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Private Tour: Doge's Palace and Saint Mark's Basilica Walking Exploration
4.9
193 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:
1 day
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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
4.9
(193 Ratings)
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Emily_y
Jul 29, 2024
Highly recommended - The tour was wonderful and our guide was friendly, knowledge and adjusted the speed according to our wishes.
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N4008qhjuliek
Jul 26, 2024
Nice tour - We are a family of four, including two teens (ages 17 and 13) and this was the last tour we had booked after ten days in Rome and Venice. I was worried we were a little "toured out" by that point, but we really enjoyed this tour. Saint Mark's Basilica is a must-see (and I say that as someone who had seen many impressive Italian churches in the days prior) and the Doge's Palace was also impressive. Our guide, a local, was very knowledgeable about Venetian history and also engaging. After the tour, she took the time to lead us to her favorite gelato spot and stay with us in line to help translate my son's allergies. All in all, a good way to wrap up our trip!
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A8718cpdawnl
Jul 24, 2024
This history tour is not boring! - Nico was so knowledgeable! He adjusted the information to our level of knowledge of Venetian history, not too simple, not over our heads. Friendly, patient, and interested in a good experience for us. Highly recommend.
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U6303knsarahs
Jul 18, 2024
Excellent tour and exceptional guide - We had an excellent private tour this morning and our guide Sabrina was wonderful. The depth of her knowledge in multiple subject various was truly impressive. She tailored the experience to our group perfectly. We HIGHLY recommend her and LivTours.
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Sarah_s
Jul 16, 2024
Highly recommend this quick tour! - Mattia our guide was super knowledgeable and spoke perfect English and had many interesting facts to point out. He knew about the history of Venice and the buildings and could point out things to make us appreciate their beauty even more. Would highly recommend! We booked on a Monday which was busy because of the cruise lines but were able to do everything efficiently.
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Jennifermottonena
Jul 15, 2024
Incredible tour - Our guide, Ottavia, was wonderful. She was incredibly knowledgeable and taught us so much in just a few hours. Her pace was perfect. We couldn’t have been happier with our tour. Thank you Ottavia!
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Tony_g
Jul 10, 2024
Wonderful Experience! - Wonderful Guide…very knowledgeable and passionate about the sites and their history. Very personable and friendly. Provided answers to lots of questions along the journey.
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Mark
Jul 4, 2024
Definitely worth it - It was a wonderful experience. Our guide was wonderful. She was funny and provided lots of wonderful information. So nice to skip all the lines. Nice break for toilet and cafe between Basilica and Palace.
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Mary_w
Jul 3, 2024
Our instructor was so... - Our instructor was so nice and very knowledgable about the Basilica and Palace. She made the tour interesting and gave the perfect amount of information. Look forward to going back!
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Lisagl426kb
Jun 28, 2024
Wonderful experience - Tully’s was amazing! You could tell she had a background in history. She was so knowledgeable and super friendly. We really enjoyed our tour!
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