🏨 Venice guided tour of Doges Palace, Saint Mark's Basilica and Correr museum tour Activity

Venice guided tour of Doges Palace, Saint Mark's Basilica and Correr museum 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.

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Overview

Enjoy a 2 hours guided walking tour of Saint Mark's Basilica, Saint Mark's Square and the Doges Palace. Be intrigued by the fascinating history of La Serenissima and discover what it is like to live in this unique city! Walking around this open air museum our informative guide will take you to the external sights of Saint Mark's Square, the Doge's Palace, the Sansovino library, the Bell tower, the incredible legends of the Clock tower and the Bridge of sighs and its adjoining prisons.

What's Included

Chance to visit the Correr museum on your own with the same ticket

Entrance fees

Guided tour of Doges Palace, Saint Marks Basilica and Saint Marks square

Headsets to hear the guide clearly when over 10 people

Professional english guide

What's Not Included

Food and drink

Hotel pick up and drop off

Optional gratuities

Traveler Information

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

Additional Info

Dress code: Knees and shoulders must be covered to enter into Saint Marks Basilica church;
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Late arrivals, No Shows, No refund;
Please arrive at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before the departure time;
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Wheelchair accessible

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.
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Large bags or ruck sacks are not allowed into Saint Marks Basilica or the Doges Palace for security reasons;
On very few occasions Saint Mark's Basilica may be closed due to Public holidays, Religious Ceremonies, private events or high water and we are not always informed in advance;
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

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.

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

Torre dell'Orologio

Meeting point of the tour

• Admission Ticket Free

Piazza San Marco

Be intrigued by the fascinating history of La Serenissima and discover what it is like to live in this unique city! Walking around this open air museum our informative guide will take you to the external sights of Saint Marks Square and the Doge's Palace, the Sansovino library, the Bell tower, the incredible legends of the Clock tower and the Bridge of sighs and its adjoining prisons.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Campanile di San Marco

Listen its story from your guide while you are in Saint Mark's square.

• Admission Ticket Free

Doge's Palace

Skip the lines to the neighboring Doges’ Palace, the ducal seat of power during the Venetian Republic.
Admire its Byzantine architecture, passing through decorative chambers to see paintings by Tintoretto, Titian, and Veronese, to name a few.

Continue down a very small passageway to cross the Bridge of Sighs from the inside, and descend into the prison cells where Casanova was incarcerated until his legendary escape.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Basilica di San Marco

Next, skip the long lines to St. Mark’s Basilica, which enshrines the city’s history and the relics of saints.
See stunning mosaics and gold work.
Your guide will tell you the history of the cathedral and how it was built.
Admire the masterpieces by Venetian goldsmiths.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Museo Correr

At the end of the tour, keep your Doge's Palace ticket to visit on your own: Museo Correr, Museo Archeologico Nazionale and Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Saint Mark's square, opposite side of the Saint Mark's Basilica.
You can visit them the same date in the afternoon or the following day or the day after too (check the expiration on your ticket, usually for a couple of month)

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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