Doge's Palace
Local name: Palazzo Ducale
Located in Venice, Province of Venice Coordinates: 45°26′02″ N 12°20′25″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Rome · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- VCE Venice Marco Polo Airport8 km
- TSF Treviso Airport26 km
About Doge's Palace
Doge's Palace is a historic site. Location: Venice, Province of Venice.
The Doge's Palace (Doge pronounced ; Italian: Palazzo Ducale; Venetian: Pałaso Dogal) is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy. The palace included government offices, a jail, and the residence of the Doge of Venice, the elected authority of the former Republic of Venice. It was originally built in 810, rebuilt in 1340 and extended and modified in the following centuries.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1340
- Architect
- Nicolò Barattieri, Antonio Rizzo
- Architectural style
- Gothic architecture
- Heritage designation
- Italian national heritage
- Area
- 1 ha
- Visitors per year
- 435,879 (2021)
- Official website
- palazzoducale.visitmuve.it
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Doge's Palace
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Climate of Doge's Palace
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 69 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- October (82 mm)
- Driest month
- February (44 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 21° | 25° | 28° | 28° | 23° | 18° | 11° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 10° | 4° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 44 | 50 | 67 | 67 | 76 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 82 | 69 | 56 |
How to get to Doge's Palace
The nearest airport is Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE), 8 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rijeka, 165 km to the east.
Airports
- Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) Venezia (VE) 8 kmnorth
- Treviso Airport (TSF) Treviso (TV) 26 kmnorthwest
- Trieste Airport (TRS) Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste 98 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Rijeka Population: 108K 165 kmeast
- Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 182 kmnortheast
- Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 202 kmnortheast
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 216 kmnorth
- Salzburg Population: 157.2K 268 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Doge's Palace
Within 100 km: 54 historic and cultural sites, 299 natural sites, 37 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km45 places
- Burano Island 8 kmNE
- Sacca Fisola Island 2 kmW
- San Clemente Island 3 kmS
- Spiaggia Sorriso Beach 4 kmSE
25–60 km50 places
- Spiaggia di Caorle Beach 46 kmNE
- Spiaggia di Levante Beach 47 kmNE
- Spiaggia di Isola Bacucco Beach 29 kmS
- Spiaggia di Rosolina Mare Beach 34 kmS
60–100 km295 places
- Dragonja River 98 kmE
- Lido di Pomposa Beach 80 kmS
- Santa Corona Attraction 63 kmW
- Sveta Marija na Krasu Attraction 97 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
St Mark's Basilica Attraction, Venice0.1 km NW -
Museo Correr Museum, Venice0.2 km W
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San Zaccaria Attraction, Venice0.3 km E -
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore Attraction, Venice0.5 km SE -
Santa Maria della Salute Attraction, Venice0.6 km SW -
Rialto Bridge Landmark, Venice0.6 km NW -
Palazzo Trevisan Cappello Historic site, Venice0.2 km N -
Peggy Guggenheim Collection Museum, Venice0.8 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Giudecca Town, Venice1.3 km SW
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San Giorgio Maggiore Village, Venice0.7 km SE -
Murano Village, Venice3 km NE -
Lido Town, Venice3.3 km SE
More sights in Venice
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Ca' d'Oro Historic site, Venice0.9 km NW -
Gallerie dell'Accademia Museum, Venice1 km W -
Ca' Pesaro Historic site, Venice1 km NW -
Palazzo Grassi Museum, Venice1 km W -
Palazzo Pisani Moretta Historic site, Venice0.9 km W -
Ponte dell'Accademia Landmark, Venice0.9 km W
Sources & licences
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