Venice:The Doge’s Palace Audio Tour on your Phone-no ticket

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Highlights

  • Enjoy a hassle-free visit with a captivating self-guided audio tour for the Doge’s Palace.

  • Download the app and your audio tour on your smartphone prior to your visit

  • Marvel at the beauty of the Institutional Chambers. Experience the art of Tiziano, Tintoretto & Veronese

  • Follow in the footsteps of the Doge at your own pace & explore at your own pace the New Prisons of the Palace

Summary

Waltz in the Doge’s Palace with a self-guided audio tour on your phone designed by an accredited expert. Listen to fascinating stories, based on an award-winning storytelling concept, and gain great insights into the most iconic landmark of Venice. Starting your tour from Porta del Frumento, you will encounter the enormous interior courtyard. This tour, combining an immersive audio tour with a detailed map of the site, is the perfect companion to the Doge’s Palace and its riveting stories
This is an unmissable opportunity to experience at your own pace the Doge’s Palace with a captivating audio tour on your phone.
* * The entrance ticket to Doge’s Palace is not included.

Tour info

Duration
2 hours -
Group Size
Pricing (From)
Commentary
English
Meeting Point

1 P.za San Marco, P.za San Marco, Venezia, Veneto, 30124

Dropoff location

1 P.za San Marco, P.za San Marco, Venezia, Veneto, 30124

Why take this tour?

Waltz in the Doge’s Palace with a self-guided audio tour on your phone designed by an accredited expert. Listen to fascinating stories, based on an award-winning storytelling concept, and gain great insights into the most iconic landmark of Venice. Starting your tour from Porta del Frumento, you will encounter the enormous interior courtyard. This tour, combining an immersive audio tour with a detailed map of the site, is the perfect companion to the Doge’s Palace and its riveting stories
This is an unmissable opportunity to experience at your own pace the Doge’s Palace with a captivating audio tour on your phone.
* * The entrance ticket to Doge’s Palace is not included.

Delve into the tumultuous history of the Republic of Venice with a visit to the Doge’s Palace and discover its secrets with an immersive audio tour on your phone. Listen to fascinating stories, based on an award-winning storytelling concept, and gain great insights into the most iconic landmark of Venice. Upon accessing the Doge’s palace from Porta del Frumento, you will encounter the enormous interior courtyard. You will gain valuable insights into the long and eventful history of the building before you continue your audio tour to experience the impressive Scala dei Giganti, the enormous stairway which once hosted the solemn ritual of the Doge’s coronation. Once you’ve climbed up the lush and highly ornate Scala d’Oro, you will step inside the institutional chambers of the palace, which were reserved for all the important meetings of the Venetian government. You will explore stunning halls, such as the Chamber of the Great Council, the Collegio and the Chamber of the Council of the Ten and marvel at the walls and ceilings covered with the paintings of Tintoretto, Veronese, Tiziano and many more great masters of the Venetian school. Throughout your tour, you will have the opportunity to cross the famed Bridge of Sighs and visit the New Prisons of the Doge’s Palace. Learn about the sinister reputation of the Venetian penal system & the notorious old prisons and listen to the stories of world-famous inmates, such as the legendary womanizer Giacomo Casanova! Your tour ends in front of the Porta della Carta, the once monumental entrance-way to the building from the Piazzetta. Before leaving the Doge’s palace, you’ll admire the intricate decorations of the imposing gate and listen to the story of the Republic’s last Doge and the fall of the once invincible maritime Empire.This tour, combining an immersive audio tour with a detailed map of the site, is the perfect companion to the Doge’s Palace and its riveting stories* * Ticket/entrance fee to the Doge's Palace is not included.

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What’s included?

  • Self-guided audio tour for your smartphone (Android & iOS) in English

  • Offline content with an offline interactive map to avoid roaming charges

  • Αctivation link to access your audio tour

  • Entrance fee to the Doge’s Palace

  • Live Guide

  • Smartphone or headphones

  • App not compatible with Windows phones

Things to know

Before you book

  • This is a downloadable self-guided audio tour for your smartphone, accessible through our app. No live guide will accompany you. No VR / AR is included

  • No live guide or meeting point provided.

  • After booking, you will receive an email with further instructions on how to access and download your audio tour. Check your spam folder as well

  • Book per device to be used, not per participant

  • An Android (version 5.0 and later) or iOS smartphone is required. The audio tour is not compatible with Windows Phones, iPhone 5/5C or older, iPod Touch 5th generation or older, iPad 4th generation or older, iPad Mini 1st generation

  • You will need storage space on your phone (100-150 MB)

Before you go

  • Voucher is not your entry ticket. Admission fees are not included in this product

  • Mobile signal may be weak at the site(s). Download your audio tour on your smartphone prior to your visit to fully enjoy it.

  • After booking, you will receive an email with further instructions on how to access and download your audio tour. Please check your email spam folder as well

  • Ensure that your smartphone is fully charged & that you bring your earphones

Covid Policy

  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers

Cancellation Policy

    Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund

Redemption information

    Please note that the Viator voucher IS NOT YOUR ENTRY TICKET and admission fees are not included in the price.

    This is a self-guided audio tour for the site. No live guide will accompany you.

    The tour is designed to start at the entrance of the Doge’s Palace ( Piazza San Marco, 1, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy). The easiest way to get there is on foot from Piazza San Marco.
    The tour ends at Porta Della Carta, which is the main exit for the museum’s visitors. (Piazza San Marco, 1, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy)

    Hours of operation: April - October: Sunday to Thursday 8.30 am – 9 pm (last admission 8.30 pm) & Friday & Saturday 8.30 am – 11 pm (last admission 10.30 pm). November- March: Everyday 8.30 am – 7.00 pm (last admission 6.30 pm)

    After booking, you’ll receive an email from the local partner, Clio Muse Tours through Viator with instructions for the audio tour. Please check your spam email folder as well. Please note that booking requests received between 10.00 pm - 7.59 am will be served the next morning from 8.00 am.

    An Android or iOS smartphone is required. You also need to ensure you have enough storage space (100-150 MB).

    The audio tour can be used anytime, online or offline. It is necessary to bring along your own headphones in order to enjoy the audio-tour

    Bear in mind that no live guide will escort you and that no extra equipment will be provided.

    In case you need help, please contact [email protected]

    Enjoy!
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Clio Muse Tours was founded in 2014 to promote the world’s cultural heritage by using modern technology tools. We have created over 450 self-guided tours in over 35 countries in collaboration with tour guides, museums and organizations.


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