St. Mark's Cathedral: the Shining Golden Basilica - Guided Tour

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  • Duration:45 minutes to 1 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
  • Location: Venice, Veneto
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This guided tour will lead you to the most iconic sight in Venice: discover the superb Saint Mark’s Basilica overlooking Saint Mark’s Square together with an expert and qualified guide.

The guide will take you on a journey back to the history of this magnificent place and will tell you exciting stories and fascinating legends behind it. From the pure gold mosaics, the Cathedral is also known as the Golden Basilica.

Continue your journey with an exciting virtual reality experience. With the VR headset on, time peels away, revealing Piazza San Marco and its iconic monuments as they once were. Picture the Basilica transformed into the Doge's private chapel and the Doge's Palace into a medieval fortress!

For an exclusive tour, choose the private option: enjoy a personal guide.


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Posted By : jennyhJ6145AE
The history background and tour of the doge was so interesting and Valentina was amazing! Had great knowledge of all the paintings and rooms
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Posted On : 2024-05-15 05:58:44 full ratings


Posted By : suzannecP8392TU
The Cathedral is majestic. The crowds were terrible. I paid for a guided tour but could not find the meeting place, so I walked through it in 10 minutes by myself.
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Posted On : 2024-05-14 11:53:09 full ratings


Posted By : 635JamesB635
Strong recommendation. The Basilica is a must see and skipping the queue to get in is definitely worthwhile
Our guide was Valentina - top marks. Excellent guide; something that particularly stood out to us was that we were delayed going into the Basilica by a guard shift change but Valentina was prepared. She pivoted to tell us some of the history of the Campanile tower for several minutes, that we don't think is a set part of the guided tour. Very knowledgeable about the Basilica and very good delivery in English.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 11:26:17 full ratings


Posted By : cristiane v
I had the tour with Valentina from Venice tours and it was fantastic. You can't miss it! All the inside is amazing and unbelievable. A voyage in time.
Valentina was very good explaining all the history and the magic. And also very kind
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 07:03:11 full ratings


Posted By : P1471XSpatriciab
The guide was very knowledgeable and approachable; she was very happy to share her knowledge and obviously loved her city of which she was very proud. The Basilica was extremely busy with too many people ; it was impossible to appreciate it fully as you were unable to find any peace or quiet even in the area theoretically left aside for that purpose.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12 12:33:57 full ratings


Posted By : jareckd2024
Thanks to Riccardo, our exceptionally kind guide who taught us a lot about the city of Venice and its canals.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12 12:24:58 full ratings


Posted By : Cristovao14
Very friendly guide with lots of knowledge of Venice with a surprise with 36o degree helmets over Venice at the end
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Posted On : 2024-05-12 09:50:41 full ratings


Posted By : Daniel26230
Our guide Ricardo is really very friendly, his comments are very relevant.
A plus for a very interesting visit.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12 09:32:28 full ratings


Posted By : E6253SVcecileb
Very nice gondola ride preceded by a short guided trip on foot by Ricardo, a native of Venice, very smiling in very good French, he is brilliant.
We were surprised to end the tour with a discovery of Venice in time in VR, so cool, I recommend
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Posted On : 2024-05-11 12:08:47 full ratings


Posted By : floriangO9985ZX
Ricardo is a very good guide. Very good experience, little extra for the guide in French and the surprise at the end.
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Posted On : 2024-05-11 11:35:14 full ratings