St. Mark’s Basilica & Doge’s Palace

For more than a thousand years, St. Mark’s Square was the heart of the Venetian Republic. On one side rises St. Mark’s Basilica, its domes covered in golden mosaics. Beside it stands the Doge’s Palace, where the doges lived and the Republic’s councils met. Together they tell the story of one of history’s great maritime powers.

Choose a guided tour of St. Mark’s Basilica or the Doge’s Palace. Expert guides bring the mosaics, council halls and stories of Venice to life, so you can see the city’s two most famous landmarks in depth.