🏨 Venice Combo: Doge's Palace & St. Marks Basilica Tour Activity

Venice Combo: Doge's Palace & St. Marks Basilica Tour

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 3 hours

Departs: Venice, Venice

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

Overview

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
• Embark on a 3-hour tour with a professional experienced and Skip the lines to enter the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica without delay
• Pass through impressive halls where the Doges ruled the Most Serene Republic of Venice
• Admire the golden mosaics and other treasures of St. Mark’s Basilica
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Enjoy Skip-the-line to explore two of the most iconic buildings in Venice. Learn the history of the Venetian Republic and discover the masterpieces of art, as you walk the corridors and halls of both the Venetian doges and the St Mark’s Basilica. Drown yourself in the golden mosaics and other treasures as you also walk over the famous Bridge of Sighs.

What's Included

Official certified guide

Radio system to hear the guide

Skip the Line access to the Doge's Palace and St. Marks Basilica

We guarantee "Skip the Line" even during peak season

What's Not Included

Food and drinks

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Transportation to/from attractions

We don't guarantee Skip the Line in event of delays or strike by the Museum & Cathedral management

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 2
CHILD: Age: 3 - 6
ADULT: Age: 7 - 99

Additional Info

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Due to recent safety concerns, some lines to enter the Doge's Palace may occur even for skip-the-line ticket holders
• Photography is not allowed at St. Mark’s Cathedral only!
• Please note that the tour requires a minimum number of guests to run
• Please wear comfortable walking shoes as there is a moderate amount of walking involved
• The storage service is free of charge but please allow sufficient time to do so
• There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements, in the event of this occurring you will be offered an alternative or full refund

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Due to recent safety concerns, some lines to enter the Doge's Palace may occur even for skip-the-line ticket holders
• Photography is not allowed at St. Mark’s Cathedral only!
• Please note that the tour requires a minimum number of guests to run
• Please wear comfortable walking shoes as there is a moderate amount of walking involved
• The storage service is free of charge but please allow sufficient time to do so
• There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements, in the event of this occurring you will be offered an alternative or full refund

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.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Doge's Palace

Join the guided group tour which starts at winged lion column at the Saint Mark's Square and enter from the large and bright courtyard of Palazzo Ducale, rich in precious marble decorations, going through a narrow door on the ground floor, you’ll find yourself in the Pozzi (wells). The guide will explain you the places of detention, consisting of small wet cells, barely lit by oil lamps, ventilated only through round holes in thick stone walls and closed in by locked doors with solid bolts. You’ll see the cells and some writings and some drawings on the walls as you can almost imagine and feel despair and the desire for freedom of the prisoners. Next, through a narrow staircase, you’ll visit the two small rooms of the Ducal Notary and the Deputato alla Segreta, important officers of the institutional machinery.

These interconnected rooms lead to a Square Atrium.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Basilica di San Marco

Later the guide will escort you to the most interesting visit inside the cathedral, to the Museum of St Marks. You’ll have the opportunity to observe the Bacoòoaas’c ceiling and the mosaics up close but also the chance to see the most impressive and magnificent original sculpture of the Horses of St Mark. These gold-plated bronze horses were originally in the Hippodrome of Constantinople and listen to the stories and history of the other artwork and of how the Horses of St. Marks was pillaged during the Fourth Crusade.

This three-and-a-half-hour tour will end at the museum of St. Marks Museum it’ll be a hassle free and not overwhelming tour. Our professional guides will guide you through, a perfect balance between art, architecture, and history.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

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