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Free cancellation available
Price is £33 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Experience Venice’s most iconic landmark on this express guided visit to St. Mark’s Basilica. With reserved access tickets and over a focused 45-minute express guided tour, your expert guide will reveal the history, symbolism, and artistry behind the basilica’s glittering golden mosaics, marble floors, and Byzantine architecture. Using provided headsets, you’ll hear every explanation clearly as you move comfortably through the interior.

    After your guided visit inside the basilica, your guide will lead you to St. Mark’s Bell Tower and provide an engaging exterior explanation of its history and role in Venetian life. If you select the Bell Tower option, your guide will assist with entry after which your ascent to the top is self-guided, allowing you to enjoy breathtaking panoramic views over Venice at your own pace.

    This experience is ideal for travellers who want a well-organized, insightful, and time-efficient visit without the stress of long queues.

Activity location

  • St.mark's Basilica In Venice
    • P.za San Marco, 328, 30100 Venezia Ve, Italy
    • 30100, Venice, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • P.za San Marco, 20
    • 20 Piazza San Marco
    • 30124, Venezia, Veneto, Italy

Check availability

English: Basilica only

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
£33.44 x 1 Adult£33.44
Total
Price is £33.44

Spanish: Basilica Only

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • Spanish
Language options: Spanish
Price details
£33.44 x 1 Adult£33.44
Total
Price is £33.44

French: Basilica Only

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • French
Language options: French
Price details
£50.59 x 1 Adult£50.59
Total
Price is £50.59

English: Basilica + Bell Tower

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English

English Basilica + Bell Tower: This option gives you access to St Mark's Basilica with Guide + Access to the bell tower. The tour is hosted in English

Language options: English
Price details
£67.74 x 1 Adult£67.74
Total
Price is £67.74

Spanish: Basilica + Bell Tower

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • Spanish

Spanish: Basilica + Bell Tower: This option gives you access to St Mark's Basilica with Guide + Access to the Bell Tower. The tour is hosted in Spanish

Language options: Spanish
Price details
£67.74 x 1 Adult£67.74
Total
Price is £67.74

St Marks Basilica + Bell Tower

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English

St Marks Basilica + Bell Tower: Select this option to include St Mark's Bell Tower Access to the tour.

Language options: English
Price details
£67.74 x 1 Adult£67.74
Total
Price is £67.74

French: Basilica + Bell Tower

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • French

French: Basilica + Bell Tower: This option gives you access to St Mark's Basilica with Guide + Access to Bell Tower. The tour is hosted in Frencg

Language options: French
Price details
£84.89 x 1 Adult£84.89
Total
Price is £84.89

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Entry Tickets to St Mark's Bell Tower (If option Selected)
  • Inclusions
    Entry Tickets to St Mark's Basilica
  • Inclusions
    Accredited Professional Guide
  • Exclusions
    Guided Tour inside the Bell Tower

Know before you book

    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Please provide the full names of all travellers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travellers’ full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the attraction.
    • The tickets to the bell tower cost 18 euros and St Mark's Basilica costs 12 euros for the tour operators. The additional cost you pay on this platform is for operational, Tour Guide, customer service and OTA commissions.
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

St.mark's Basilica In Venice

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Stop 1: Meeting Point (Near St. Mark’s Square) Meet your guide, receive your headset, and get a short briefing before entering the basilica. Stop 2: St. Mark’s Basilica (Guided Interior Visit) Enter with reserved tickets and enjoy a 45-minute guided tour covering mosaics, history, and architecture of Venice’s most famous church. Stop 3: St. Mark’s Bell Tower (Exterior Explanation) Your guide explains the tower’s history, purpose, and importance in Venetian life. Stop 4: Bell Tower Visit (Optional, self-guided) If selected, your guide assists with entry and you visit the top independently for panoramic views of Venice. End Point: St. Mark’s Square area.

Campanile di San Marco

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
If the option selected you will get a chance to visit St Mark's Bell Tower (Campanile). From the top of St. Mark’s Campanile, you’ll enjoy one of the most spectacular panoramic views in Venice. Take in 360-degree vistas of the city’s red-tiled rooftops, the iconic Piazza San Marco, St. Mark’s Basilica, and the majestic Doge’s Palace. Look across the sparkling Venetian Lagoon to San Giorgio Maggiore Island, Giudecca, and the Lido. On clear days, you may even spot the distant Dolomite Mountains rising on the horizon. The lift ride to the summit makes this unforgettable viewpoint accessible to visitors of all ages, offering a unique perspective of Venice that few experiences can match.

Location

Activity location

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    St.mark's Basilica In Venice
    • P.za San Marco, 328, 30100 Venezia Ve, Italy
    • 30100, Venice, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    P.za San Marco, 20
    • 20 Piazza San Marco
    • 30124, Venezia, Veneto, Italy

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