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Private Tour: Doge's Palace and Saint Mark's Basilica Walking Exploration
4.9
198 Ratings
Venezia
Embark on a private tour of Venice’s iconic sites, Saint Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace. Enjoy skip-the-line access, personalized attention, and breathtaking views.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Piazza San Marco - Your Doge’s Palace and Saint Mark’s Tour will begin in beautiful Piazza San Marco, where you will meet your Private Tour Guide. Begin your adventure into two of Venice’s most famous sites in this most iconic and picture perfect square, learning all about its architecture, history and anecdotes. - Basilica di San Marco - Your first official stop will be Saint Mark’s Basilica. Enjoy exclusive and privileged skip the (long) line access, and enter straight into what is also known as the Golden Basilica. Here, your Private guide will show you and guide you through the interior of this incredible church, musing on its history, anecdotes, and the many eras it has seen in its hundreds of years of existence. You will surely be stunned by the thousands and thousands of square feet of pure golden mosaics that completely cover the basilica’s interior. There is quite literally no other place like this! - Doge’s Palace - Exit the Basilica, and continue your tour by enjoying once again exclusive skip the line access to the Doge’s Palace, the seat of Venice’s government for centuries. You will be amazed by the secret stories your guide shares as you walk through the Doge’s private, luxurious apartments and powerful halls, such as the Hall of the Great Council. Then, continue to explore the palace with a visit to the scary, dark and gory prison. After seeing the impressive collection of weapons, you will stop at the notorious Bridge of Sighs. Enjoy the view and snap some perfect pictures for your album at home. - Ponte dei Sospiri - After seeing the impressive collection of weapons, you will stop at the notorious Bridge of Sighs. Enjoy the view and snap some perfect pictures for your album at home.
What's Included
- Private Tour Guide
- Exclusive Skip the Line Access to Doge’s Palace
- Exclusive Skip the Line Access into Saint Mark’s Basilica
- Admission to Palace Great Halls, Prisons and Weapon Collections and Bridge of Sighs
What's Not Included
- Food and Drink
- Gratuities
Additional Information
With this Exclusive Experience you will enjoy a comprehensive and engaging Tour of Venice’s two most famous sites, Saint Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace, and all of it in your very own Private Group with your very own Private Guide! Savor the privileges of an intimate and personalized tour, which affords you the possibility of going at your own pace, and asking all the questions you wish! Enjoy Skip-the-line access to one of the world’s most famous basilicas and to Venice’s most important and historical Palazzo. Highlights include the tens of thousands square feet of Golden Mosaics adorning the interior of the Basilica, the Bridge of Sighs, and the scary prisons of the Doge’s Palace, its impressive Gun Room and magnificent Hall of Great Council.
- 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 the 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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Patriciacu6836lj
Oct 3, 2024
Fantastic tour of St. Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace - Had a wonderful solo tour with Brankic - she had an amazing wealth of knowledge and love for St. Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace. She took the extra time to allow me to see the wonderful bronze horses of Constantinople on the 2nd floor and then out on the rooftops. Amazing morning in Venice. Thanks so much.
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H1748tqsimonk
Sep 30, 2024
The majesty of Venice! - Outstanding private tour by Sabrina. She was able to bring her considerable knowledge of Venice history, art, religion, etc. as we walked through the historic Doge’s Palace and Saint Mark’s Basilica. She pointed out special items, works of art, secret doors and other hard to find items that we would never been able to see or understand without her expertise.
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Bigbreez
Sep 27, 2024
Wonderful St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace Tour with Nico. - We had an unforgettable experience touring St. Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace with Nico as our guide. His passion for the history of Venice truly shines through in every word he speaks. Nico's deep knowledge and engaging storytelling brought the city's past to life, making the tour both informative and enjoyable. He answered all of our questions with enthusiasm. If you're looking for a tour that’s rich in history and led by someone who genuinely loves what they do, Nico is the perfect guide. Highly recommended!
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B8135nzkims
Sep 20, 2024
Great tour to see the highlights! - We had a wonderful tour walking and seeing the city , st marks and the palace. Tullia was great. Very informative and asked several times what we were interested in hearing about so she could tailor the tour to us. The gondola ride was ok at the end. You have to do it while in Venice, but it felt like a tourist trap.
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Nancydk245dj
Sep 16, 2024
Great Tour - Our guide, Tullia, was very informative and shifted our tour when she learned we’d seen some things already. She even recommended a great place for lunch.
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Explore29931
Sep 16, 2024
Great tour experience - Had a great tour! Our guide Fillipo had amazing knowledge of history and provided a very insightful tour. We learned so many things about Venice.
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Stevenderosa88
Sep 15, 2024
Perfect from start to finish - Output with Pamela was beyond perfection. She was amazing in answering every question we could possibly think of along the way. I highly recommend this to anyone who is interested.
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Pjr509
Sep 13, 2024
Loved private tour of palace and basilica - We did the private tour of Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica and Secret Rooms. our guide, Tullia, was fantastic. She was incredibly knowledgeable about the history of Venice, the palace, and the basilica. It was a pleasure to spend time with her and listen to all of her stories.
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Mikefx5756wn
Sep 10, 2024
Great tour of Doge Palace and Basilica with Ottavia - Ottavia was a very kind and gracious tour guide who was also incredibly knowledgeable about the sights she toured us around. It was great fun and I learned a lot. Definitely worth it!
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Roselee_j
Sep 9, 2024
Excellent - The St. Marks Basilica and the Bridge of Sighs
Our guide was very nice and informative and very understanding because my husband was suffering from sore legs
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