Unusual Perspectives of St Mark's Museum and Basilica
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From $45.51
13 reviews (4.46)
Price varies by group size
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Duration: 45 minutes
Departs: Venice, Venice
Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Free cancellation
Overview
Get the unique opportunity to visit St.Mark’s Basilica and the nearby area from a different perspective, enjoying a bird’s eye view of the wonderful St. Mark's Square in Venice. Walk into one of history's most beautiful cathedrals, and explore away from the big crowds. Marvel at St. Mark's bronze horses which used to adorn the hippodrome of Constantinople, the symbol of St. Mark's Cathedral. This tour will give you the extraordinary opportunity to access St.Mark’s Cathedral and its external lodge, where you’ll feel breathless at the beauty and enchantment of St Mark’s Square and its buildings viewed from above.
What's Included
Guided tour
Skip the Line access to St Mark’s Basilica
What's Not Included
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Traveler Information
- INFANT: Age: 0 - 5
- ADULT: Age: 6 - 99
Additional Info
- At the end of the tour you can continue the visit inside St. Mark’s Basilica on your own. Please note that the church closes at 5pm.
- In cases of extra liturgical ceremonies, exceptional high tides or other special occasions, access to St Mark's Basilica may not be permitted and therefore the tour will not take place
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- The Procuratoria di San Marco reserves the right to prohibit visits and access to the basilica at any time and without notice for reasons of force majeure (e.g. high water) and/or safety reasons.
- At the end of the tour you can continue the visit inside St. Mark’s Basilica on your own. Please note that the church closes at 5pm.
- In cases of extra liturgical ceremonies, exceptional high tides or other special occasions, access to St Mark's Basilica may not be permitted and therefore the tour will not take place
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- The Procuratoria di San Marco reserves the right to prohibit visits and access to the basilica at any time and without notice for reasons of force majeure (e.g. high water) and/or safety reasons.
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
• Admission Ticket Free
Basilica di San Marco
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Doge's Palace
• Admission Ticket Free
Reviews
Would definantly recommend as seeing the queues to get in where huge we skipped all this and you get the added bonus of being able to go right up the top and see great views of st marks square.
If you want to visit the Basilica (and you should) you have several choices.
1. Attend a service, which will be long and held in Italian (not unreasonably) Upside: it’s free! Downsides: you’ll need to find out the times of each service and you won’t be allowed to use a mobile or camera.
2. Buy expensive tickets online well in advance.
3. Join a long queue on the day and be prepared to wait and wait and wait, with no shelter from the sun
4. Roll up at any time when St Mark’s is open, buy a ticket for €7 for the Basilica Museum only (no queue), climb about sixty steps and you’ll find yourself inside the church with brilliant views of the mosaics on the ceiling of St Mark’s and an external terrace above the front door from which you have the very best views of the Campinale, the Piazza, and the Grand Canal. You can see and hear the music, hymns and sermons being played out down below and what’s more the Museum includes the four original bronze horses that (when I first visited the city) took pride of place on the roof before being replaced with replicas in the 1970s. The originals may well be Roman and originally from present-day Istanbul. This way of seeing St Mark’s is unique, relatively inexpensive, convenient, cool, and quiet. What’s not to like?
Guess which option I recommend.
Worth booking this tour to avoid the long queues and view the basilica and Square from different angles. Informative guide explained things we wouldn't have known about the history and construction of the building, etc.
Delighted i booked this tour as i dont think you would get the real feel of the Basilica on your own,Our guide was a local who loved her job and you could feel the love she had for venice, We learned alot about the histort here also you can stay on after the tour is over and take a while on your own and to get some beauitful photos
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