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“Really enjoyed Doge's Palace and it exceeded all of our expectations as there was so much to see and to cap it off we wandered through the old prison via the Bridge of Sighs. All in all a very good visit, which I would thoroughly recommend.”
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.
“Frederica was lovely and gave us a lot of information and some humour as well. Recommend this tour”
Skip lines for St. Mark’s and Doge’s Palace, with optional terrace balcony access and (at 8AM) early entry to empty rooms.
“My tour was changed the day before. I did not realize it was changed to a 6 1/2 hour tour from a 2 1/2 hour tour fortunately for me, that worked out beautifully. The all day Venice tour is comprehensive with a walking section through the streets, a gondola, a ride, a break for lunch…”
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.
“Our guide was amazing. She was so informative exactly what we were hoping for. To hear the stories behind the scenes.”
Skip-the-line guided visit to St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with reserved tickets, headsets, plus self-guided museum time.
“Clair was amazing. Her energy made the time together flow smoothly.”
Fast-track guided tour of Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs, Prisons, plus St. Mark’s Royal Palace, VR, and optional gondola from $68.
“Valentina was so knowledgeable and helpful with the tour. I loved her stories about the palace and her attention to detail. Punctual and extremely well organised. Thank you. Totally recommend this tour.”
Skip-line guided access to St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus a shared gondola with app commentary and VR Venice history.
“Valentina is a very knowledgeable guide, and we enjoyed the tour. We felt we had just enough time to take in what we were seeing while learning some cool history. Recommend this tour! The gondola experience was slightly disappointing though. The seating wasn't stabilized and the gondolier was constantly on his phone.”
Skip the lines at Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica with a small-group guide, audio headsets, and smart pacing in Venice.
“Excellent. Very helpful to have someone explain what's going on and pointing out details. I especially liked the Senate.”
Skip the lines for Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica, choose audioguide or licensed tours, plus optional terrace or Bell Tower views.
“Lovely Tour of Saint Mark’s Basilica, Natalia was funny, informative and engaging. Doge’s Palace was beautiful. I enjoyed it.”
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.
“Very informative and really worth it. Really gets your imagination going.”
Enjoy St. Mark’s Basilica after dark with a small group, plus optional late Doge’s Palace entry for quieter art, mosaics, and prisons.
“Fantastic tour with Marina! She is so informative, funny, and personable, making the tour very enjoyable. She majored in art and history so she was able to pepper in so many neat details that would’ve otherwise been missed. There were 2 other tours that moved through the space but always in separate rooms, so we…”
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.
“The palace was amazing. We did miss the audio guide signs though”
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.
“Matteo was our guide & he was great! They gave us headphones so we could all hear him throughout the museum! He was very knowledgeable & very nice! 10/10 recommend !”
Step into Venice’s Lords of the Night prison cells, torture rooms, and a rare 1500s passage near San Marco. Short guided visit.
“Very interesting tour and guide went into detail about all the different torture devices and life of prisoners. Lasted around 45 minutes which was short and sweet.”
Skip the line into Doge’s Palace with a guided walk through Venetian power, art, and prisons. Museo Correr ticket included.
“Exceptional guide giving lots of information and fun facts. Good pace and plenty to see in 1 hour.”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
