‘Laboratory of Hard Stones’ Exclusive Access

Enjoy this visit to the Doge’s Palace on the Secret Itinerary tour to view areas of the palace normally closed to the public.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Start your secret reconnaissance in the Office of the Doge’s Secretary, the assistant to many of Venice’s ministers.
• Move on to the rooms of the Deputy of the Secret Works of the Council of Ten.
• See the Office of the Grand Chancellor, the only Venetian official elected directly by the Grand Council.
• Explore the Secret Chancellery where cupboard-covered walls were once filled with documents charting both public acts and secret deals.
• Continue from the Salon of the Regent to the Chancellery to some of Venice’s more sinister secrets, starting with the Torture Room.
• Get privileged insights into the Piombi, the attic prison where Casanova, Venice’s famous lover and writer, was kept for months before he managed a successful escape.
• Visit the attic at Ponte della Paglia where the walls bear coats of arms.
• Marvel at the Inquisitors’ Room’s beautiful ceiling, decorated by Tintoretto.
• Finish this exclusive tour at the Room of the Three Heads.