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St. Mark's Basilica Ticket, Audioguide & San Marco History Gallery

1 hour

Easy

Explore St. Mark's Basilica and its golden naves with priority access and an audio guide. Dive into centuries of history in the St. Mark's Area through a dedicated circuit and immersive VR journey.

Enjoy the stunning St. Mark’s Basilica of Piazza San Marco, known as the Golden Basilica because of its hundreds of mosaics made of pure gold!

Skip the long line and listen to the high detailed audio guide with commentary on the five-domes cathedral and its uncountable artworks on your mobile phone.  Find out narrating legends and anecdotes behind the many biblical scenes painted inside!

On your Venetian vacation you cannot miss one of the most majestic cathedrals in the world: Saint Mark’s Basilica!

Discover the golden masterpiece of byzantine art and incredible gold mosaics (the Basilica has 43,000 square feet of mosaic alone!) and marble inlays of the floors.

The Basilica's mosaics are composed of small gold tesserae of different sizes and arranged in an irregular pattern, creating a shiny, vibrant effect that is unique in the world. Its shimmering golden naves sparkle like a treasure in the heart of Venice.

This golden, shining, and noble view will leave you speechless! 

Continue your journey with an exciting virtual reality experience at the San Marco History Gallery. 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!

What's included?
  • Entry or admission fee
  • Skip-the-line ticket for St. Mark's Basilica
  • Access to the ground floor of the St. Mark's Basilica.
  • Commentary by audio guide with digital map for the Basilica (English, French, Spanish, German and Italian)
  • Guidebook of St. Mark's Basilica (1 per booking)
  • San Marco History Gallery : Venice in the past, a 3D Journey across the Centuries
Exclusions
  • Tip or gratuity
  • Access to Pala d'Oro and to St. Mark's Museum
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Live guide
  • Earphones
Please note
    • The tour is to be considered as individual
    • The price is per person.
    • Get the entrance ticket to the Basilica, the code for the audio guide and the guide book at the meeting point
    • If you do not show up at the meeting point at the selected time slot, you will lose your ticket.
    • For the visit to the basilica, clothing appropriate to the place of worship is required (NO bare legs and shoulders)
    • For security reasons sacks, bags or knapsacks are not allowed inside St. Mark’s Basilica
    • This tour is not fully accessible to wheelchair users or people with reduced mobility
    • A smartphone or tablet is required to use the commentary on the mobile app.
    • Digital and printed vouchers are accepted (to be shown to the staff)


    • Ticket is not refundable
    • The tour does not operate in case of exceptional high tide or in case of unplanned religious functions (in these cases it will be rescheduled for the following day or refunded)
    • Please be at the meeting point 20 minutes before the departure time.
    What to bring

      Comfortable shoes