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 experience. Giovani was very knowledgeable and patient. We were a very large group (28).”
Skip-the-line guided visit to St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with reserved tickets, headsets, plus self-guided museum time.
“Alessandro was extremely informative and educated. He also was very animated and completely filled us with a wealth of knowledge. He went above and beyond and completely made our tour complete.”
Skip-line guided access to St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus a shared gondola with app commentary and VR Venice history.
“It was quite long and drawn out. Yes, if you're interested in history and details of specific rooms at Doge, I would recommend it. However, we had to also wait an hour before our gondola which was a waste of our time. Would have appreciate if it was continuous.”
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 last two times I was in Venice, it was so undesirable to wait in line. This tour made it easy, was very informative and gave us the option of the balcony and the Museum of the Basilica. We were given free time to just hang out both inside and upstairs. Lovely. . . .”
Skip the lines at Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica with a small-group guide, audio headsets, and smart pacing in Venice.
“Filippo was an excellent host for our tour of the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica. He was very well informed and gave a wonderful survey of the history of Venice and the evolution of its government. Engaging and good humored he answered every question our curious group threw at him. Great tour!”
Skip the lines for Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica, choose audioguide or licensed tours, plus optional terrace or Bell Tower views.
“Marina was an excellent guide! Really good tour, with added benefit of a tick to the Museum! Great communications too!”
Enjoy St. Mark’s Basilica after dark with a small group, plus optional late Doge’s Palace entry for quieter art, mosaics, and prisons.
“It was a wonderful experience. Our guide, Nico, was so knowledgeable and passionate about the history associated with both the basilica and the palace. Highly recommend!”
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.
“Wonderful tour of Bascilica and Palace today with, Alessa! She was incredibly knowledgeable and paced the tour appropriately. Highly recommended!”
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.
“Loved our guide and this experience! Highly recommend!!! Learned a lot about Venice and saw the best of the city!”
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.
“Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and she took us to the places at the exact right time like inside when the lights turned on and on the terrace when the clock struck noon… It was splendid”
Skip-the-line Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica plus a guided walk through Venice’s historic squares and Mercerie shopping street.
“Our guide was a local - she was very knowledgable and informative on the city and the sights. I would highly recommend this tour. Make sure you bring water!”
Skip the lines at St. Mark’s Basilica with terrace, museum, and optional Pala d’Oro. Audioguide in multiple languages.
“A fantastic experience. Easy to collect the ticket and skip a huge line to enter. Highly recommend.”
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.
“The tour was very informative and our guide was great and knowledgeable. I took away one star because of the gondola ride. We are aware the max number per gondola was 5 people due to local regulation. Our party was split into two gondolas, but one of our group has to share with another couple.…”
San Marco to Rialto walk with local backstreets, Rialto photos, a spritz in a bacaro, plus optional gondola and VR history.
“The guide was an interesting guy-old timer in Venice. However, he doesn't like how Venice has changed and because he hates crowds, he didn't take us to some areas that were advertised.”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
