Venice Saint Mark's Basilica Afternoon Guided Tour: Explore Golden Mosaics and Marble Inlay

Discover the beauty of Saint Mark’s Basilica in Venice with an afternoon guided tour. Marvel at the golden mosaics and intricate marble inlay while learning about the history and biblical scenes depicted in this unique Italian treasure.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Calle larga de l’Ascension, 1258 - Meet the assistant, collect your headset and start the tour with your professional guide. Be sure to arrive at least 15 min before the departure time.
  • Piazza San Marco - Starting in Saint Mark’s Square, our specialized guide will introduce you another side of Venice and its origins. Enjoy fantastic tales of…
What's Included
  • Live tour commentary in English, Italian, German, French, Spanish
  • Guided afternoon tour of the Saint Mark’s Basilica
  • Saint Mark’s Basilica first floor museum
  • Skip the line entrance fee
What's Not Included
  • Optional gratuities
  • Pala d’oro (€5,00)
  • Hotel pick up and drop off
Additional Information

Your knowledgeable guide will share a profusion of information about Saint Mark’s Square, after which you’ll enjoy an intricate exploration of the Golden Basilica in the afternoon. The Basilica, originating from Saint Mark’s Square, once served as the private chapel for the Doge of Venice, making it a unique institution in Italy. Its lavish golden…

Location
TU.RI.VE. Meeting Point
Calle larga de l'Ascension
15 min before in Calle larga de l’Ascension - 30124 in front of the wooden kiosk next to the post office San Marco (behind the Correr museum, opposite side of the Saint Marks Basilica). Look for the yellow sign "Meeting point" and the Turive assistant.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Diana_d
Oct 12, 2024
Amazing - Very informative. Saw items that I wasn’t expecting to see. Our tour guide was interesting to listen to, giving an abundant amount of information.
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Anne_l
Sep 2, 2024
I love Venice! - So informative from a local… our tour guide’s love of the city and culture of Venice was palpable… what a great tour!
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Daniel090507
Mar 2, 2020
Unique Experience - This was our best tour ever. Having the opportunity to visit Saint Mark's church whitout crowds it's incredible. Unique experience, staff was really friendly and the guide was awesome. We recommend it to anyone who wants to experience something different.
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Georgian563
Dec 13, 2019
San Marco Basilica at nite - Seeing the Basilica at nite is special. The mosaics stand out even more in the night lighting. And having all the lights turned off for a bit and then turned on gradually is really amazing. Our guide, Iole was great. Very informative, friendly, fun.
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Peckmin_t
Dec 4, 2019
small group tour with evening access to St Marks Basilica - Fantastic experience! We were fortunate to have Iole as our guide. She was very knowledgeable and made all the history come alive - my kids who are not history buffs were enthralled (that says a lot) and she always made it a point to include them! Totally recommend! Best guide we encountered and the most interesting tour of our stay in Venice.
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Silvia
Sep 24, 2019
Great Experience - No crowd, excellent guide, this was the best way to spend an evening in Venice Really exciting tour absolutely recommended!
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Mary
Nov 5, 2019
Beautiful Tour - We visited St. Mark’s on a Friday evening-small group of 20 people. Beautiful cathedral and interesting talk on the history. Wonderful way to tour without the day time crowds. Very private... a must see.
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Elena_k
May 16, 2024
just okay - It was okay, neither good nor bad. Of course the basilica is fabulous and must be visited. The guide was acceptable but not great.
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David_e
Oct 3, 2024
Meh - Meh ... We were able to quickly and lately book this tour. It was an hour long, the guide was courteous, but unfortunately the day was rainy, and dreary, which made the basilica extremely busy and loud. There was ongoing construction causing noise in the basilica, the guide spike softly, and the English was not understandable. It was dark and crowded. It just wasn't a good experience. Could have skipped it, but now know what the inside of the basilica looks like. In summary, the day was dreary, getting into the basilica was overcomplicated and overrun, the basilica was too dark, and crowded to really appreciate, plus the guide wasn't understandable.
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R7758romelissal
May 20, 2024
Time was confusing. No way to catch up to the guide. No attempt to help us. - It said to get there 15 minutes before start and to get there at 2:45 which makes you think it starts at 3. I tried to message someone as the vaporetto transport took more time than anticipated due to wait time and we were a few minutes late. We arrived at 2:59. The left at 2:45 and gave us 6 dollar to tickets to enter and had no way to get us to our guide. The tickets were in no way special and did not get us to any special areas. They need to re write the description to say to get there at 2:30 and they leave at 2:45. Newcomers to Venice may also have issues because google map times do not take into account the wait time to get onto the vaporetto.
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up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).