Venice Doge's Palace Tour: Explore Hidden Secrets

Unlock Venice’s secrets with a guided tour of Doge’s Palace. Skip the line, explore hidden stories, and marvel at stunning art. Book now!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - Begin your journey at the renowned St. Mark’s Square, a well-known public space. Your guide will share its history and significance. Marvel at the stunning Clock Tower and Marble Lions, which are integral to the square’s fascinating past.
  • Doge’s Palace - Take advantage of pre-reserved tickets to visit the opulent Doge’s…
What's Included
  • Professional and Passionate tour guide
  • Combo Tour of Doge Palace & Basilica St. Mark (Only if option selected)
  • Doge’s Palace skip-the-line entry tickets
  • Audio system to hear the tour guide clearly
  • Correr Museum, National Archeological Museum, and Biblioteca Marciana Access
Additional Information

Take a special tour of Venice’s Doge’s Palace for a memorable experience. Explore the secret stories and mysteries of this amazing building with local experts who love history.
Start your visit at Piazza San Marco, often referred to as the “drawing room of Europe,” which is the principal public square of Venice and a masterpiece of urban design….

Location
P.za San Marco, 658
Piazza San Marco
Meet us in St. Mark’s Square (Piazza San Marco). Walk towards Caffè Florian, the historic café on the side of the square. Our meeting point is just past it in the open square. Look for our team in purple “Crown Tours” t-shirts — easy to spot and ready to welcome you.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Michael_h
Jun 3, 2025
Rooftop experience. - Great way to so the Duomo and some of the city from the rooftop. Great tour guide. Worth the price. We would recommend it.
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Shelaine_m
May 29, 2025
Tour was definitely worth... - Tour was definitely worth it! Our tour guide, Nico, was very informative and passionate about all things Venetian! He made you feel like you were part of the times when the Doge lived in the palace. We learned a lot about the Palace and church; the details of art and architecture inside were amazing.
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Vane_schatzi
Aug 3, 2024
Visit to the Doge's Palace and the Basilica of San Marco - From start to finish an excellent visit, our guide Marina has taken us into the history and architecture of Venice. Thank you Crown Tours for this fantastic tour of the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica. It was a 2h30 tour and time has flown by and without queues... a 10!!
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Global534276
Jul 11, 2024
Informative and interesting tour of Doge’s palace - Informative and interesting tour by friendly local tour guide. She provided information about the palace and artwork via a small microphone and it was easy to hear what she said because the tour company provided us with receivers and a single headphone. 10 other people joined our family of four, so it was not too crowded on the tour.
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Rochabra
Jul 6, 2024
Great tour - Excellent tour guide, well Spoken and perfect English. Very knowledgeable. Well organised tour company that provided exact directions on meeting point and times.
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K599upnathalied
Mar 26, 2024
A wonderful experience! - My family and I had a great time! The guide was very professional, friendly and helpful! I thank the Crown Tours team who assisted me on the phone to obtain information regarding the meeting point, very kind. Super recommended, I can't wait to do another tour with this agency, thank you so much for the great experience!!
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435jimenap
Mar 26, 2024
Excelent tour - This tour was amazing, the guide was very knowledgeable and eager to share everything she knew about the Doge's Palace. We would highly recommend booking this tour!
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Trek59054859126
Mar 25, 2024
Unforgettable experience 🤩 - Our visit to Doge's Palace with the Skip-the-Line Guided Tour in Venice was simply incredible! Skipping the line was a breeze, and our guide's insights made every moment memorable. From the stunning artwork to the fascinating history, it was an unforgettable experience. Highly recommend! 🔝🔝🔝
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Simon_k
Sep 11, 2025
The Doge’s Palace was... - The Doge’s Palace was fantastic and I am glad we had skip the line tickets. However, the tour company told me there was no guide available the night before so basically just provided the tickets. At least they offered to refund the guide part of the cost hence not giving them 1 star.
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Ricki21
Mar 20, 2025
Definately Need the Skip the Line Option - A Skip the Line tour is a must for this tour. Although Oct/Nov are supposed to be off season, Italy was anything but. Just overwhelming crowds everywhere. No problem meeting our guide and the group was smallish (10) but hard to hear due to the large crowds in all the rooms. The tour was worth the price just to skip the line. Doge's Palace beautiful and steeped in history
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).