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Venice: St Marks Basilica, Doges Palace & Secret Passages｜Italy
Venice: St Marks Basilica, Doges Palace & Secret Passages｜Italy
Venice: St Marks Basilica, Doges Palace & Secret Passages｜Italy
Venice: St Marks Basilica, Doges Palace & Secret Passages｜Italy
Venice: St Marks Basilica, Doges Palace & Secret Passages｜Italy

Venice: St Marks Basilica, Doges Palace & Secret Passages｜Italy

Italy-Veneto , Venice
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  • View of secret prison chambers & archives of Doge's Palace
  • Skip-the-line access and exclusive tour limited to 20 people
  • Special visit to Casanova's prison cell & torture chamber
  • Explore St. Mark's Basilica and see its incredible golden ceiling
  • Route including the best general access areas and apartments
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See parts of the Doge's Palace that most visitors and many Venetians don't even know exist on this special access tour. Open to just 20 people at a time, this exclusive tour explores secret prisons, archives, offices, and even a torture chamber in Palazzo Ducale to reveal a darker side of history.

For those with an interest in art, history, literature, or scandal, the Doge's Palace is by far the most interesting building in Venice. Home to the world's oldest republic, it's quite literally a repository for its greatest secret and artworks all laid bare on this in-depth tour, offering a much more detailed picture of life in the Republic of Venice.

With your guide, a Venetian art expert and historian, enjoy skip-the-line access to the Doge's Palace and make a beeline for backstage. After a guard opens a special door, enter the hidden side of the palace to see the prison cell where Casanova was held, hear the unlikely tale of his escape, and visit the archives to learn how secrets were kept.

See hidden council rooms to learn of the system of checks and balances that made Venice the world's oldest republic and enter the best general access areas such as huge audience rooms, ballrooms with incredible paintings by Veronese and Tintoretto, and the private apartments of the Duke of Venice. Your VIP experiences ends with crossing the famed Bridge of Sighs to see the New Prisons on this small-group tour.

Your last highlight of the tour will a guided tour of Venice's most important church, St. Mark's Basilica. Admire the east-meets-west architecture and hear how most of the basilica's prized possessions ended up here by less than honest means.

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  • Not Suitable For: Children under 6 years

  • Not Suitable For: Pregnant women

  • Not Suitable For: People with mobility impairments

  • Not Suitable For: People with claustrophobia

  • Not Suitable For: Wheelchair users

  • What To Bring: Passport or ID card

  • What To Bring: Comfortable shoes

  • Not Allowed: Oversize luggage

  • Not Allowed: Luggage or large bags

  • Know Before You Go: Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments or with wheelchairs, or strollers.

  • Know Before You Go: Due to Doge's Palace regulations, children under the age of 6 are not permitted inside the secret itineraries and therefore cannot take this tour.

  • Know Before You Go: This tour is not suitable for people who are claustrophobic.

  • Know Before You Go: All guests must supply their full name that matches a valid ID at the time of the booking. Should you fail to provide these, your reservation will be canceled. Name changes are not permitted.

  • Know Before You Go: No refund will be provided if high tide prevents certain parts of the tour, but adjustments to the route will be made for client safety and comfort.

  • Know Before You Go: St. Mark’s Basilica can be subject to closures due to particular liturgical celebrations, especially during major religious holidays such as Easter or Christmas. In the event that the Basilica is closed, explanations will be provided from the outside.

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