Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale)
- Address: San Marco, 1, Venice
- Hours: Open Summer 9am - 7pm (until 6pm in Winter)
- Admission: € 13 for a Piazza San Marco museum pass
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Cultural Experience,
Monument - Historical,
Museum,
Palace
Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale) Reviews
We've found 59 Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale) reviews from Viator.com travelers and members: what they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved. It's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
Review by mr c n jones j, September 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Doge's Palace Secret Itineraries Tour
Great tour, fantastic guide, very knowledgeable. Never realised there was so much hidden in the Doge's Palace. Great fun and would definitely recommend.
Review by Jeannette H, September 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Doge's Palace Secret Itineraries Tour
The Doge's Palace Secret Itineraries Tour was exceptional. Viator's tour guide was brilliant and we got to see things that were intriguing and unusual. We felt sorry for those who only bought entry tickets at the door to see the main palace without the secret behind-closed-doors upper chambers. Viator gives you more than your money's worth. Very worthwhile.
Review by George V, September 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Best of Venice Walking Tour including Basilica di San Marco
Our tour also included the Doges Palace. Our tour guide was excellent
Review by Rhonda A, September 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Best of Venice Walking Tour including Basilica di San Marco
I wasn't sure I wanted to do another tour by the time we got to Venice but I'm so glad we did! We thoroughly enjoyed it. Our guide Frederica was fantastic. The Basilica is not to be missed. Make sure you sign up for the Doges Palace in addition to the Basilica. Always opt for Skip the Lines - we walked right in and the lines waiting to get in were long!
Review by inails, Australia, September 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Best of Venice Walking Tour including Basilica di San Marco
Interesting overview of Venice and the add on Doges Palace tour is good value as the Palace ticket includes entry to other museums.
Review by Lorraine M, September 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Doge's Palace Secret Itineraries Tour
Our recent tour at the Doge's Palace was a very positive one. Our guide was very refreshing and informative. The hidden rooms were interesting but a little less time there would have been appreciated as it was too warm to really take in all that was been told. Thank you for the experience Lorraine, Wes and Katy.
Review by Danny V, September 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Doge's Palace Secret Itineraries Tour
Excellent tour in Venice. The Doges palace is really spectacular and the new prisons are also very interesting to visit.
The tour has a secret itineraries area that allows you to visit sections of the palace not accessible from the general public so it makes it extremely interesting.
The tour guide was unfortunately not very good at controlling the crowd in one location so we ended up missing some of the key information that was provided during the tour.
Tour guide was also not very personable and never really connected with the crowd.
This was an overall excellent experience and I would highly recommend to anybody visiting Venice for 2-3 days.
Review by amoroma, August 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Best of Venice Walking Tour including Basilica di San Marco
Excellent tour. I had done one of these 4 years ago but I really enjoyed this one. The tour guide was personable, knowledgeable, and adept at getting our group through the maze quickly. I especially enjoyed the visit to the upper level of S. Marco and her interpreation of the art and history at the Doges Palazzo.
Review by James C, August 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Venice Walking Tour with Doges Palace
Another great guided tour. Worth the cost of the entry ticket as it also always entry to a second museum within 3 months at no extra cost. Doges Palace is well worth a visit.
Review by Sandra O, August 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Best of Venice Walking Tour including Basilica di San Marco
We were on the wrong side of the bridge and missed our group for St Marco. Martine helped us find our group in time for the Doge palace tour and the local staff was very helpful over the phone as well. Monica was informative.
Frederica was funny, knowledgeable and the kids remembered everything!!! Great time during the walk (it helped us navigate better alone later on too) and my husband got a crack out of her saying "Justin, Justin, help us out"... or "are you listening, Justin" with the wonderful Italian accent. I think the whole group laughed and learned much. We still talk about Federica and would recommend this Walking Tour to all who visit the labyrinth city that Venice is.
Review by Virginia T, July 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Best of Venice Walking Tour including Basilica di San Marco
Our guide was a wonderful tour guide. Her accent was charming and she always wanted to show us more. If you take the walking tour of Venice, I highly recommend adding on the Doge's Palace tour. Well worth it. Wear comfortable shoes as this is a lot of walking.
Review by spencer g, July 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Best of Venice Walking Tour including Basilica di San Marco
We opted for the Doge's Tour also, and our guide Ornella was to the task. I was amazed at the amount of information she had about Venice. From the Rialto Bridge, to the Basilica, and to the Doge's Palace, she guided us, speaking in english describing the early Venitian government and how it worked. Just amazing. She made this tour lots of fun, and we walked a lot. The "skip the Line" tour was the ONLY way to see the sites, I felt bad for those who had to stand in line to wait for hours to see what we saw. Good job.--sag
Review by Kate C, July 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Venice Walking Tour with Doges Palace
Loved the walking tour. Really great and informative. Doges tour was overpowered by the guides passion for the artworks. Too much, as it wasn't specifically an art tour. We were interested in the palace and it's history like most people who sign on to do it. Became very tedious.
Review by Gordon B, July 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Venice Walking Tour with Doges Palace
Tour guide had little idea of the military museum in the Doges Palace, so it was skipped through in favour of endless references to paintings..disappointing.
Review by Wayne J, June 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Doge's Palace Secret Itineraries Tour
This is an excellent tour and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is visiting Venice. We had done the Doge's Palace before but this tour offered a much deeper insight into the Palace and the intrigues of Venice. Well worth it!
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