St. Mark's Basilica Skip-the-Line Guided Tour

My husband and I went on the tour to St Mark's Basilica and we were very impressed. The tour is very well organised and professional, my husband and I got very lost trying to get there, the kind tour organisers rang us to see where we were and sent us a pin, crucial in Venice. We were in a small group of 10 people with Francesca as our guide. Francesca was brilliant, she is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide with deep historical knowledge of Venice and its churches and museums. She took us across St Mark's Square while explaining the early history of Venice, its establishment and by whom, taking us through the centuries and the history of the building of the Basilica. Once inside, Francesca shared her wealth of knowledge by explaining each mosaic panel overhead, greatly enhancing and enriching the experience. She also explained the history of the different sections of the Basilica, the different stones used and also how St Mark ended up in the Basilica- a very interesting story about the Crusades. I probably would not have know where to look first without her guidance and structured approach. Francesca told other anecdotes and answered questions, she is clearly a knowledgeable scholar of Venetian history. I had studied art history back in the day but this was way beyond what you can find as a generic description of the Basilica. This was the best tour I have been on of its kind and definitely recommend it. Thank you Francesca for enhancing our visit, we will definitely sign up for other Headout tours! Thank you also to the kind organisers for helping us find the meeting spot

The guide was very knowledgeable and shared many little details about the history, facts about the gold leaf and the bejeweled gold panel, and how a miscommunication ended up leaving Napoleon Bonaparte think the gold panel was worthless metal and glass. She gave us a good mix of information and paid attention to ensure all were in good positions to see and hear.

Excelente guia en español, nos encanto su explicacion con muchos detalles, para observar y entender los distintos murales de arte bizantino de la basilica, un visita muy recomendable, incluida la terraza con una vista espectacular y ver de cerca los famosos Caballos traidos de Constantinopla. Espectaculares!

Excellente visite avec une guide qui maîtrise parfaitement le sujet et qui nous a vraiment fait découvrir toutes les beautés qu'offre la basilique sans marco

Lara is great tour guide with so many interesting historical details which makes the tour rich empowered with lots of stories on the go. The tour was almost vip exclusive in a sense because we were in small group and were really enjoying it! We recommend!!

Tuvimos un contratiempo de logística y llegamos un poco pasada la hora de la cita, la guía mut amablemente nos esperó. El recorrido estuvo espectacular aunque algo corto, el sonido de los audífonos para escuchar a la guía estaba insuficiente, se perdía la voz entre el tumulto.