museum access. Small group, expert guide, about 3.5 hours.
“This experience was fantastic. Our guide Clar was extremely knowledgeable, very energetic and very engaging!!!”
Step into Venice’s Lords of the Night prison cells, torture rooms, and a rare 1500s passage near San Marco. Short guided visit.
“The tour guide was friendly fun and very informative, we learned so much about the prison in Venice and the awful torture they used. The tour guide was so knowledgeable”
Skip the line into Doge’s Palace with a guided walk through Venetian power, art, and prisons. Museo Correr ticket included.
“The tour started on time and there were enough staff on hand to help people with audio equipment. The quality of the audio was great but only one ear plug. The tour guide was very knowledgable and spoke good English. Albeit with a strong Italian accent. The tour itself was fantastic. Definitely worth the money.…”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
