DOGE’S PALACE · VENICE
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The 10 most popular prisons & bridge of sighs tours in Venice. What each one includes, who runs it, and what you pay.
Fast-track guided tour of Venice’s Doge’s Palace, prisons, and Bridge of Sighs. Optional 3D/VR and gondola upgrade.
“Our tour guide was really knowledgeable and we enjoyed the tour very much!”
Skip the line for Doge’s Palace, prisons, and the Bridge of Sighs, plus St Mark’s museum entry. 75 minutes.
“Our guide was knowledgeable. The tour was informative and nice.”
Skip-the-line guided tour of Venice’s Doge’s Palace prisons, including Piombi, secret areas, Bridge of Sighs, and time in the New Prison.
“The only downside for us was the meeting place. We tried to follow the instructions but got turned around so we asked at one of the information booths. We were sent in the opposite direction. Thankfully we got a call from one of the agents Read more”
Skip the line to Venice’s Doge’s Palace and New Prisons, cross the Bridge of Sighs, and get smart guide commentary with headsets.
“A very interesting tour with a lot of information given explaining the workings of the past Venetian Dogos. Very informative guide answering all questions. Worth the time to take this tour.”
Go behind the scenes in Venice with skip-the-line access to Doge’s Palace prisons, archives, and Casanova, then visit Ca’Rezzonico.
“Mose, the tour guide was exceptional, funny, well informed and answered all the questions. The tour was very nice, specially the secret passageways to the prison cells and Casanova's cell. Well worth it.”
Priority entry to Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs, prisons, and key St. Mark’s museums, with a phone audio guide for self-paced exploring.
“It was all brilliant. I spent 3 hours there seeing the palace, prison, bridge of sighs. All so worth it. I had the audio tour which worked well. One of the most beautiful palaces I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen plenty.”
Skip long lines at Doge’s Palace and the Bridge of Sighs with a live English guide, audio system, and museum access near St. Mark’s Square.
“Our guide Marina was stupendous! She encouraged questions and had such a wealth of knowledge of her city and its history. She made the people she spoke of come alive. Just ask her how she feels about Napoleon! We met Crown Tours easily and felt the time was well spent. Seeing the various chambers of…”
Skip-the-line Doge’s Palace tour in Venice with Bridge of Sighs, optional audio, shared gondola ride, and a quick glass workshop stop.
“We tried to get tickets for the Doge Palace in Venice which advertised no lines or waiting. Paid for tickets for 4 people and took directions as to where to meet via Viator directions and Apple and Google maps put us in a line where we waited over 45 minutes and could not get in!…”
Small-group tour of Venice’s Doge’s Palace and Bridge of Sighs with an English guide, skip-the-line entry, plus St Mark’s museums.
“We where super lucky first because we had an amazing tour with Ilaria 🩷, friendly she guided as through the Doge’s Palace sharing her knowledge with us, She shared details of the history of the Palace that made the tour incredibly interesting.And second because although we booked for a group tour we where the only…”
Small-group tour of Doge’s Palace, prisons, St Mark’s Basilica, and backstreets—skip the line with headsets and a local guide.
“Tour was good but a bit confusing; tour's description are not very specific. We expected to see the dungeons but were taken to the holding cells instead.”
