Venice Gondola ride with Skip the Line Doge's Palace tour

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Venice Gondola ride with Skip the Line Doge's Palace tour

Price from
€105
Duration
1 h 30 min
Group size
Up to 20 travellers
Guide languages
German, English, Italian, French, Spanish

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Overview

• Shared 30 min gondola ride through the smaller canals

• Discover the history of the famous Doge's Palace;

• Admire the world′s largest oil painting by Tintoretto;

• View the impressive halls of the Sala del Maggior Consiglio;

• Visit the prisons of the Doge's Palace by crossing the Bridge of Sighs;

• Pick up from centrally located meeting point;

• Live audio commentary.

What's included

Access to the monumental rooms of Marciana National Library
Personal audio system and headset for tour commentary
Professional local guide
30 min shared gondola ride
Access to the Armory
Live tour commentary provided in English, French, Spanish or German
Skip the line entrance and guided tour to the Doge's Palace
Pre-reserved tickets for Doge's Palace (€35)
Access to the Correr Museum
Access to Bridge of Sighs
Access to the National Archaeological Museum

Not included

Hotel pick-up and drop-off;
Food and drink;
Optional gratuities;
Secret itineraries
The gondola is not guided
The Hidden Treasures of the Doge

What you will do

Stop 1
Meet the Turive assistant at 14.45 in front of the wooden kiosk in calle larga de l'Ascension.
At 15.00 start your classic gondola ride (30 min) from campo San Moisè
30 min
Palazzo Ducale
Meet again the Turive assistant at 15.30 in calle larga de l'Ascension.
The second part of the tour will start at 15.45
Discover the Doge's Palace, the historical seat of the most important political power of the Serene Venetian Republic.
Once inside the Palace, you will visit the halls where the Duke (Doge) and his Council controlled the fate of the Serene Republic, whilst surrounded by hundreds of artistic masterpieces and discover the political history of Venice and its people. You will be able to admire the paintings realized by some of the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance, amongst them, the world's largest oil painting by Tintoretto.
Passing through the famous Bridge of Sighs, you will reach the new prisons. The bridge was given its name by the English poet Lord Byron, probably referring to the last breath of the prisoners, who had their last view of the lagoon and of Venice from the window of this bridge, before they were to be imprisioned.
1 h
Museo Correr
At the end of the tour, keep your Doge's Palace ticket to visit on your own: Museo Correr, Museo Archeologico Nazionale and Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Saint Mark's square, opposite side of the Saint Mark's Basilica.
Pass by, no stop

Meeting point

15 min before in Calle larga de l’Ascension - 30124 (behind the Correr museum on the opposite side of the Saint Marks Basilica). Look for the TURIVE assistant next to the post office San Marco.

End point: The tour will end outside the Doge's Palace

Important information

Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Check-in is 15 minutes prior to booked tour start time;
This tour is not suitable if you have limited mobility;
This activity is not wheelchair accessible;
Backpacks are NOT allowed inside the Doge's Palace;
This tour operates rain or shine;
On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it