Family-friendly tour of the Doge’s Palace:

Highlights, Prisons and Bridge of Sighs

Tour in the Doge's palace for families and kids scavenger hunt

TAILORED FOR YOUR FAMILY

This family-friendly guided tour of the Doge’s Palace is designed to offer the most flexible way to explore one of Venice’s most iconic landmarks. The visit can be tailored to your needs, making it ideal for families with children of different ages, teenagers, parents, and grandparents. Everyone is included, at their own pace. This is not a treasure hunt and there is no fixed storyline to follow. Instead, the tour adapts naturally to your interests and attention span. Timing is flexible too: the visit can be shorter or more in-depth, depending on what fascinates you most.

Using rich visual materials and clear, accessible language, this kid-friendly tour brings the history of the Doge’s Palace to life. The guide’s engaging storytelling approach ensures that both kids and adults stay involved: who says that history and art are boring!?

TOUR DESCRIPTION

The Doge’s Palace is the perfect place to understand the history of Venice and the unique political system that helped the city remain stable for centuries. We’ll meet at Porta della Carta, the ancient entrance gate, we’ll explore the big courtyard and admire the impressive Giant’s Staircase, watched over by the statues of Mars and Neptune, symbols of Venice’s power on land and at sea. The tour continues through the grand Institutional Rooms, decorated with golden ceilings and famous paintings by Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto. The visit ends with one of the most emotional moments: crossing the famous Bridge of Sighs to reach the Prisons. Seen from different angles, the Doge’s Palace shows many different sides of Venice—grand, complex, and sometimes surprising. One palace, many stories… which part will stay with you?

Grown-up, teenagers and kids of any age

Around 1.5/2 hours

Indoor family-friendly guided tour of the Doge’s Palace enhanced with maps, photos and other visual materials.

The usual meeting point is in St Mark’s Square, at the Doge’s Palace exit, Porta della Carta — see the picture attached or follow this link to Google maps.

Check out our rates, as well as our cancellation policy, terms and conditions here.

We recommend purchasing skip-the-line tickets for the Doge’s Palace online in advance. Discounted family tickets are available on the museum’s official website (link provided upon booking).

Not required. Backpacks and long umbrellas must be checked in the cloakroom.

This tour can be combined with a visit of St Mark’s Basilica, a boat tour along the Grand Canal or a food tour.