St. Mark's Basilica Tour: Discover Venice's Golden Jewel

Experience the awe-inspiring Saint Mark’s Basilica in Venice with a local guide. Skip the line and learn about the history and symbolism of this iconic landmark.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Basilica di San Marco - Meet the local guide and start exploring the stunning world-famous St.Mark’s basilica.
What's Included
  • Local licensed tour guide
  • Skip-the-line ticket to the Saint Mark’s Basilica
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick up and drop-off
Additional Information

Join your local tour guide at Piazza San Marco for a brisk 1-hour tour to unveil the wonders of the city’s emblematic gem. The flash of gold from this spectacular basilica will leave you breathless and forever imprinted with the experience of stepping within Venice’s grandest religious monument. Serving as the epicenter of Venetian Catholicism, this…

Location
P.za San Marco, 145
Piazza San Marco
Your guide will be in Piazza San Marco at number 145. The exact location is under the arcade, under the blue clock tower. Next to the meeting place you'll see a money change. The guide will be at the meeting point holding a yellow sign with "TOUR" written on it.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Cassandra_m
May 9, 2025
Great tour! - Great experience - learned a ton, but the information also wasn’t overwhelming either! Our guide was AMAZING. Opportunities for photos. Definitely recommend.
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Nicola_c
May 4, 2025
Informative in a fun way - Our guide Lara was excellent. Her extensive knowledge ensured an interesting and informative tour delivered with humour.
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Maureen_n
May 3, 2025
St. Mark’s Basilica tour - Tour guide was excellent! Our group had lots of questions and she answered them all. Very knowledgeable about the basilica and Venice in general. And it was so nice to skip the very long line and walk right in! Totally worth it for that alone!
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Maryanne_w
May 2, 2025
Best of St. Mark’s! - Best way to see St. Mark’s Basilica. No long line to get in and Francesca was very effective navigating us through the interior. Impressive venue, wonderful tour!
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Garyjhowell
Apr 13, 2025
Great tour and would definitely use Rita again first class and a lovely person who knows her stuff - Rita our tour guide was excellent and really made the experience top notch very informative and interesting with a lovely caring approach and highly recommend her to anyone
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Kenneth_p
Apr 2, 2025
Great job, Susy! - Susy was absolutely the sweetest and kindest and most fascinating tour guide I’ve ever had. She made us laugh with her storytelling. She brought the church to life, giving us the history of the church as well as the symbolism one could find inside and outside. At only one hour, the time will fly!
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Rockycork
Mar 29, 2025
A must-do when in Venice - A fab experience..... and one not to be missed. Rita, our guide, made the tour hugely interesting. Her knowledge and passion were limitless and she pointed out much which would otherwise have been missed.
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William_p
Nov 21, 2024
St Mark's is incredible - St Mark's is a stunningly beautiful basilica and our tour guide did a wonderful job explaining the history, architecture, and theology that combined to create this amazing monument. Seeing the square from the terrace and looking at all the gold mosaics were highlights.
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Lourdes_s
Nov 12, 2024
Great experience! - Knowledgeable and very nice tour guide! She gave so much information that made us appreciate everything we saw!
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Tiffany_b
Apr 27, 2025
Lots of knowledge shared,... - Lots of knowledge shared, great to see the original horses upstairs and to visit the balcony. Would recommend.
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From $44
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).