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Doge's Palace & St. Mark's Basilica with Terrace: Skip Th...

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Doge's Palace & St. Mark's Basilica with Terrace: Skip The Line + Guided Tour

Two-hour tour with a professional guide of Venice’s most important venues

Duration: 2h
Max group size: 20
Live guide: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Registered address: 582 Honeypot Lane Stranmore, 582, London, GB

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Included

Skip the line ticket to Doge's Palace
Skip the line ticket to the St.Mark's Basilica
Access to the ground floor of Basilica, rooftop terrace and St. Mark’s Museum
Guided tour of Doge’s Palace & St.Mark’s Basilica
Headset to hear the guide
Entrance to the Museo Correr, Museo Archeologico Nazionale and Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

Not included

Access to the Pala D’oro- Access to the Museum

Meeting point

Venice Tours Srl Close to St.Mark’s Square, Calle S. Gallo, 1093/b, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy, 30100, Venice

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The meeting point is at the Venice Tours Office, located at a 4-minute walk distance from the St. Martk's Basilica

Description

If you only have a limited time in Venice, you have to make choices. Make those choices good ones. For example, take a tour of Venice's premiere sights with an experienced guide. Through captivating stories, St. Mark's Basilica, the Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace) and the Bridge of Sighs will come to life. And you'll be glad you made smart choices.

The tour starts at the very center of Venice: St. Mark's Square. This used to be the political and social center of the Venetian Republic. Today it's the place where millions of tourists dock every year, but it's no less beautiful for the foot traffic.

After coming to understand why Napoleon called this "the drawing room of Europe", you'll continue to St. Mark's Basilica, one of the world's most famous churches. It's survived fires, looting and storms - and not always unscathed. That's why you'll find many different architecture styles and irregularities. Giving it its unique appearance.

With your guide at the front, you'll skip the long lines at the entrance to the basilica (saving you a few hours in the burning sun or pouring rain - Venice's most common weather types). Once inside you'll be struck by the opulence; 4000 m2 of mosaics glitters and shimmers in the daylight. You'll also get access to the terraces - featuring great views - and St. Mark's Museum.

After the church you'll visit the famous Palazzo Ducale, formerly the HQ and home of the Venetian Doge.

The tour soaks up all the highlights of this power palace, including the gilded and marble staircases. Probably the highlight is the Great Council Hall. The entire east wall is Tintoretto's enormous painting The Paradise. It's one of the world's biggest (and most beautiful) paintings. You'll also get to cross the infamous Bridge of Sighs where the weary breaths of prisoners heading to the Doge's Prison would carry out into the city.

All of this Venetian history and beauty will no doubt put you in the mood for a snack. So keep with the 'true blue Venetian' mood and grab some delicious cinchetti (Venetian tapas) and then carry on exploring The Bride of the Sea on your own.