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Informations
Description

Admire the stunning Basilica of St. Mark's Square, known as the Basilica of Gold for its hundreds of golden mosaics!
Skip the long line with the fast entry ticket and listen directly on your device to the detailed audio guide with comments about the cathedral with five domes and its countless works of art.
Discover the legends and anecdotes that lie behind the numerous biblical scenes painted inside!
During your Venetian holiday, you cannot miss one of the most majestic cathedrals in the world: The Basilica of St. Mark! Discover the golden masterpiece of Byzantine art, the incredible mosaics (the Basilica alone boasts 43,000 square meters of mosaics!) and the marble inlays of the floors.

Highlights

Duration: individual (about 1 hour)
Languages: English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian (audio guide)

Skip the line and enter one of the most monumental buildings in the city: the audio guide will illustrate the history and curiosities of the "Golden Basilica" and the works of art that are precious stored there.

The fee includes
  • Skip-the-line ticket for St. Mark's Basilica
  • Access to the ground floor of the Basilica
  • Commentary with audio guide and digital map of the Basilica (English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian)
  • Paper guide of St. Mark's Basilica (1 per booking)
  • St. Mark's History Gallery: Journey into Venice's past in 3D
The fee does not include
  • Access to the Pala d'Oro and the San Marco Museum (can be paid on site if you wish to add them to the tour)
  • Headphones
  • Live guide
  • Pick up and drop-off from the hotel
To know beforehand
  • The tour is to be considered individual
  • The price is per person
  • Pick up the ticket, the code for the audio guide and the guidebook at the meeting point
  • If you do not show up at the meeting point during the chosen time slot, you will lose the ticket
  • For the visit to the basilica, appropriate clothing for a place of worship is required (NO bare legs and shoulders)
  • For security reasons, bags, purses or backpacks are not allowed inside St. Mark's Basilica
  • This tour is not fully accessible to people in wheelchairs or with reduced mobility
  • Comfortable shoes are recommended
  • To use the commentary on the mobile app, you need to have a smartphone or a tablet
  • Digital and printed vouchers are accepted (to be shown to the staff)
Meeting point

Campo San Gallo, San Marco 1093/B, office Venice Tours, near the San Gallo hotel and St. Mark's Square.
Please be at the meeting point 20 minutes before the departure time.

Cancellation policy
  • The ticket is non-refundable
  • The tour does not take place in case of exceptional high water or special religious celebrations (in these cases it will be postponed to the following day or refunded)

Services

Ticket
Travel cancellation guarantee
Priority entrance
Museum
Skip the line
Tour with Guide
Guided tours