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Private Night Tour of Doge's Palace and St Mark's Basilica for Exclusive Access
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40 Ratings
Venezia
Experience the exclusive Private Night Tour of Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore these iconic landmarks after hours. Discover the rich history, opulent rooms, and hidden stories with a private guide. Be mesmerized by the stunning light show and sacred art in the basilica. Book now!
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Piazza San Marco - Your Private Night Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Tour starts in one of the most beautiful and famous squares in all of Venice – St Mark’s Square – which has stood through wars, flooding, changes in governments for over a millennium. As you admire the square’s romantic, historic and powerful atmosphere, your guide will give you a good idea of the timelines and history of this famous piazza before, as you make your way inside the Doge’s Palace.
What's Included
- Exclusive after-hours access to St Mark’s
- Expert local tour guide
- Visit to Pala d’Oro and St Mark’s crypt
- In-depth tour of Doge’s Palace, including prisons and apartments
- Experience a light show of Golden Mosaics in St Mark’s Basilica
What's Not Included
- Food and Drink
- Gratuities
Additional Information
This Exclusive Evening Tour of Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s allows you a rare opportunity to experience two of the city’s most renowned landmarks. Your adventure begins at St Mark’s square, where the extensive history of this famed square will unfold before you as you head towards the Doge’s Palace. Your personal guide will enthrall you with tales of notorious inmates once imprisoned in the palace dungeons while you explore the rich rooms, prisons, courts, and halls of the Doge’s Palace. From there, you will venture into St. Mark’s post-closing hours - that’s right! This tour bestows upon you the unique privilege of After Hours access, shared only by your group and your tour guide!!
Upon stepping into the basilica, you will be enthralled by a brilliant light display illuminating the holy art and mosaics that decorate the golden mosaic ceilings. Your journey will also take you to the Pala d’Oro altar, and into the crypt where the remains of St Mark lie.
We promise, this will be an unforgettable experience!
- 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
Colonna di San Marco
Piazzetta San Marco
The meeting point is under the winged lion's column in Saint Mark's Square, closest side to Grand Canal. Your guide will be holding a LivTours sign.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Excursion94152
Aug 6, 2024
Thumbs up - Ottavia did a stellar job, combining great knowledge of Venice and a happy going personality. Highly recommend the tour
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A4975blaaronk
Jul 19, 2024
Best tour in Italy. - This was the best tour that we had in our 2 weeks in Italy. Sabrina was amazing and very knowledgeable. It was incredible to experience the church without the 100’s of people that are in the church during the day and to be able to take time to marvel at the golden altarpiece. Sabrina was very passionate about the buildings and everyone in our group loved it from our youngest at 9 years old all the way up to the adults. Thanks for a wonderful experience on our last day in Italy.
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Samoh692
Jun 23, 2024
Extremely interesting and well done - Romy was a fantastic tour guide who was extremely knowledgeable and did an amazing job.
The opportunity to see the St Marks at night with the lights lit up and to see the ceiling mosaics was special
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S2711bobriank
Jun 17, 2024
Awesome Private Night Tour! - We had an amazing time. Our tour guide Nico was just outstanding. He met our family right outside the Doge's palace and off we went. He was very informative and kept things interesting for the 5 of us. To see it at night was pretty spectacular. I would highly recommend this tour to avoid the crowds and see both sights unrushed. Thank you Nico!
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Rachel
Jun 14, 2024
Spectacular Tours Venice - Our tour with Ottavia was wonderful. She gave us a good understanding of what we were seeing at both places toured. St. Mark’s Basilica was spectacular at night, truly not to be missed. The evening private tours were relaxed and enjoyable with day crowds gone. I highly recommend this as a Venice highlight. Liv Tours is a great tour provider and the best we used on our multi city vacation in Italy.
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K9363fedeniseh
May 12, 2024
Having a good tour guide is the way to go! - Our guide, Pamela was fantastic. She was knowledgeable, kept us moving and kept our small group together and engaged. Highly recommend!
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Skalondon
Mar 30, 2024
Private Tour St Mark’s at Night - Go - We don’t often do tours but after coming to Venice for more than 30 years we decided to visit St Mark’s. We didn’t fancy the crowds there now are during the day so chose this.
Ottavia was our guide. There was one other private tour and two group tours and the other tours didn’t impact our tour.
The tour started with a tour of the square where Ottavia gave a bit of history on the square, Venice and the architecture. Some we knew some we didn’t. Then it was into the basilica for an hour. Yes you had to wait at mosaics pointed out to all tours or the Pala d’Oro but it never felt like waiting in a queue as Ottavia gave some history or pointed out something of interest.
During the tour all the lights were turned out and then relit one by one. You see the Pala d’Oro - generally only revealed for mass and the crypt which has a system to clear water and is used for services during tourist visits. A first for us.
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Journey16387134170
Mar 29, 2024
Thank you Grazia! - We had a lovely time with Grazia on our first tour (of 5) with LivTours and I can't recommend enough! We learned so much about the history and values of Venice at Doge's Palace. And it was amazing to be able to see St Mark's Basilica in private at night with little other groups/people, a stark difference from how busy and crowded the square was during the day. Thank you to Grazia for sharing funny anecdotes along the way as well, especially about the Bridge of Sighs. Would 100% recommend!
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Shiqiiris
Nov 17, 2023
One of a kind experience - The experience was amazing! We basically had a private tour as there was only me and my husband. We were hiven all the attention and felt confortavle to ask questions. Our tour guide Sabrina was very experienced and friendly. She taught us so much about the Doge Palace and the Cathedral. The after hour experience was incredible as we have never been to a similar tour. The tour agency was very responsible to update us the reporting time changes due to the opening hours changes.
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Trek22617552163
Oct 10, 2023
Exceptional tour with Nico! Private night time Doges Palace & St Mark’s - Nico was such a wonderful tour guide! He is extremely knowledgeable & taught us so much. Very great & engaging personality. We are so happy to have met Nico & would recommend to our friends. His has an amazing depth of historical knowledge & expertise. Thank you so much Nico & Livtours! Grazie mille!
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