St. Mark's Basilica Guided Tour with Museum

Our guide was very knowledgeable and professional. She shared information about the history of Venice as we walked from our meeting point to the entrance of St Mark's Basilica. Once inside she explained the history, layout and features of the interior, none of which we would have known without her expert guidance. From start to finish it was the best one hour. Perfect for us, especially since our tour was in the morning and the Basilica was not too covered. From there we were on our way to explore the art of the Biennale, as others in our tour continued on with her to experience the Doges Palace, which we had toured on an earlier visit to Venice.

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

Our guide was prompt. His knowledge of St Mark's Square, Venice and the Basilica was extraordinary. He pointed out details that we would have missed otherwise. What a treat it was to finish our tour with a glass demonstration and Murano glass gallery tour. Excellent time in Venice.

This was a great tour and well worth cost. We hit the time when the lights come on inside to really personify the gold in the domes. We also got to watch the bell tower hammer men so perfect timing!!

The guide was fantastic, giving great explanations and showing sensational knowledge. We were very pleased and let her know when we finished our visit.

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.