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Ducal Venice - T12

The Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Square – Venice’s most iconic landmarks


Part one

Visit the landmarks and historical sites of the city centre (exteriors only)

This walking tour features all the most significant monuments that stand in testimony to the glorious past of Venice.  Discover the thousand-year long history of the Serenissima, and learn how this island city became a cross-roads of civilizations and the Queen of the Seas.
 

HIGHLIGHTS

•  St. Mark’s Square, description of the history of the main monuments: St. Mark’s Basilica, The Doge’s Palace, the Campanile, the Clock Tower, the Procuratie.
•  S. Maria Formosa, with its lively "Campo", one of the most popular squares in Venice.
•  The Church and Campo of SS. Giovanni e Paolo - the "Pantheon” of Venice, the great charitable Scuola and the heroic deeds of the famed Captains of fortune
•  Marco Polo’s house and Teatro Malibran - where ancient and recent history meet in this wonderful corner of Venice
•  Back to St. Mark’s through the famous Mercerie, once the commercial lifeline between Rialto and St. Mark’s and today Venice’s main shopping district

Between the two parts of the tour you will have one hour breack

Part two

Cultural visit to the interiors of the Doge’s Palace and access to the Prisons through the Bridge of Sighs

We enter the Doge’s Palace, the highest achievement of Gothic architecture in Venice, through the  Porta del Frumento (Corn Door) on the waterfront. The monumental complex was the symbol and center of the political and administrative life of the Serenissima.
At once the Doge’s residence, seat of government and court of justice and prisons, the Palace was for centuries the symbol of the wealth and power of the Venetian Republic.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Enter the Doge’s Palace and the inner courtyard surrounded by the four monumental facades. Ascend to the first floor through the spectacular Giants' Staircase flanked by the huge marble statues of Mars and Neptune by Jacopo Sansovino
• See the impressive halls and the magnificent Sala del Maggior Consiglio, the hall where the Major Council met
• Through the adjoining Bridge of Sighs cross into the bleak cells of the Prison Building


DURATION

approx. 2.5 hours
 

GUIDED TOUR

Morning

PRICE

From 25st March to 04st November

Adults: 89,00 € per person
Children : 74,00 € per person (6 - 13)
Infant under 6: free (Infant)

From 5st November to 24st March 

Adults: 89,00 € per person
Children : 74,00 € per person (6 - 13)
Infant under 6: free (Infant)

 

 

INCLUDED
Entrance fee to the Doge’s Palace for immediate access.
No waiting lines
The guided tour may be bilingual
Tour guide equipped with microphone
Wireless headphones (for groups with over 10 partecipans)
Fully licensed and highly qualified professional tour guides and escorts

SEASON
From March 25st to November 04st
All days
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
 

MEETING POINT AND DEPARTURE DETAILS

09.00 AM - Calle Larga Ascensione between the Museum Correr and the Post Office 
11.45 AM - Calle Larga Ascensione between the Museum Correr and the Post Office


 


SEASON
From November 5st to March 24st
Monday 
English
Tuesday 
English / Franch
Wednesday 
English / Spanish
Thursday 
English / Franch
Friday 
English / German
Saturday 
English / Franch / Spanish 
Sunday
not present
 
From 26st December to 8st January
From 11st February to 21st February


Monday
English / Franch
Tuesday
English / Franch
Wednesday
English / Spanish / Franch
Thursday
English / Franch
Friday
English / German / Franch
Saturday
English / Franch / Spanish
Sunday
not present

 

MEETING POINT AND DEPARTURE DETAILS

09.00 AM - Calle Larga Ascensione between the Museum Correr and the Post Office 

 


IMPORTANT NOTICE

All tours can be organized
on a private basis on request

 

•  It is the responsibility of each client
to arrive at the meeting point

at the scheduled date and time

  No refunds or rescheduling
in case of late arrivals
at the meeting point or no-shows