Venice St. Mark's Basilica & Doge's Palace 3-Hour Guided Tour - Combined Ticket with Marciana Library

Start at Piazza San Marco
and enter the basilica and Doge's Palace with priority entry

This is a guided tour of about 3 hours in English. You set out from Piazza San Marco, enter St. Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace with priority entry, and listen to your guide through a headset. After the tour, your ticket also lets you enter the Correr Museum, the National Archaeological Museum and the National Marciana Library.

Walk from Piazza San Marco into the basilica

The tour starts near the Colonna di San Marco with a walk of about 30 minutes around Piazza San Marco while you hear about Venice's history. Then you enter St. Mark's Basilica through a dedicated entrance.

For about 30 minutes you see the glittering golden mosaics and rich decoration and hear about the basilica's importance as a symbol of Venice's fame and prosperity.

Hear the doges' stories at the Doge's Palace

Spend about 2 hours in the Doge's Palace, a fine example of Gothic architecture and once the center of Venetian government. Learn how the doges lived and about the skilled craftsmen who completed the palace's intricate design.

Enjoy panoramic views of the lagoon and hear Casanova's legendary stories and the poignant tales of the Bridge of Sighs and the adjacent New Prison. The Bridge of Sighs stop takes about 10 minutes.

Continue to the museums and library after the tour

After the tour, you can enter the Correr Museum, the National Archaeological Museum of Venice and the National Marciana Library. The itinerary lists the Correr Museum and the National Archaeological Museum as self-guided visits of 30 minutes each.

※ Tickets have a set entry time and expire within 5 to 10 minutes.
※ On the 14:00 tour, the Correr Museum closes before the tour ends, so use your Correr Museum ticket the next day.
※ Sites may close because of religious events, high tide (acqua alta) or flooding. In that case the guide shows you the exterior.