Venice Priority Access Tour: Doge’s Palace & St. Mark’s Basilica
by Venice Events srl
Choose from 4 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€216Overview
This guided cultural tour in Venice lasts about two hours and fifteen minutes, with priority access to St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace. The tour starts in Piazza San Marco where the guide explains the history and significance of the square before leading the group inside St. Mark’s Basilica. Visitors will spend time admiring the golden mosaics and marble inlay floors of the basilica, originally the private chapel of the Doge of Venice. The guide then takes the group to the basilica’s museum on the first floor, where the famous horses are displayed, and up to the terrace for views over St. Mark’s Square. Next is the Doge’s Palace where guests skip the line to enter and explore the halls where the Doge and his Council governed Venice. The palace contains many Renaissance paintings, including the world’s largest oil painting by Tintoretto. The tour continues across the Bridge of Sighs to the new prisons, named for the last sighs of prisoners viewing Venice before imprisonment. After the guided portion, the Doge’s Palace ticket can be used to visit the Museo Correr, the National Archaeological Museum, and the monumental rooms of the Marciana National Library, all located in St. Mark’s Square.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Piazza San Marco
The guide shares detailed information about Saint Mark's Square before accompanying the group to St. Mark’s Basilica. The basilica was once the Doge’s private chapel and features golden mosaics and marble inlay floors.
10 min
Basilica di San Marco
Visitors spend time inside the basilica while the guide describes the biblical scenes in the mosaics and explains the building’s history. The tour includes visiting the basilica’s first floor museum to see the famous horses and accessing the terrace for views of Saint Mark's Square.
50 min
Palazzo Ducale
The group skips the line to enter the Doge’s Palace, touring the halls where the Doge and Council ruled Venice. The rooms contain Renaissance paintings, including Tintoretto’s largest oil painting.
60 min
Ponte dei Sospiri
The tour crosses the Bridge of Sighs to reach the new prisons. The bridge’s name refers to prisoners’ last view of Venice before imprisonment, as noted by Lord Byron.
15 min
Museo Correr
After the guided tour, the Doge's Palace ticket grants access to visit on your own the Museo Correr, the National Archaeological Museum, and the monumental rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Saint Mark's Square.
Meeting point
15 min before in Calle larga de l’Ascension - 30124 (behind the Correr museum on the opposite side of the Saint Marks Basilica). Look for the TURIVE assistant next to the post office San Marco.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund. If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Additional info
Venice Priority Access Tour: Doge’s Palace & St. Mark’s Basilica
by Venice Events srl
Choose from 4 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€216Overview
This guided cultural tour in Venice lasts about two hours and fifteen minutes, with priority access to St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace. The tour starts in Piazza San Marco where the guide explains the history and significance of the square before leading the group inside St. Mark’s Basilica. Visitors will spend time admiring the golden mosaics and marble inlay floors of the basilica, originally the private chapel of the Doge of Venice. The guide then takes the group to the basilica’s museum on the first floor, where the famous horses are displayed, and up to the terrace for views over St. Mark’s Square. Next is the Doge’s Palace where guests skip the line to enter and explore the halls where the Doge and his Council governed Venice. The palace contains many Renaissance paintings, including the world’s largest oil painting by Tintoretto. The tour continues across the Bridge of Sighs to the new prisons, named for the last sighs of prisoners viewing Venice before imprisonment. After the guided portion, the Doge’s Palace ticket can be used to visit the Museo Correr, the National Archaeological Museum, and the monumental rooms of the Marciana National Library, all located in St. Mark’s Square.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Piazza San Marco
The guide shares detailed information about Saint Mark's Square before accompanying the group to St. Mark’s Basilica. The basilica was once the Doge’s private chapel and features golden mosaics and marble inlay floors.
10 min
Basilica di San Marco
Visitors spend time inside the basilica while the guide describes the biblical scenes in the mosaics and explains the building’s history. The tour includes visiting the basilica’s first floor museum to see the famous horses and accessing the terrace for views of Saint Mark's Square.
50 min
Palazzo Ducale
The group skips the line to enter the Doge’s Palace, touring the halls where the Doge and Council ruled Venice. The rooms contain Renaissance paintings, including Tintoretto’s largest oil painting.
60 min
Ponte dei Sospiri
The tour crosses the Bridge of Sighs to reach the new prisons. The bridge’s name refers to prisoners’ last view of Venice before imprisonment, as noted by Lord Byron.
15 min
Museo Correr
After the guided tour, the Doge's Palace ticket grants access to visit on your own the Museo Correr, the National Archaeological Museum, and the monumental rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Saint Mark's Square.
Meeting point
15 min before in Calle larga de l’Ascension - 30124 (behind the Correr museum on the opposite side of the Saint Marks Basilica). Look for the TURIVE assistant next to the post office San Marco.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund. If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.