Venice: Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica Tour

Travel back in time to the days of the Venetian Empire on a private walking tour of the two most important buildings of the city on water: St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doges’ Palace.

Start your visit from the outside of St. Mark’s Basilica with it’s staggering mosaics and gold works that preserve Venice’s history and the saints’ relics. Your private guide will explain the history of the world famous Basilica and how it was built. Continue your tour  by skipping the lines of the close by Doges’ Palace, that during the Venetian Republic was the ducal seat of power. Pass through the decorative chambers with paintings by Tintoretto, Titian and Veronese to admire it’s Byzantine architecture. Conclude your walking tour by going down a very small passageway to cross the Bridge of Sighs from the inside and descend into the prison cells famous for having held Casanova until it’s legendary escape.