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Museum · Piazzetta San Marco · Venice
Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace)
Pink-and-white Gothic arcades, vast painted ceilings, cold prison stone
When it fits
Best in the afternoon · about 150 min
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Where it is
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Straight-line distances: Basilica di San Marco 54 m · Campanile di San Marco 103 m · Libreria Acqua Alta 453 m. Not travel times.
Why Aura
The seat of the Venetian Republic: gilded council halls with Tintoretto and Veronese ceilings, the armoury, and the Bridge of Sighs across to the prisons. One ticket also covers the Correr museum on the other side of the square.
IconicFine in the rainNeeds booking
Today09:00–18:00Two sources disagree
All hours
Apr 01-Oct 31 09:00-19:00; Nov 01-Mar 31 09:00-18:00 (summer last admission 18:00, winter 17:00; closing procedures start 30 minutes before closing; check the Announcements section for extraordinary changes) · OpenStreetMap says “Apr 01-Oct 31 08:30-19:00; Nov 01-Mar 31 08:30-17:30”Price range€30–35 per ticket
Visit lengthAbout 150 min
WeatherIndoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortSome slopes or steps
Sources and dates (6)
- When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
- Today: per palazzoducale.visitmuve.it, read 6 Oct 2026
- Price range: per palazzoducale.visitmuve.it, read 6 Oct 2026
- Visit length: Aura estimate
- Effort: Aura estimate
- Tags are Aura editorial judgement.
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- palazzoducale.visitmuve.it — opening hours and tickets (summer 9–19, winter 9–18; €35 / €30 online) · official · read 6 Oct 2026
- OSM way/138803915 · osm · read 6 Oct 2026
If it rains
Basilica di San MarcoPiazza San Marco · The Doges' church, its domes and vaults covered in gold-ground mosaics, St Mark's body under the high altar and the Pala d'Oro behind it. Book a timed slot, come in the morning before the square fills, and cover shoulders and knees.Gallerie dell'AccademiaAccademia · The great collection of Venetian painting, from gold-ground altarpieces to Bellini, Giorgione's Tempest, Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese's huge Feast in the House of Levi. Free on the first Sunday of the month.
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Basilica di San MarcoPiazza San Marco · The Doges' church, its domes and vaults covered in gold-ground mosaics, St Mark's body under the high altar and the Pala d'Oro behind it. Book a timed slot, come in the morning before the square fills, and cover shoulders and knees.Campanile di San MarcoPiazza San Marco · The square's bell tower, rebuilt after it collapsed in 1902; from the belfry you see the whole city, the lagoon and on clear days the Alps. Go late in the day when the light turns gold.Teatro La FeniceCampo San Fantin · Venice's opera house, burnt down and rebuilt twice, its horseshoe of gilded boxes restored as it was. Visit by day with the free audio guide, or better, buy a seat for an evening performance.