The Official Audio Guided Tour for Saint Mark's Basilica
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The Official Audio Guided Tour for Saint Mark's Basilica

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About this activity
Make your way to Saint Mark's Square and pick up your audio guide at the Audio Guide desk of Saint Mark's Basilica during opening hours (Monday to Saturday from 9.30am to 4pm. Sunday from 2am to 4pm).

The Basilica of St. Mark’s is a unique monument for the richness of its history, and it is the symbol of the greatness of the Venetian Republic during its thousand years of existence. It was a laboratory in which the greatest Italian and European worked, all contributing to enhance its high spiritual value.

Visitors experience a special emotion inside this Basilica. As in middle-eastern churches, this space is enveloped in a veiled light, which varies according to the time of day and creates intense effects. A vision of solemnity emanates from the architecture, the varied decorations and the dazzling gold mosaics, making the Basilica unique in the whole world.tists worked, all contributing to enhance its high spiritual value.

If you choose the audio tour of St. Mark's Square and the Basilica, once you've toured the inside of the church, explore St. Mark's Square and its surroundings at your own pace while listening to descriptions of the major monuments. St. Mark’s Square is trapezoid-shaped and surrounded by magnificent, history-filled buildings like the Basilica of St. Mark’s , the Doge’s Palace, the Administrative Buildings or “Procuratie”, and the Belltower. Napoleon defined St, Mark’s Square as “the finest drawing-room in Europe”, and in fact the hospitality offered by this sumptuous square is indescribably stupendous.
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Included
  • Audio guide in your language
  • Booking fee
Not included
  • Guide
  • Entrance to the St. Mark’s Museum, the Golden Pall and the Treasury of St. Mark’s Basilica
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Because of security checks, you might experience a line in front of the St. Mark's Basilica
  • A dress code is required to enter places of worship. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
  • Backpacks or bulky bags are not allowed for safety reasons. Prior to your visit, it is necessary to deposit any luggage at the Ateneo San Basso
  • You will be asked to leave a valid ID at the desk until you have returned the audio guide
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
Features
Tourism
85%
Cultural
80%
Original
25%
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