Venice 2-Hour Highlights Tour: Visit San Marco Square, The Basilica And Doge’s Palace

Meet our experienced tour guide and get ready to explore two of the most important landmarks of Venice. Once the political and the religious centres of the Serenissima Republic, the Doge’s Palace and the Basilica are the architectonic jewels of St. Mark’s Square.

The Doge’s Palace was the seat of government of the Republic and the Doge’s private residence.

Walk around the halls of government and justice, wonder trough the private apartments, explore the prisons and the famous Bridge of Sighs, trying to picture what it must have felt like to cross it back in the past.

Our tour will continue with the Basilica, where lies the body of St. Mark the Evangelist. Admire the wonderful golden mosaics, depicting stories from the Old and New Testaments, and marvel at the famous gold altarpiece decorated with enamels and precious stones, one of the masterpieces of Byzantine goldsmith work.

Finally climb to the loggia and enjoy a magnificent view of St. Mark’s Square and its monuments, right next to the famous horses’ sculptures.