Ticket and audio guide of the Basilica of San Marco & Galleria Storica di San Marco
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Highlights
Explore St. Mark's Basilica and its golden naves with priority access and audio guide. Immerse yourself in centuries of history in the St. Mark's area through a dedicated circuit and an immersive virtual reality journey.
- Skip-the-line ticket to St. Mark's Basilica: discover the glittering naves and its golden masterpieces
- Commentary with professional audio guide and paper guide of the Basilica
- San Marco History Gallery: an extraordinary Virtual Reality experience
Admire the splendid Basilica of St. Mark's Square, known as the Golden Basilica for its hundreds of pure gold mosaics!
Skip the long lines with your fast-track entry ticket and listen to a highly detailed audio guide with commentary about the five-domed cathedral and its countless works of art on your mobile phone. Discover the legends and anecdotes behind the many biblical scenes painted inside!
During your holiday in Venice you cannot miss one of the most majestic cathedrals in the world: the Basilica of San Marco!
Discover the golden masterpiece of Byzantine art, the incredible mosaics (the Basilica alone has 43,000 square meters of mosaics!) and the marble inlays on the floors.
The mosaics of the Basilica are composed of small golden tiles of different sizes and arranged in an irregular pattern, creating a brilliant and vibrant effect unique in the world. Its glittering golden naves shine like a treasure in the heart of Venice. This golden, shining and noble sight will literally leave you speechless!
Continue your journey with an exciting virtual reality experience at the Yard of Venice Gallery. With your VR headset on, time passes by, revealing St. Mark's Square and its iconic monuments as they once were. Imagine the Basilica transformed into the Doge's private chapel and the Doge's Palace into a medieval fortress!
What is included?
- Skip the line ticket to St. Mark's Basilica
- Access to the ground floor of St. Mark's Basilica.
- Audio guide commentary with digital map of the Basilica (English, French, Spanish, German and Italian)
- Guide to St. Mark's Basilica (1 per booking)
- San Marco History Gallery: Venice in the past, a 3D journey through the centuries
What is not included?
- Access to the Pala d'Oro and the San Marco Museum (you can pay for them on site if you want to add them to the tour)
- Earphones
- Live guide
- Hotel pick up and drop off
What is there to know?
Duration: approximately 1 hour
Audio guide languages: English, French, Spanish, German and Italian
The tour is to be considered individual
The price is per person.
Collect your entrance ticket to the Basilica, the code for the audio guide and the paper guide at the meeting point
If you do not show up at the meeting point at the selected time, you will lose your ticket. Please note: Please be at the meeting point 20 minutes before the departure time.
To visit the basilica, clothing appropriate to the place of worship is required (NO bare legs and shoulders)
For security reasons, it is not permitted to bring bags, purses or backpacks into St. Mark's Basilica.
This tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with limited mobility.
Comfortable shoes are recommended
To use the commentary on the mobile app you need a smartphone or tablet.
Both digital and paper vouchers are accepted (to be shown to staff)
Meeting point
Campo San Gallo, San Marco 1093/B, Venice Tours office, near Piazza San Marco. Please be at the meeting point 20 minutes before departure time.
HOW TO REACH THE MEETING POINT: The office is located near Piazza San Marco. With the Basilica of San Marco at your back, stay on the right side of the square and pass under the arches. Find the Olivetti Museum, turn right passing under the arches, cross the small bridge and go straight towards "Campo San Gallo", the Venice Tours office is located in the campo (small square).
Cancellation policies
The ticket is non-refundable
The tour will not be carried out in case of exceptional high tide or in case of unscheduled religious functions (in these cases it will be rescheduled for the following day or refunded)
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