St. Mark's Basilica Tour: Golden Mosaics and History

Discover Saint Mark’s Basilica with priority access. Marvel at golden mosaics, learn its history, and explore its treasures with a knowledgeable guide.

Duration: 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - Your adventure begins as you meet your knowledgeable guide near the famed Piazza San Marco, often called the “drawing room of Europe,” which is the principal public square of Venice and a masterpiece of urban design.
  • Basilica di San Marco - Prepare to be dazzled as you step inside and behold a shimmering expanse of golden…
What's Included
  • Professional licensed tour guide
  • Panoramic views of Venice
  • Exclusive terrace access
  • Audio-receiver device and headphones
  • Reserved Skip-the-line entry ticket to St. Mark’s Basilica
What's Not Included
  • Food and Drinks
Additional Information

Your adventure begins as you meet your knowledgeable guide near the famed Piazza San Marco, often called the “drawing room of Europe,” which is the principal public square of Venice and a masterpiece of urban design.
From there, prepare to be dazzled as you step inside and behold a shimmering expanse of golden mosaics that decorate the ceilings and…

Location
P.za San Marco, 658
Piazza San Marco
Meet us inside St. Mark’s Square, next to the arches on the right-hand side, just behind the Campanile (bell tower). You will find our Coordinator waiting in front of the arches with the large white curtains. Our Coordinator will be wearing a purple "Crown Tours" t-shirt/jacket.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Onair224819
Jul 10, 2025
Excellent experience - Excellent experience! Great communication. Fantastic tour guide. Lasted about 1.5 hours. English available. Would highly recommend.
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Maxlap31330
Apr 26, 2025
They saved us our visit to the basilica! - Despite a big mistake on our part on the booking date, the team on site in Venice managed to get us tickets for the tour and we were able to enjoy the Basilica of San Marco. Thanks again to them for the responsiveness!
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Laurenlp519xb
Aug 17, 2024
Highlight of Venice! - Our guided tour of St Mark’s basilica and Dodge’s Palace was spectacular — my partner and I agreed it was the highlight of our trip to Venice. Our guide, Adriana, was so knowledgeable, experienced and fun to be with. We highly recommend!
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Harinder
Jun 19, 2025
Guided tour of St Marks Basilica. - The tour was well organised and the guide was excellent. The skip the line was worth it as the whole St Marks area is super busy. The headsets were good and we could hear the explanations provided.
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V_roniqueb274
Mar 18, 2025
Very nice visit - The guide is an audio guide , it must be said in the commentary Simon quotes it is beautiful Good time not to have too many queues
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Margiek814
Sep 22, 2024
St. Mark’s is a skip the line marvel. - St. Mark’s is worth getting priority tickets for as it is always busy in Venice apparently and the lineups for those without tickets was really long. We enjoyed our visit there and would recommend it to Venice travellers.
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Elenort_a
Jun 29, 2024
Save your money - The basilica was ornated and beautiful. However, we couldn’t get in on time since the guide had the wrong tickets. I was the only one to get in right away, and the rest of the group got in 20 minutes later. They had to wait for the guide to be emailed the right tickets. Waste of time and money. Save your money and buy your own tickets.
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Mparis84
Aug 14, 2025
Crown Tour is a scam - I do not understand the positive comments This is a scam! And it is not a wire cutter at all. We had an appointment at 9:45 with crown. At 10:00, the purple shirt finally arrives. We waited 50 minutes under the sun, nothing was happening. Our guide was waiting (but what we don't know...) We decided, like other members of the group, to go back into the church by ourselves and repay. We signed the scam to get your guide.
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920fiorellab
Jul 17, 2025
Terrible shameful - Terrible experience. Unprepared guides do not even know the language at the entrance provide us with the wrong ticket and despite having paid HANDSOME R WELL IN ADVANCE do not allow us to visit the terrace a real shame unable
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Antoniomiki
Jul 1, 2025
FRAUDSTERS! - At the last minute they changed the meeting point with the guide, who was supposed to give me the entrance tickets to the Basilica, without making sure that I was aware. DO NOT RELY ON THIS AGENCY! THEY'RE STEALING YOUR MONEY! Buy on the official website of the Basilica which also cost much less.
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From $34
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).