The Doge’s Palace was the supreme magistrate of la Serenissima, the glorious Venice of the republic.
The Doge’s Palace
is the grandest of all Venetians Palaces, and for centuries the only building entitled to the name palazzo. The others were simply called Cà, short for “Casa”. For nearly of the millennium, until the fall of the Republic in 1797, the Doge’s Palace was the very nerve center of La Serenissima, the seat of its government and home to its rules, strategically situated on the lagoon at the point where Venice surveys the Adriatic.
Want to make your visit a bit more original and exclusive? Don’t miss the chance to go on the Secret Itineraries tour!
An unusual tour to will be able to relive the compelling tale of Casanova who will take you to the remarkable Piombi prisons from which the famous Venetian swashbuckler and poet managed to escape.
The Doge’s Palace was the supreme magistrate of la Serenissima, the glorious Venice of the republic.
The Doge’s Palace
is the grandest of all Venetians Palaces, and for centuries the only building entitled to the name palazzo. The others were simply called Cà, short for “Casa”. For nearly of the millennium, until the fall of the Republic in 1797, the Doge’s Palace was the very nerve center of La Serenissima, the seat of its government and home to its rules, strategically situated on the lagoon at the point where Venice surveys the Adriatic.
Want to make your visit a bit more original and exclusive? Don’t miss the chance to go on the Secret Itineraries tour!
An unusual tour to will be able to relive the compelling tale of Casanova who will take you to the remarkable Piombi prisons from which the famous Venetian swashbuckler and poet managed to escape.
