Great Venice St Mark's Basilica & Doge's Palace Guided Tour for Kids & Families

Meet your top rated local kid-friendly guide in St. Mark’s Square and start an amazing 3-hour private tour that will cover some of the main attractions of Venice.

St. Mark’s Square will be the perfect place to play a scavenger hunt with your kids on your first introduction to Venice.

Next, you will bypass all the lines as you visit the Doge’s Palace, the residence of the supreme authority in the town during the era of the Venetian Republic. Here, you will visit the Giants’ Staircases, the Chamber of the Great Council and the Golden staircase, as well as its loggias and the “bocche di leone” (“lions’ mouths”), or jails. Then there is the Armoury, numerous beautiful halls, the New Prisons, and of course the Bridge of Sights, connecting the rooms were Venetian prisoners were interrogated.

Afterwards you will enter St. Mark’s Basilica, surely the most impressive church in Venice, where you will learn more about the history of its construction and the reason why St. Mark became the patron saint of Venice. You will also have the opportunity to admire the magnificent mosaics representing animals, stories from genesis, and much more!

You will play games and engage in a number of activities while your kids will be fully entertained while learning about the history of Venice!