Venice Saint Mark's Basilica Afternoon Guided Tour: Explore Golden Mosaics and Marble Inlay
4.8
39 Ratings
Venezia
Discover the beauty of Saint Mark's Basilica in Venice with an afternoon guided tour. Marvel at the golden mosaics and intricate marble inlay while learning about the history and biblical scenes depicted in this unique Italian treasure.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Piazzetta dei Leoncini - Meet the assistant, collect your headset and start the tour with your professional guide.
Venice Event’s personally selected guide will ensure your small group can embrace the art and history of this sacred location.
There will be no more than 6 groups in any one time in the Basilica, and therefore, ensuring this one-and-a-half-hour tour is a once-in-a lifetime experience behind closed doors. -
Piazza San Marco - Starting in Saint Mark’s Square, our specialized guide will introduce you another side of Venice and its origins.
Enjoy fantastic tales of tyranny and embrace the dynamic history of Venice, whilst discovering the history of the most dramatic and awe-inspiring building in Venice, Saint Mark’s Basilica. - Basilica di San Marco - During the tour you will be able 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.
Visit Saint Mark’s Basilica first floor museum and see the famous horses and admire Saint Mark’s Square from the Basilica’s terrace.
The tour lasts one hour and concludes outside the Basilica in Saint Mark’s Square.
What's Included
- Live commentary in English, Italian, German, French, Spanish
- Guided afternoon tour of Saint Mark’s Basilica
- Included entrance fee
What's Not Included
- Optional gratuities
- Pala d’oro (€5,00)
- Hotel pick up and drop off
Additional Information
Your knowledgeable guide will share a profusion of information about Saint Mark’s Square, after which you’ll enjoy an intricate exploration of the Golden Basilica in the afternoon. The Basilica, originating from Saint Mark’s Square, once served as the private chapel for the Doge of Venice, making it a unique institution in Italy. Its lavish golden mosaics and spectacular marble inlay flooring further enhance its distinction.
As the tour progresses, you’ll have the opportunity to soak in the ambiance while your guide explains the biblical depictions scattered throughout the edifice, along with the history and unique attributes of this age-old Basilica.
The tour, lasting an hour, wraps up outside the Basilica, back in Saint Mark’s Square.
- Check-in is 15 minutes prior to the booked tour start time
- This activity is not wheelchair accessible
- Shoulders and knees must be covered in the Basilica
- Backpacks are not allowed inside the Basilica
- The tour will take place rain or shine
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
Location
Calle larga de l'Ascension, 1258
Calle larga de l'Ascension
15 min before in Calle larga de l’Ascension 1258 - 30124 in front of the wooden kiosk next to the post office San Marco (behind the Correr museum, opposite side of the Saint Marks Basilica). Look for the yellow sign "Meeting point" and the Turive assistant.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(39 Ratings)
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Daniel090507
Mar 2, 2020
Unique Experience - This was our best tour ever. Having the opportunity to visit Saint Mark's church whitout crowds it's incredible. Unique experience, staff was really friendly and the guide was awesome. We recommend it to anyone who wants to experience something different.
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Georgian563
Dec 13, 2019
San Marco Basilica at nite - Seeing the Basilica at nite is special. The mosaics stand out even more in the night lighting. And having all the lights turned off for a bit and then turned on gradually is really amazing.
Our guide, Iole was great. Very informative, friendly, fun.
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Peckmin_t
Dec 4, 2019
small group tour with evening access to St Marks Basilica - Fantastic experience! We were fortunate to have Iole as our guide. She was very knowledgeable and made all the history come alive - my kids who are not history buffs were enthralled (that says a lot) and she always made it a point to include them! Totally recommend! Best guide we encountered and the most interesting tour of our stay in Venice.
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Silvia
Sep 24, 2019
Great Experience - No crowd, excellent guide, this was the best way to spend an evening in Venice
Really exciting
tour absolutely recommended!
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Gagosha
Jul 21, 2019
Awesome! - Definitely best way to visit basilica. Yes, it is expensive, but worth every penny! Informative, cozy, calm tour!
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Foster19571
Jul 15, 2019
St Mark’s Basilica Evening Tour - Highly recommend this tour as so very special. Very different to the day tour as it’s a very small group and the experience of sitting in the dark quietly and the lights coming on gradually to expose the spectacular ceilings is something to experience. Very special tour.
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Global33403293831
Jun 6, 2019
Night Tour - This was a fantastic tour. We also went to the regular day tour to St Marks. There was not an overlap and each covered different areas. Overall the evening tour was best but that could have been because we had such a terrific guide. Highly recommend
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Mary
Dec 8, 2018
Absolutely the best way to visit the Basilica - I've visited the Basilica in Venice numerous times but booked this tour because it offered being able to see the Basilica without lots of other people there and access to the crypt which is not usually accessible.
Just being able to wander freely through the Basilica under the lit mosaics with just a few other people was amazing. The crypt visit was wonderful and very interesting. And our guide was very informative and helpful.
I highly recommend this tour.
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Cshep25
Sep 27, 2018
Amazing - History lesson: Our guide was absolutely amazing. Andrea's was fluent on the history of San Marco's and he shared it. He told us of some of the obscure details. FascinatingThank you
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Mary
Nov 5, 2019
Beautiful Tour - We visited St. Mark’s on a Friday evening-small group of 20 people. Beautiful cathedral and interesting talk on the history. Wonderful way to tour without the day time crowds. Very private... a must see.
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