Venice Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Tour

The tour will show you the most important institutional rooms of the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark's Basilica with its golden pala Oro and the Museum with the Horses Loggia The Doge’s Apartment, the Bridge of Sights, and the Prisons will be explored and you will admire the paintings by Titian, Giorgione and Tintoretto. The guide will also lead through the fast track entrance of St. Mark's basilica to admire its wonderful architecture and mosaics, Behind the main altar you can admire the Pala d'Oro, the only example in the world of large Gothic jewelery that has remained intact. You'll also have access to The Museum and the Horses Loggia The Museum exhibits the sumptuous works of Flemish and Medicean tapestry. The Horses are the arrival point of the entire museum itinerary, until 1977 on the loggia of the Basilica of San Marco, after restoration, were replaced by reproductions and hospitalized in the museum in 1982, for conservation needs.

Meeting Point

P.za San Marco, 3

P.za San Marco, 3, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy

Guide will wait for you by the column with a lion on Top - the column is near the water

What's included:

• Private tour
• Skip the line Entrance to Doge's Palace
• Professional art historian guide
• Skip the line St. Mark's Basilica, Pala Oro, Horses Loggia and Museum entrance fee

Not included:

• Transportation to/from attractions
• Food and drinks
• Hotel pickup and drop-off

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours

Piazza San Marco

Venice, 31024

Meet your guide at the column with a lion on the top

Pass by without stopping

Basilica di San Marco

San Marco, 328, Venice, 30124

skip the line entrance to the basilica, visit to the Pala Oro : the only example in the world of Gothic goldsmith's work of considerable size that has remained intact, The Museum and The Marcian quadriga with the four horses which can be reached along the exhibition of a series of stone fragments and capitals from the late antique and mid-Byzantine era.
The four horses, until 1977 on the loggia of the Basilica of San Marco, after restoration, were replaced by reproductions and admitted to the museum in 1982 for conservation reasons.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Doge's Palace

Piazza San Marco, 1, Venice, 30124

the former site of the Venetian government, and have a preferential entrance into the building. Here your professional guide will walk you through important institutional rooms of the Doge’s Palace, where you will see the masterpieces painted by Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Ponte dei Sospiri

Piazza San Marco, 1, Venice, 30124

Pass through the famous Sights bridge and learn why it was called like this

Pass by without stopping