Venice History Tour: St. Mark's Basilica Highlights

Embark on a guided tour of St. Mark’s Basilica, a magnificent Byzantine landmark in the heart of Venice. Discover its rich history, explore its stunning treasures, and immerse yourself in its captivating story.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Basilica di San Marco - Have a tour of the Basilica
What's Included
  • Basilica Skip the line ticket
  • Professional guide
  • Terrace and Museum of St. Mark’s Basilica (if option selected)
  • Pala d’Oro ticket (if option selected)
  • Personal headsets
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

You will delve into the rich, enduring history of Venice, uncovering the story of St. Mark and the journey of his remains to this sacred place. This experience offers more than just a view of Venice; it immerses you in the city’s historical and illustrious past, which continues to sparkle through its historic sites and legendary figures. Amidst the…

Location
Campo S. Zaccaria, 4683g
Campo San Zaccaria
Meet our staff at Campo San Zaccaria, in front of the shop opposite to the Church.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Maria_r
Oct 26, 2024
Basilica di San Marco in Venice - Wonderful experience, the Church was beautiful, the local guide was nice and friendly. We suggest the tour
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Tim_f
Sep 27, 2024
Fast and enjoyable - Not sure the basilica is worth the visit, but the guide was great! Overall it was as advertised and the guide did a fantastic job
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Grace_b
Sep 26, 2024
A guide is a must-have - St. Mark's is glorious and you really need a guide to help you navigate the crowds. The Pala d'Oro is worth seeing.
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Rich_h
Sep 16, 2024
Excellent - Very informative. Great tour guide. Amazing sights and historical information. Would recommend it to anyone!
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Gary_s
Aug 24, 2024
“Molto Bene” tour of St. Mark’s Basilica. - Our guide “Rebecca” was fantastic. Very informative, covered a lot of details that would have been missed if we toured on our own. Highly recommended!
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Livvielottie
Sep 14, 2024
Good tour, could do with more patient guide - The tour is very helpful, pointing out things you would miss if you did not have a tour guide. Our guide was very passionate about the basilica but the only drawback was she left no time for questions and you had to sort of chase after her everywhere - she did give off the vibe of not being bothered about her group keeping up with her.
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Lisa_r
Aug 27, 2024
Good overview. - Good overview of St. Mark’s. Could not always hear the guide. I was happy that I booked the time of the tour to coincide with the lights coming on in the Bascilica and the striking of the bell of the clock tower.
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Ying_d
Sep 25, 2024
Doesn’t worth it at all - Doesn’t worth it ! I had to check in at the tour guide shop far from the basilica. The process was unclear. There was long line for checking or walking purchase mixed with other tour agencies. I end up going with a large group with a guide heavily accented who I could barely understand anything she said.
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Faith_a
Sep 11, 2024
Tour guide👎🏻 - We were a group of 10 but got split up into 2 different groups bc we bought our tickets separately. 4 of us were in group 6 and 6 of us were in group 5 on 9/10/25 the 2:45 tour. Group 6 had a MUCH better tour guide than my group, group 5. Our guide did not introduce herself to us, she did not talk from the tour office to San Marco Square whereas the other tour guide talked the entire walk to her group and pointed out interesting facts to them along the way. Our tour guide was talking on her phone (which we could hear in our ear piece) and Facebook during our tour. Did not seem to want to engage with our group. At the end of the tour she just asked for our microphone packs, did not say goodbye, or even point out where the exit was. Meantime our friends in the other group were still with their tour guide as she was still engaged with them. The only good thing about this experience was the skip the line entrance.
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Shawn_b
Aug 10, 2024
Very disappointed - Because of plane delays and flight cancellations, we arrived in Venice a day late and completely missed this tour. I called to cancel and hopefully get a refund but was told that since I hadn't canceled 24 hours in advance there were no refunds. Very disappointed.
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From $32
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).