🏨 Classic Venice: Doge's Palace & Saint Mark's Basilica, Gondola ride Activity

Classic Venice: Doge's Palace & Saint Mark's Basilica, Gondola ride

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Pricing Info: Per Person

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

-> Meet your guide in St Mark's square and start your combination tour discovering the buildings in the square and then we enter inside the Doge's Palace "Palazzo Ducale", a magnificent combination of Byzantine, Gothic and Renaissance architecture, the centre of the Venetian Empire and the seat of the Venetian Government. It was once the residence of the Doge, the elected ruler of the city.

-> The tour then continues into St Marks Basilica, which majestically symbolizes the lagoon and enshrines the city’s history and Saints relics. With its awe – inspiring gold mosaics our talented guide will walk you through the church.

-> In the afternoon you can choose the departure for your gondola at 3pm or 5.15pm. On this unique exploration of the Venetian romantic canals, unwind and relax into the gentle rhythms and movements of the Grand Canal, appreciating the skill involved in steering the gondola through the intricate waterways of the city.

What's Included

30 minutes shared Classic gondola ride (no guide);

Assistance when boarding and before the walking tour

Audio headset for tour commentary;

Correr museum ticket entrance to visit on your own

Entrance fees and skip the line

Live tour commentary in English or Italian

What's Not Included

Food and drinks

Hotel pick up and drop off

Secret itineraries of Doge's Palace – we do not enter into these rooms;

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 1
CHILD: Age: 2 - 5
YOUTH: Age: 6 - 14
ADULT: Age: 15 - 99

Additional Info

Backpacks are NOT allowed inside the Basilica and Doge's Palace;
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This activity operates rain or shine;
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

At the end of the tour, keep your Doge's Palace ticket to visit: Museo Correr, Museo Archeologico Nazionale and Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Saint Mark's square.
Check-in is 15 minutes prior to the booked tour start time;
Guides required to regularly wash hands
On very few occasions Saint Mark's Basilica may be closed due to religious ceremonies, public holidays, private events or high water and we are not always informed in advance;
Shoulders and knees must be covered in the Basilica;
This activity is not wheelchair accessible;
This tour in gondola is not guided. Shared gondola with max. 6 people per gondola;

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

For the morning tour option, meet the Venice Events assistant and start your combination tour with a classical gondola ride, on this unique exploration of the Venetian romantic canals, unwind and relax into the gentle rhythms and movements of the Grand Canal, appreciating the skill involved in steering the gondola through the intricate waterways of the city.
As you sit back and take in the views, you will inevitably become involved in the friendly banter of the gondoliers - as much a part of Venetian culture as the gondola itself!
This charming tour will take you one step closer to the romantic facades of Venice and will enable you to understand what it was to be truly Venetian.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Basilica di San Marco

In the last part of the tour you will discover the buildings in the square and then we skip the line into Saint Marks Basilica which majestically symbolise the lagoon and enshrines the city’s history and Saints relics. With its awe – inspiring gold mosaics our talented guide will walk you through to one of the main highlights of the Saint Mark's Basilica, the “Pala d’Oro” (Golden altar), with masterpieces by generations of Venetian Goldsmiths, universally recognized as one of the most refined and accomplished works of Byzantine craftsmanship and the most precious treasure in the Saint Mark's Basilica.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Museo Correr

At the end of the tour, keep your Doge's Palace ticket to visit on your own the Saint Mark's square museums: Museo Correr, Museo Archeologico Nazionale and Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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