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Venice Highlights: Explore Doge's Palace, St. Mark's Basilica on a Walking Tour
3.6
10 Ratings
Venezia
Embark on a 3.5-hour journey through medieval Venice with this tour of St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace. Take in the stunning indoor scenes of these edifices and soak up the ambience of St. Mark’s square. Partake in a walking tour to admire noteworthy Venetian landmarks.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Piazza San Marco - The principal public square of Venice.
- Campo Santa Maria Formosa - One of the most popular square in Venice.
- Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo) - One of the largest churches in the city, it has the status of a minor basilica. After the 15th century the funeral services of all of Venice’s doges were held here, and twenty-five doges are buried in the church.
- Casa di Marco Polo - Marco Polo was an Italian merchant, explorer, and writer, born in the Republic of Venice.
- Merceria - Commerical lifeline between Rialto and St Mark’s.
- Doge’s Palace - palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice
- Basilica di San Marco - It is the most famous of the city’s churches and one of the best known examples of Italo-Byzantine architecture
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Guaranteed to skip the long lines
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
- Because of security checks, you might experience a line to get inside the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica. You will skip the line for non-reserved tickets, but the security check is mandatory.
- Maximum of 35 people on each tour
- 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
Calle larga de l'Ascension
Between Post office and entrance of Museum Correr
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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U3571znrichardc
May 19, 2024
Doges palace and the Basilica - Excellent and another walking tour that is recommended. We have done previously self guided tours and been disappointed however with a tour guide and good ear phones to hear everything and get excellent information. Highly recommend.
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168vitalys
Apr 18, 2023
Great Tour! - Great tour! Highly recommend to take it while in Venice! Very well organized and planned. The tour guide was very nice and provided a lot of details from history of Venice.
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22susief
Sep 26, 2023
Informative and worth the price - Great tour. The best way to get detailed information on the sites in downtown Venice! Our guide was very informative who has lived in Venice her entire life!
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Scottb
Jun 27, 2023
Great tours (eventually) - The tours themselves were very informative and organized. Skip-the-line kept us out of the hot sun. Tour guides were extremely knowledgeable. Need better earbuds.
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Joseph
Aug 28, 2018
The Venice walking tour was fabulous... - <p>The Venice walking tour was fabulous. Guide was knowledgeable, responsive, fun. I believe this tour is also available as a separate tour. The second part, St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace was, regretfully, a disappointment. Guide was rather obsequious in tone, less available for questions, thought he was more witty than he was. Also, we weren’t able to go inside St Mark’s because of a regularly scheduled service, which, although not the guide’s fault, made me wonder why the tour would’ve been scheduled for that time on a Saturday. So next time I’d do only the walking tour alone and do the basilica and palace at another time or just go on my own.</p>
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Alexandra_h
Dec 13, 2017
I think I would personally pay abit... - <p>I think I would personally pay abit more for a smaller group another time</p>
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Linda_b
Sep 27, 2023
Very unhappy clients - We didn't even get to do the tour. The tour operator switched the meeting place and we didn't get notified because we were already in Europe and didn't get the message. Couldn't reach the tour operator because number was changed and couldn't reach Viator either from the confirmation we received.
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