Behind the scene tour of the Doges Palace

We joined our ‘Secret Itinerary’ tour of the Doges Palace. We went into areas of cells and administration. Saw construction of the building and the attics. Many narrow and steep corridors and steps. Then walked back though the public areas, more cells and the Bridge of Sighs.

The Doges Palace in the morning

The Doges Palace

A plan, we walked from the bottom to the top

We walked along many long and narrow corridors

Checked out a whole pile of different cells and learnt about we occupied then and who escaped. With particular emphasis on Casanova.

Look at the worn steppes

Strong, small door and big bolts

Up steps into the administration areas

The grandness of your work area was a direct link to your importance

The meeting room

Under the roof

There was an interesting museum with old military equipment in the attic

The courtyard with two wells

Back down the stairs

And we popped out into the public area through a wardrobe !

Secret Itinerary Tour, E20

Nice and peaceful
Not super interesting
Great to see the back areas and secret passages
Good value
Too much Casanova
Architecturally interesting
Public areas overwhelming – too much

We enjoyed the tour and found the contrast between the administration rooms and prison area with the public rooms a bit overwhelming. But if we only saw the public rooms we would not have enjoyed our visit anywhere as much !

Next – Doges Palace, we visited the public rooms (part of the ticket)