VENICE · THE LAGOON
The best of Venice, in order.
The 15 most popular st mark's basilica tours in Venice. The ones worth your hours in a city you cross on foot and by water, with prices, run times and who to book each with.
Get terrace access at St. Mark’s, then see Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs, and the New Prisons on a guided tour with priority entry.
Most Popular“Our family loved the tour and our guide. She was full of enthusiasm and interesting stories of the sites. She was also very considerate of my aging parent’s abilities throughout the tour. Highly recommended!”
Skip lines for Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica in 2.5–3 hours, with golden mosaics, prison stories, and the Bridge of Sighs.
“Excellent tour guide- she was very knowledgeable and helped us navigate the crowds at the entry. This is the best way to tour!”
Skip-the-line guided visit to St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with reserved tickets, headsets, plus self-guided museum time.
“It was excellent Claire was very enthusiastic and funny. We learnt so much, and the time flew by. I would highly recommend this tour and of course Claire. Thanks for a brilliant time.”
Skip-line guided access to St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus a shared gondola with app commentary and VR Venice history.
“Excellent tour! The guide was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. I learned a lot about the history of the places we visited. It was well worth the time and money!”
Skip the queue into St Mark’s Basilica via St Peter’s Door. Guided tour of gold mosaics, museum, horses, and terrace for $33.
“The guide was fabulous, knowledgable and friendly. We had to check in before the tour at the tour shop which wasnt stated on the booking but it was no trouble. We had been in St Marks Basilica previously but this experience with a tour guide was much better. We learned a lot.”
Skip the lines at Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica with a small-group guide, audio headsets, and smart pacing in Venice.
“Zoe was absolutely wonderful. A great storyteller. An expert. A kind person. We found every minute fascinating.”
Skip the lines for Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica, choose audioguide or licensed tours, plus optional terrace or Bell Tower views.
“We enjoyed the tour. The guide was very friendly and pleasant. Her knowledge and communication was excellent. The level of detail , and information she gave was well balanced and interesting to all. I was highly recommend this tour”
Enjoy St. Mark’s Basilica after dark with a small group, plus optional late Doge’s Palace entry for quieter art, mosaics, and prisons.
“An impressive tour, intimate experience despite being a medium sized group. Energetic guide, Iole, helped to give the group an inspired adventure through two of the most impressive architectural and spiritual spaces in the world! Thank you Iole!”
Timed-entry guided tour of St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus Correr Museum access. Small group, expert guide, about 3.5 hours.
“It took the first 49 min to start the visit and to share some real information . The first 20 min were spent by the guide to learn our 17 names after which she inquired our place of provenance and if we had jet leg or not . Also the info shared were limited and…”
Private walking tour of Venice focused on Piazza San Marco and St Mark’s Basilica, with skip-the-line entry and stories in 2 hours.
“It is hard to say what we liked best. We found the entire tour enjoyable and informative. Our guide was friendly, charming and knowledgeable. We were pleased to be taken down relatively quiet streets amid the hot and crowded areas.”
Skip the line for St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with priority entry plus optional audio guide or live guide, in about 2.5 hours.
“the tour was great. our guide explained lots of different things to us.. we visited the church palace and prisons. all in all a great experience would recommend. only downside we did still have to cue abit to get in each place.”
Skip-the-line Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica plus a guided walk through Venice’s historic squares and Mercerie shopping street.
“I didnt know that venice get flooded 100 times a year.”
Skip the lines at St. Mark’s Basilica with terrace, museum, and optional Pala d’Oro. Audioguide in multiple languages.
“Easy to locate ticket collection. Skipped the long queue! Beautiful place and so pleased we booked the extras.”
Skip lines at St. Mark’s and Doge’s Palace, then end with a 30-min gondola ride through Venice, guided by an art historian.
“Wonderful tour and tour guide. We learned so much in just one day. This is the best tour when you have limited time and want to see and learn as much as you can. The tour guide was very knowledgeable, friendly and spoke excellent English.”
San Marco to Rialto walk with local backstreets, Rialto photos, a spritz in a bacaro, plus optional gondola and VR history.
“We had a great tour guide in Marco who battled to remain bright & informative in a humorous way regardless of the inclement weather”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
