🏨 Byzantine Venice Walking tour & Saint Mark's Basilica Activity

Byzantine Venice Walking tour & Saint Mark's Basilica

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Duration: 2 hours

Departs: Venice, Venice

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

A combined tour that allows you to discover the most important historical places and buildings of Venice. This tour is guided and divided into two parts. At 9.00am from a centrally located meeting point you will be lead by a professional guide through the most characteristic places around the areas of Saint Mark's Square and Castello (duration 1 hour and 30'). Then at 10.45 am we will meet again and you will visit the interiors of Saint Mark's Basilica, discovering the Byzantine history and the glittering mosaics.

What's Included

Guided tour of Saint Mark's Basilica;

Guided walking tour covering the areas of Saint Mark's Square and Castello;

Live tour commentary provided in English, French, Spanish, German or Italian.

Personal audio system and headset for tour commentary;

What's Not Included

Admission to the upper floor of the Basilica

Food and drink,

Hotel pickup and drop-off,

Optional gratuities,

Traveler Information

CHILD: Age: 0 - 5
ADULT: Age: 6 - 99

Additional Info

Check-in is 15 minutes prior to booked tour start time;
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Shoulders and knees must be covered inside the Basilica;
This tour operates rain or shine;

Check-in is 15 minutes prior to booked tour start time;
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Shoulders and knees must be covered inside the Basilica;
This tour operates rain or shine;

Cancellation Policy

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

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Piazza San Marco

The tour starts with a historical introduction of St. Marks’s Square, and its architectural delights, allowing you to discover the history of the majestic St. Mark’s Basilica, the illustrious Doge’s Palace, once the seat of the power of the Republic of Venice, and the extraordinary, renaissance clock tower.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Campo Santa Maria Formosa

Leaving the square, you will be guided into the residential Castello area, allowing you to discover this part of Venice in all of its elegance, through its labyrinth of narrow alleys - “calli”, many bridges, winding canals and wide picturesque squares - “campi”.

You can expect to see campo Santa Maria Formosa, one of the largest squares in Venice with its church, named after its visitation of the Holy Virgin.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo)

You will also see Campo Santi Giovanni and Paolo where you will be able to admire the famous church, the resting place of several Doges; and the equestrian monument of Bartolomeo Colleoni, an Italian mercenary Captain.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Casa di Marco Polo

The former residence of Marco Polo, probably the most famous Venetian merchant, and the Malibran theatre are also part of the itinerary.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Basilica di San Marco

After returning to Saint Mark's Square, an official guide will provide you with a detailed tour of the Golden Basilica, once the private chapel of the Doge of Venice, the only one of its kind in Italy, thanks to the sumptuous golden mosaics and impressive marble inlay flooring. During the tour you will be able to sit down in the church and absorb the atmosphere whilst listening to your guide who will describe the biblical scenes represented throughout the building, together with history and particularities of this ancient Basilica.
The tour includes the visit of the famous Pala d’Oro -an altarpiece made of gold and silver and an exquisite example of Byzantine art with a myriad of gems and precious stones.

This 2 hour and 30 minute combined tour concludes outside the Basilica, in Saint Mark's Square.

50 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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