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Guided walking tour of San Marco, entrance to the Doge's Palace and Basilica in St. Mark's Square of Venice: € 123 per person.

This tour introduces to the main civic and religious monuments of Venice that stay in Saint Mark's Square: Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica. Tickets are included but the tour also includes the entrance to Correr Museum and to Sansoviniana Library (where you can enter with the same ticket of Doge's Palace).

This is a tour with an official guide of Venice and also includes the right to skip the line.

The tour starts from Piazza San Marco, the heart of Venice, with an itinerary that will take you to some of the most beautiful and hidden areas around San Marco. After touching the Basilica, Palazzo Ducale, the Bell Tower and the Torre dei Mori, the tour will leave the square to reach Campo Santa Maria Formosa and the Church of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, where the marvelous Renaissance façade of the Scuola Grande di San Marco also stands. On the way back, you will pass in front of the Malibran Theater and stroll among the famous Mercerie.

Then you will go to visit the Doge's Palace in Piazza San Marco with the official guide and at the end there will be a guided tour of the Basilica of San Marco with "skip the line" entrance.

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What includes Guided walking tour of San Marco, entrance to the Doge's Palace and Basilica

The tour includes a guided walking tour of San Marco, entrance to the Doge's Palace (also includes entrance to the Correr Museum, the Archaeological Museum and the Sansoviniana Library) and the Basilica.

– Expert tour guide.
– Guided walking tour of San Marco.
– Headphones to better hear the guide (earphones for groups larger than 10 people).
– Skip-the-line entrance to Palazzo Ducale (it includes also entrances to the Correr Museum, the Archaeological Museum and the Sansoviniana Library).
– Skip-the-line entrance to the Basilica.
– Guided tour of the upper floor of the Basilica: Museum and Terrace.

Duration of Guided walking tour of San Marco, entrance to the Doge's Palace and Basilica

Languages available for Guided walking tour of San Marco, entrance to the Doge's Palace and Basilica

– English, French, Spanish, German, Italian.

Cancellation policy for Guided walking tour of San Marco, entrance to the Doge's Palace and Basilica

Reservations can be cancelled with no charge up to 24 hours before the tour. Tour doesn't operate in case of exceptional high tide or in case of unplanned religious functions (in these cases it can be postponed to the day after otherwise it will be refunded).

Accessibility and useful information for Guided walking tour of San Marco, entrance to the Doge's Palace and Basilica

– This tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities.
– The tour could be shared with guests not belonging to the same party.
– Sacks, bags or knapsacks are not allowed inside the Basilica: prior to your visit you must deposit them at the Ateneo San Basso (St.Mark’s Square – Calle San Basso). The storage service is free of charge, but please allow sufficient time!
– To enter to the Basilica proper clothing are required.

Saint Mark's Basilica

Built in the 8th century as a dogal chapel, the Basilica of San Marco represents today the proof of the great colonial expansion of Venice, as it is largely built with exhibition material, imported from the eastern colonies.
The relic of the Saint Mark arrives on January 31st 828, stolen by two legendary Venetian merchants and navigators: Rustico da Torcello and Buono da Malamocco. It is said that in order to steal the body of San Marco the two merchants hid it under a load of pork that was able to pass through the customs without inspection because of the well-known contempt of Muslims for this food.
Its architecture was inspired by Santa Sofia Cathedral of Instanbul. It hosts the Pala d'oro, an exquisite example of byzantine goldsmith art with thousands of gems and stones.

Doge's Palace Tour

The Civic Museum of Palazzo Ducale is housed in the homonymous palace located in the splendid Piazza San Marco; placed next to the Basilica it also faces Saint Mark's Basin.
Political seat of the Serenissima and the doges' house, it offers an exhibiting itinerary of an historical and architectural nature which is essential for every visitor interested to know the history of Venice. The Museum is part of the circuit of the Venetian Civic Museums and is one of the most visited monuments in Venice (more than 1 million per year).

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