Venice St. Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace
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Highlights
Step through the doors of St Mark's Basilica and let yourself be enveloped by its golden light. Discover mosaics that shine like a starry sky. A journey between East and West, art and spirituality, history and legend. Every step inside St Mark's is a timeless emotion. Experience the magic. Enter St Mark's Basilica. Enjoy priority admission and a tour of the Doge’s Palace.
Inclusions
What's included
- Ticket for Museo Correr (with Doge's Palace ticket)
- Ticket for Ground Floor and Pala d'Oro of Basilica (if the option is selected)
- Meet and greet with our guide
- a guide who will accompany you inside the basilica
- Ticket for Doge's Palace (if the option is selected)
- Audioguide
- Ticket for Ground Floor, Terrace and Pala d'Oro of Basilica (if the option is selected)
- Ticket for Ground Floor and Terrace of Basilica (if the option is selected)
- Ticket for Basilica Ground Floor of Basilica (if the option is selected)
What's not
- Pick up in the hotel
Itinerary
St Mark's Basilica stands in St Mark's Square like a treasure guarded by the sea and time. Its domes seem to float in the air, illuminated by the sun that caresses them, while the façade opens like a book of stone and gold, decorated with arches, columns of precious marble and mosaics that tell ancient stories. Upon entering, you are enveloped in a golden light: thousands of mosaic tiles cover the vaults and domes, transforming the space into a boundless sky, where saints and angels shine among the shadows. Every step echoes in the dim light, amid the scent of incense and a silence laden with centuries. St Mark's is not just a basilica: it is a dream of light and stone, a bridge between East and West, the beating heart of Venice that still today tells of the grandeur and mystery of the lagoon city. Choose from the following options: -Basilica ground floor only -Basilica ground floor+Pala d'Oro -Basilica ground floor+Museum and Terrace -Basilica ground floor+Pala D'Ooro+Museum+Terrace
Cultural visit to the interiors of the Doge’s Palace and access to the Prisons through the Bridge of Sighs: We enter the Doge’s Palace, the highest achievement of Gothic architecture in Venice, through the Porta del Frumento (Corn Door) on the waterfront. The monumental complex was the symbol and center of the political and administrative life of the Serenissima. At once the Doge’s residence, seat of government and court of justice and prisons, the Palace was for centuries the symbol of the wealth and power of the Venetian Republic.
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Tickets must be collected at the meeting point in Piazzetta dei Leoncini, where a member of our staff will be waiting for you holding a sign bearing the agency’s name. You will find them between the two lion cubs on the left-hand side of the Basilica, where they will hand over your tickets
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Tickets
- Tickets are redeemed at a different location from the meeting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 60 travellers
- Operated by
- Very Viva Venice Srl
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- PLEASE PROVIDE THE FULL NAMES OF ALL TRAVELERS WHEN BOOKING. FAILURE TO PRESENT A VOUCHER WITH ALL TRAVELERS' FULL NAMES AT THE TICKET OFFICE PRIOR TO ENTRY MAY RESULT IN DENIED ENTRY TO THE ATTRACTION.
- EACH TRAVELER MUST PRESENT A VALID PASSPORT OR ID DOCUMENT THAT MACHES THE NAME PROVIDED AT THE TIME OF BOOKING FOR SUCCESSFUL ENTRY TO ST. MARK'S BASILICA.
- St Mark's Basilica tickets are priced at €12 per person
- Meeting Point: Piazzetta dei Leoncini, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy. The meeting point is in Piazzetta dei Leoncini, where a member of our staff will be waiting for you with a sign displaying the agency name. You will find them between the two little lions on the left side of the Basilica where they will provide your tickets.
How it compares in Venice
- Its from-price is 118% above the median of the 56 attraction tickets we list in Venice.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 23 of 56.
About Venice
Venice floats on a lagoon of more than a hundred islands, a city of canals, palaces and bridges with no cars, where every walk ends somewhere unexpected.
The Grand Canal sweeps through the city in a great reversed S, lined with palaces and crossed by the Rialto Bridge. Near its mouth, Piazza San Marco gathers St Mark's Basilica with its golden mosaics, the Doge's Palace, the Bridge of Sighs and the tall brick campanile. Water buses and gondolas show the city from the angle it was built to be seen.
Top-ranked sights in Venice: St. Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco), St. Mark's Basilica (Basilica di San Marco), Grand Canal.
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