Venice Complete Tour: History, St. Mark's Basilica & Doge's Palace

Highlights

• 5-Hour Guided Walking Tour
• Visit St. Mark's Basilica & Doge's Palace
• Skip-the-Line Tickets

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Piazza San Marco

   30min

   Description origins, history and description of the main monuments from outside: Basilica San Marco, Palazzo Ducale, Bell Tower, Clock Tower and Procuratie.

2. 2

   Basilica Dei Santi Giovanni E Paolo

   10min

   The "Doge’s Pantheon", the Great School of Charity, the Captains of Fortune

3. 3

   Campo Santa Maria Formosa

   10min

   History and anecdotes related to this wonderful and characteristic square

4. 4

   Palazzo Ducale

   1h 15min

   This palazzo represented for centuries the seat of the Venetian political power. In his splendid rooms, plastered and immersed in hundreds of masterpieces of painting, the Duke and his Council controlled the fate of a thousand-year history republic. The halls of power, plunging visitors in a very particular historical context: the European Middle Ages and the immediately following centuries. Be surprised of the rich details of the gold staircase, of the realism of the scenes depicted by many artists who have decorated this building, relive the anguish of the prisoners crossing the famous Bridge of Sighs, and entering the Venetian prisons, famous for hosting Giacomo Casanova.

5. 5

   Basilica di San Marco

   1h

   One of the most majestic cathedrals of the world! Enjoy the visit of this masterpiece of Byzantine art, unique of its kind in Italy. Have the pleasure to savor beautiful gold mosaics and marble inlays of the floors, sitting comfortably while our guide will show the represented biblical scenes, the history and the particularities of this ancient basilica.

Before you go

Location