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“Federica was excellent at giving us information but also kept the tour light with some humour along the way. A great way to see the key parts without the aggravation of long queues.”
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.
“The tour guide was kind, inclusive, and very knowledgeable. We really enjoyed him! Great way to learn, see the sights, and hear about the history.”
Skip-the-line guided visit to St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with reserved tickets, headsets, plus self-guided museum time.
“Claire was an awesome guide. Remembered all our names and had great anecdotes both historical and contemporary. Her energy was infectious!”
Skip-line guided access to St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus a shared gondola with app commentary and VR Venice history.
“Skip the line for S.Marco, Doge, Bridge of sighs, prison and gondola. This was a well guided experience. The 30 minute shared gondola was a nice way to start a Venice stay. One suggestion is to emphasize that the tour starts on a side street, at an office site a short walk from the waterfront.…”
Skip the queue into St Mark’s Basilica via St Peter’s Door. Guided tour of gold mosaics, museum, horses, and terrace for $33.
“I am a Taiwanese traveler on 5/17. The tour guide was very friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgeable. I 100% recommend this tour.”
Skip the lines at Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica with a small-group guide, audio headsets, and smart pacing in Venice.
“Zoey was an excellent guide! Such interesting stories, so glad we decided to book a tour rather than go on our own. Beautiful spaces with a rich history.”
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.
“Matteo was our guide & he was great! They gave us headphones so we could all hear him throughout the museum! He was very knowledgeable & very nice! 10/10 recommend !”
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.
“Purchased the guided walking tour, our guide was very knowledgeable, and very informative. She took us to many landmarks and churches, and gave us plenty of time to take pictures. St Marks was a beautiful building and church, lots of religious paintings and statues.”
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.
“Excellent guide, with a lot of humor and knowledge about the city architecture and the historical monuments :):):) Amazing !!!”
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.
“It was convenient that we could enter to both places without issues, to the Doge's Palace and Basilica St Mark's. And the gondola ride was nice. The tour guide was very informative. She knew a lot of history.”
San Marco to Rialto walk with local backstreets, Rialto photos, a spritz in a bacaro, plus optional gondola and VR history.
“Valentina was a good guide, sometime it took her longer time to describe things. The content of the guided tour was adequate for the venue taken and the length of the tour. She shared many interesting stories and facts about the locations.”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
