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

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Head into the most visited site in Venice, St Mark's Basilica renowned for its Byzantine art and rich biblical importance.

Highlights

  • Visit the crown jewel of Venice, St Mark's Basilica, one of the most visited sites in Venice!

  • Walk the length of this Basilica with a dedicated bilingual tour guide narrating interesting legends and detailing its rich history.

  • View masterpieces of the Byzantine art during your tour and gain seamless access to the Treasury.

Inclusions

  • 45-min or 1-hour guided tour of St. Mark's Basilica with skip-the-line entry

  • Access to the terraces and St. Mark's Museum

  • Expert English, Italian, German, Spanish or French-speaking guide

  • Headsets for groups of 10+ people

Cancellation policy

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

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Guests from United States, France, United Kingdom and over 32 countries have loved this experience
Jana Kluckova

Jana

5/5

Mar, 2024

It was great, fast and professional advice and organization, competent, friendly tour guide. It is recommendable :+1::+1::+1:.
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MITRIS GRETY

Mitris

5/5

Mar, 2024

The guide Elena is a professional, very nice, giving all information with smile on her face, open and kind. Do not hesitate to ask for her guidance if possible. She speaks perfect English and the details given by her as daughter of Venice were authentic and very interesting.She succeded in making our visit to San Marco Basilica unique, awsome.
Drew Mounsey

Drew

3/5

Mar, 2024

Tour started 15 minutes late, which is fairly significant on a 45 minute tour, especially when we had to walk 5+ minutes to St. Marks from the starting point. For being more than 3x the price of admission without a guide, I don't feel the guide provided sufficent value at the price charged.
Rolando Torre

Rolando

5/5

Mar, 2024

Visita della Basilica capitata ESATTAMENTE durante il momento di picco di acqua alta. Fila lunghissima durata 56 minuti per raggiungere solo l'ingresso. Ma la spiegazione della nostra guida Michele ha riempito ogni minuto di attesa, rendendola più che gradevole e costruttiva, dandoci nozioni sulla Serenissima inaspettate e graditissime. Bravo Michele!
Andrea Comastri

Andrea

4/5

Feb, 2024

I would say that the experience is overall positive. The guide very kind, professional and knowledgeable, but perhaps the conducting a bit scholastic. I would enrich it with anecdotes and historical references, which were actually there, but in my opinion they need to be deepened supra especially to never have breaks. Then a logistical note to improve: the duration should be an actual hour, but actually lost about ten minutes in the silent drive from the meeting point to the destination.
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This guided tour of St Mark's Basilica will be nothing short of exhilarating. Indulge in the seamless synthesis of Venetian art with unique Byzantine and Romanesque elements in the form of gleaming golden mosaics, marble inlays, and precious pearls and stones.

From Monday to Saturday, the basilica guided tour includes a visit to the Terrace, where you will find the Horses of Saint Mark. Dating back to classical antiquity, these horses, also known as the Triumphal Quadriga, are a set of Byzantine bronze statues, originally part of a monument depicting a quadriga (a four-horse carriage used for chariot racing). At St. Mark’s Museum, you can admire objects of various kinds and origins belonging to the Basilica. The tour begins from the ground floor, and you will get to see the gold mosaics (the Basilica has 43,000 square feet of mosaic alone!). On Sundays, feast days, and in case of unplanned religious celebrations, the tour foresees the visit with direct access to the Terrace and to St. Mark's Museum situated on the first floor. On festivity days, the Holy Mass takes place on the ground floor, and it is possible to admire the mosaics partially from the first floor.

What's not allowed

  • Strict dress code: All guests must wear clothing that covers their shoulders and knees to enter the basilica.

  • Keep your camera tucked away – photography is strictly not allowed at the venue.

Accessibility

  • This experience is wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible.

  • A ramp is available at the Porta del Fiori (Door of Flowers) entrance on the left-hand side of the basilica.

  • The Museum on the upper floor of the basilica is served by both a lift and stair lifts.

  • Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.

  • Please display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID to your tour guide.

  • If you have purchased reduced-price tickets, please carry your valid photo ID proof for verification.

Meeting Point

  • Please check your final voucher for specific meeting point instructions.
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