St Mark's Basilica: Discover Hidden Treasures and Optional Doge's Palace Tour After-Hours

Discover hidden treasures in St Mark’s Basilica on an after-hours tour, with the option to visit Doge’s Palace. Explore the basilica’s mosaics and crypt, and upgrade for a late entry tour of the palace’s council rooms and frescos.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - Piazza San Marco
  • St Mark’s Campanile - Exterior view & Photo stop
  • Basilica di San Marco - Basilica di San Marco, Veneto
    Upon entering, take a moment to breathe deeply. Experience St. Mark’s Basilica in a way that few have, aside from the Doge himself—completely empty! No need to jostle with other tourists, no flashes…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Doge’s Palace tickets (only if option with Doge Palace purchased at time of booking)
  • Small groups of 25 people or fewer
  • After-hours St. Mark’s Basilica tickets
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Explore St Mark’s Basilica without the crowds on an after-hours tour, and enjoy an optional visit to Doge’s Palace (if selected at the time of booking). Inside St Mark’s Basilica, admire treasured mosaics and a Byzantine altarpiece, and then follow your guide into the crypt where St Mark himself is believed to rest. Upgrade for late access to the Doge’s…

Location
Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a green Walks sign. This tour meets at Correr Museum in Piazza San Marco 52. Your guide will be waiting under the portico just outside the entrance of the museum.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Margie_p
May 6, 2025
St. Marks Basilica After-Hours - Fascinating experience, not to be missed. Our guide was very knowledgeable from the intrigue of the churches involvement with the Doge to all the different materials used in the actual building.
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Mailula
May 6, 2025
Spectacular! - Beautiful Venice!!! Our guide Grazia was very competent and explained every question asked. Doge Palace is beautiful, but San Marco Basilica is something else, you really do not want to miss it!!!
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Marcy_f
May 4, 2025
Definitely do it! - I absolutely loved this experience. Valentina, our guide, did a fantastic job. It was really neat to see the golden domes shimmering in the lights at night. And, I enjoyed not having crowds to push through.
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Jamie_w
May 4, 2025
If you have one day, do this! - Wow! What an incredible behind the scenes adventure. I wasn’t sure what to expect with the Doge’s palace, but our guide, Romy, provided such incredible history about the architecture, how the square came to be and insights, I couldn’t get enough! The basilica tour is a MUST with incredible frescos, epic mosaic domes that tell stories and the floors…oh my gosh…the floors! It’s a dramatic reveal when the lights come on and one I won’t forget.
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Kimberleigh_m
May 3, 2025
Doge Palace & St Marks Basillica - I highly recommend this tour-our guide Valentina was excellent! Very knowledgeable and passionate. Great history lesson!
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Richard_a
May 1, 2025
Don’t miss this when in Venice. - This is the only way to see the palace and ST. Mark’s Basilica. No crowds, no lines and details about the buildings and history by an expert. .
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Bill
Apr 29, 2025
View two major attractions in Venice without the crowds in an intimate setting! - I had a brief stay in Venice and wanted a chance to see some of the main attractions. I came across this tour and it caught my attention given it was an after hours experience in two sites that get a lot of tourists during the day. I decided to give the tour a try and was so glad I did! Our tour guide, Eleonora, was fantastic! She started us off at the Doge’s Palace and gave us some great history of Venice along the way. We were able to walk the famous “Bridge of Sighs” and see the prison. After our visit there, we had a brief break before entering St. Mark’s Basilica. We sat down and shortly thereafter, they slowly turned on the lights inside - it was stunning! Eleonora took us down into the crypts, where we saw the original burial site for St. Mark before they moved him up under the main altar. All in all, it was an excellent tour made even more special with after hours access. Definitely include this tour in your Venice plans!
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Yuliya_b
Apr 23, 2025
Great experience, our... - Great experience, our guide Sabrina was the best. Beautiful basilica, amazing history. Recommended 100%.
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Olly637
May 1, 2025
Fabulous! But ADDRESS to meeting place was wrong! - This is an excellent tour however, the meeting directions were incorrect due to TripAdvisor’s error. The real meeting place is under the far portico beneath the red banners for musee correr, on the square but directly opposite of st marks entrance doors. DO NOT Go to 52 St Marks. The tour is handled by WALKS Italy - look for guides with Green bags. Now back to the tour- fabulous! The best is that you get to go into the Doges palace rooms With less than 20 people- NO crowds and you can appreciate the beautiful rooms without other groups You also get to go into St Marks - they turn down the lights and let you sit in the basilica as they turn on the lights to reveal the mosaics and paintings that make up the grandeur of the building. In my opinion the experience of seeing these two wonders with no crowds was well worth the cost
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Z6605otlaurieg
Apr 22, 2025
Need to put clear meeting point marker - Would have been nice if explicit instructions on where to meet or a landmark like near at Miseo Correr which is obvious were used. Couldn’t find group. Suspect this may have been a scam.
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up to 9 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).