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

Highlights

• Private Guided Tour
• Skip-the-Line Access
• Customizable Options

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Stop 1

   10min

   Meet your guide in front of Hotel Londra Palace (opposite Monument to Victor Emmanuel II), Riva degli Schiavoni, 30100 Venezia VE, Italy. Please do not enter the building, as the staff are not informed about the tour.

2. 2

   Stop 2

   1h

   Tour of St. Mark’s Basilica, Venice. With a history that stretches way back to the 9th century A.D., this church is a treasure trove of Venice's heritage. You will find out how the Church of the Holy Apostle in Constantinople inspired the basilica's architecture and how its design and purpose has changed over the centuries. With timed tickets, you will enter the cathedral at your reserved time slot and enjoy a private tour of its nave, high altar, chancel, chapels, baptistry, and more.

3. 3

   Stop 3

   1h

   Together with your Private Guide you will discover St. Mark's Square and its most important monuments, such as the Doge's Palace and the Campanile. From the outside, the basilica adjacent to the palace impresses with its ornate elements of Gothic, Byzantine, Romanesque, and Renaissance architecture. The guide will show you all its interesting features such as the soaring domes and luminous mosaics that depict Biblical figures and events.

4. 4

   Stop 4

   1h

   With additional tickets to the Pala d'Oro, the Museum and the Loggia of the Horses. This is your chance to discover the basilica’s best kept secrets, such as the hidden Pala d’Oro, which is the world's only surviving example of Gothic goldsmithing of significant size.

5. 5

   St. Mark's Basilica

   50min

   Inside the basilica’s museum you will see sumptuous Flemish and Medicean tapestries, altar frontals, Persian rugs, and the original four Horses of St. Mark.

Before you go

Location