Doges Palace and St Mark’s Basilica Tickets and guided visit

Guided tour of the Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica: visiting times

If you would like to take the opportunity to visit the Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica together, you can choose either a group guided visit or a private one.

Group guided visit

• Available all year round every day.

Private guided visit

• With date and time of your choice.

Click on the BOOKING button at the top right to choose your preferred option.

You can also make a simulation booking to see the price according to your preferences.

Don’t hesitate to contact us for more information!

St.Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace shared guided tour: the program

Our professional guide, with great knowledge and passion, will show you the Basilica di San Marco and the Palazzo Ducale in a unique way. You will learn about the history of city of Venice and of the Republic of Venice, the key facts, and the main people of the Venetian Republic. You also will save your time with skip the line ticket.

We will meet in St. Mark’s Square (Piazza San Marco) at 10.30 am or 2.30 pm until 4/11/2023 and at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. from 05/11/2023 to 27/03/2023.

The guided tour will start near St.Mark`s Square.

Here you will be able to admire some of the main buildings and attractions of Venice: the Clock and Bell Tower, the Correr museum, the Archaeological Museum, the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, and of course the famous Doge’s Palace and the St.Mark’s Basilica.  

The visit to the Doge’s Palace

We will begin with the visit to the Doge‘s Palace. For hundreds of years, the history of the Serenissima Republic was decided within the rooms of this Palace.

With our special access ticket type, we will be able to skip the long line at the entrance!

You will be guided through the rooms where the most important organs of the Republic resided, such as the Great Council, the Senate, the Judiciary of Justice, and the Doge. The Doge and his Council would meet here to rule the Republic.

Inside these rooms, you will be able to admire some of the most important works by famous artists like Tintoretto, Veronese, Tiepolo, Titian, and more. During the tour, you will also visit the splendid Golden Staircase. 

We will then proceed to follow the path of those convicted by the Republic, crossing the Bridge of Sighs and visiting the Prisons. Here you will learn how the prisoners of the Serenissima used to live. You will feel their anguish and sights as they were crossing the bridge and looking at the lagoon one last time before reaching their cell.

The visit to St. Mark’s Basilica

After the guided visit to the Doge’s Palace, we will walk through St Mark’s Square to reach St. Mark’s Basilica. This is considered one of the most beautiful cathedrals in the world and an emblematic landmark of Venice!

As the name might suggest, the Basilica is bound tightly to Venice Patron: Saint Mark; his remains are also found here. We will observe this extraordinary masterpiece of Byzantine art from the outside, our tour guide will explain the architecture and the mixture of styles which characterize the building and its facade.

If you later decide to enter the Basilica (not included in the tour), you will be bathed by the light reflecting on the golden mosaics. We will walk along the marble aisles and admire the high walls.

When we reach the high altar we will have the unique opportunity to admire the famous golden domes of the Pala D’Oro with thousands of gems and precious stones: this very moment will be one of the highlights of your visit to Venice Italy. 

After the tour, don’t forget to visit the wonderful museo Correr (opening hours 10.00.am – 5.00 pm) and Clock tower.

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