St Mark's Basilica: Discover Hidden Treasures and Optional Doge's Palace Tour After-Hours

Discover hidden treasures in St Mark’s Basilica on an after-hours tour, with the option to visit Doge’s Palace. Explore the basilica’s mosaics and crypt, and upgrade for a late entry tour of the palace’s council rooms and frescos.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - Piazza San Marco
  • St Mark’s Campanile - Exterior view & Photo stop
  • Basilica di San Marco - Basilica di San Marco, Veneto
    Upon entering, take a moment to breathe deeply. Experience St. Mark’s Basilica in a way that few have, aside from the Doge himself—completely empty! No need to jostle with other tourists, no flashes…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Doge’s Palace tickets (only if option with Doge Palace purchased at time of booking)
  • Small groups of 25 people or fewer
  • After-hours St. Mark’s Basilica tickets
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Explore St Mark’s Basilica without the crowds on an after-hours tour, and enjoy an optional visit to Doge’s Palace (if selected at the time of booking). Inside St Mark’s Basilica, admire treasured mosaics and a Byzantine altarpiece, and then follow your guide into the crypt where St Mark himself is believed to rest. Upgrade for late access to the Doge’s…

Location
Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a green Walks sign. This tour meets at Correr Museum in Piazza San Marco 52. Your guide will be waiting under the portico just outside the entrance of the museum.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Natalia_p
Feb 22, 2025
This is one of best tours... - This is one of best tours in my life . Our guide Niko was very knowledgeable , enthusiastic, friendly and helpful. Its a unique experience when a small group of people experience Dodge Palace and San Marco Cathedral without croud , We were 24 in entire Palace . In the Cathedral they turned on the lights the way that we could see different fragments of mosaics on the ceiling . The price is more than adequate for this fantastic experience. Its a life memory. Many thanks
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Jasoncn1617tu
Feb 21, 2025
Basilica + Dodges Palace - Valentina was our tour guide and she was amazing. She was very passionate and knowledgeable. We would absolutely book another tour with her. The tour was definitely worth it.
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Mnjjjj
Feb 17, 2025
A magical evening in Venice - We loved this tour! To see the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's after dark was truly magical. We felt very special and privileged. Iole our guide was great. She was very informative, passionate and intuitive. She knew when to just let us appreciate the art without too much explanation. Seeing St. Mark's light up at night was incredible and we were the only group to be let in after hours. Book this tour!.
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Veronica_m
Feb 17, 2025
Night tour of the Basilica. - This tour was exceptional. No crowds in the Basilica just 10 of us at night. Seeing the Basilica light up and see how beautiful it was at night was spectacular. Our guide Laura was amazing, knowledgeable and had great insight and historical references that explained so much. I think this experience was in my top 2 of Venice. I loved every second of it.
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Saravanos23
Feb 17, 2025
Highly recommend - It was totally amazing. Our guide Valentina was so passionate and knowledgeable. This was one of our best tours ever
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Donronrit
Feb 16, 2025
Great Tour, Two outstanding places to visit without crowds - We booked our tour through Get Your Guide and found Walks of Italy to give a great tour. We met up at 17.45 in St Mark's Square at the Museo Correr. Martina was a super guide with excellent knowledge of both venues, with their history and local stories mixed in to give you a comprehensive background of their role in Venice through time. Be aware that there will probably be a gap between the two tours which we found to be actually quite a good thing as we had time to go away for a while have a sit down and a drink with some nibbles. As the time gap seems to vary, possibly depending on the amount of evening tours doing the Basilica as the Palace tour is optional. This should be enough to not arrange anything else on this night. Some of the complaints about restaurant bookings or parts of the tour being missed can be avoided if you take heed of this. The Palace tour took around two hours and it was quite special meandering our way up through the buildings magnificent staircases and moving though the meeting places, Council chambers, courtrooms, the unused torture chambers?, State rooms, unmatched great hall with its superb artwork, Rape of Europa etc. That seen then pass onto the New Prison via the inside of the famous Bridge of Sighs, see the luxury of the new prison (compared to the Old one). We finished our tour of the Palace just before 8 and Martina gave us a bonus of seeing the figures on the Clocktower striking the chimes on the hour. Also fitted the history of the tower and info on how to see inside if you wanted. We had our break here and rejoined at 9.15 at the side of the Basilica. You will enter the Basilica in almost darkness, sit down below the Ascension Dome and then as the lights slowly get brighter you will experience something that will live with you forever. A truly special moment, you have to do this yourself i can't describe it and do it credit. After this you see up close the high altar, The famous Pala D'oro screen, down into the crypt and its treasury. The story of finding St Marks body comes next on another domed ceiling Then we went outside into the scaffolded off area so we could see the front doors and facade again glad we did this as you couldn't see it from the square when we visited. You find out about the Drunkenness of Noah with his perhaps less than christian attitude shown in the outcome in the story? Then passing through the basilica you find out and see more altars until it time to leave. We finished about 10.45. Thank you Martina for your huge input in making this tour fantastic. She was also brilliant dealing with all the different needs of the tour group and especially the small group with the young family. Well done Walks of Italy.
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Nicole_l
Feb 15, 2025
Amazing tour! The after... - Amazing tour! The after hours experience made it that much better! Valentina was very knowledgeable and kind.
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Ross_b
Feb 10, 2025
St Mark’s and Doge’s Palace with Pamela - Pamela was AWESOME! My wife and I loved the 3 hour tour of the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica. Due to the group tour, we were able to access areas that the general population can not see. Additionally, it was perfect to have a tour guide who was so knowledgeable. I will recommend this tour to everyone!
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Christine_d
Feb 3, 2025
Wonderful tour experience - This is a smaller group tour with intiimate access to areas of the tour not available during the day. Great communication provided ahead of the tour and well organized. Martina was very knowledgeable, personable and passionate. She was thoughtful of the group needs. Access to the water closet and opportunities to sit down were provided. We really enjoyed the use of earpieces so we didn't miss any of her communication. The Basillica is breath taking. This was a unique experience you don't want to miss.
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Wenlei_h
Jan 6, 2025
A must-do tour! - This was one of the best tours we’ve ever experienced. Our guide, Martina, has a background in Art and brought a unique professional perspective that greatly enriched our experience. She was incredibly passionate, knowledgeable, and professional throughout the tour. We had the rare opportunity to explore the church and Doge’s Palace after hours, with exclusive access to admire the crown jewel, Pala d'Oro, up close. An absolute must-do tour!
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