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Private Doges Palace Secret Passages Tour and St. Mark's Basilica

5.00(26)Venice· Canals · quiet morningsEnglish

Experience the Doge's Palace with special access to areas that most visitors never see. With a dedicated guide, explore the secret passages connecting hidden archives, council rooms, and the notorious torture chamber. Climb into the palace attic to view high-security prison cells, including the one famously escaped by Casanova. Continue with a complete tour of the Doge's Palace, including grand halls filled with works by Venetian masters that show the city at its height. This tour is completely private, with no other guests in your group and a guide that's focused on you. Enjoy more time to ask questions, linger where interest strikes, and appreciate the details.

Languages
English

What's included

Torture chamber
English-speaking tour guide
Hall of the Great Council
Skip-the-line access to St. Mark's Basilica (12€)
Special access to the Doge’s Palace Secret itineraries
New Prisons
Secret archives
Skip-the-line Doge's Palace tickets
Courtrooms and the Doges’ Apartments
Casanova’s prison cell

Meeting point & pickup

Meet at the designated start point

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Private Doges Palace Tour Special Access to Secret Passages

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Where this sits in Venice

Venice is about 11 min by road from Venice Marco Polo Airport. Extraordinary and genuinely crowded, and the two are easy to reconcile: stay the night. The day trippers leave around six, and the city that is left — quiet canals, lit windows, footsteps — is the one worth coming for.

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