The Original Doge's Palace Tour

The Doge's Palace embodies one of the grandest propaganda campaigns ever seen in history. Its superb gothic façades masked a sinister style of government developed to carefully drive the commercial interests so important to Venice's history.

Learn about the Doges' bizarrely cloistered lifestyles which were strictly interwoven into the very fabric of Venice and followed fascinating archaic rituals. Hear how the Doges orchestrated one of the greatest tragedies in the history of western culture and then profited from it. Follow in the footsteps of the condemned as we walk though bygone eras and see their poignant tracings engraved into the palace prison walls...

We have designed the Doge's Palace tour to avoid the tourist hordes.

After this tour you have time to take our Grand Canal Tour starting at 6:30pm.

Price: Adults - 39 euro per person
         Students (13-26 years old) - 35 euro per person
         Children (6-12 years old) - 35 euro per person
         Children (5 years and under) - free

Include in Tour Price: Guided Doge's Palace tour, small group guarantee, audio head phones if required, Doge's Palace entry ticket

Excluded From Price: Optional gratuities

Tour meeting time and dates: 4:35pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays from April 16-July 28 and September 3-October 27

The Doge's Palace Tour Meeting Point: At the exit to Doge's Palace, just to the right of the church of St Mark's. Our guide will be holding our Artviva Walking Tours brochure.

Tour Length: 1 hour and 15 minutes

Minimum Participants: 4 persons

Maximum Participants: 18 persons

Weather: This tour runs rain or shine

Please Note: Our Small-group Public Venice Tours are unavailable in the month of August but private tours are available all year round exclusively for you.  Please see our Private Venice Tours for more information. Tour Original Doge's Palace Tour ends inside the Doge's Palace. You can stay until closing time (usually at 7:30pm) if you wish.

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Minimum Numbers Guarantee

On rare occasions, our tours do not meet their minimum numbers. In this case, you can simply pay to cover the minimum number of people required to run the tour so you don't miss out!  We will contact you the evening before your tour if your tour has not met the minimum number of participants, so please remember to include your hotel or cell phone contact information in your booking notes and let us know if you are interested in this option. Of course, if we do get last-minute bookings, you will not be charged the extra amount.

Cost to run the tour just for you:  156.00 Euro