Venice: Doge's Palace & St Mark's Basilica Guided Tour

Amazing experience!

The Donetta was wonderful! She was very knowledgeable and answered any questions the group had! We did the basilica and dodges palace in Aug. be prepared to go up and down several stairs and bring something to cover your knees/shoulders as it’s required in the basilica. Everything was worth it though!!

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Went early morning and it...

Went early morning and it made all the difference — beat the crowds and had a much better feel for the space before the tour groups piled in. The ceilings and artwork are the real showstoppers here: the gold mosaics inside St. Mark’s are almost overwhelming up close, and the Doge’s Palace courtyard opens up in a way photos don’t prepare you for. Worth the early wake-up call. This stop stuck with me enough that I wrote a version of it into my novel, Beneath Mediterranean Skies.

Response from the operator: Thank you so much for your lovely review! We’re delighted that the early start helped you enjoy the magic of St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace at their best. And how wonderful to hear that Venice even found its way into your novel! Thank you for joining us, and we hope to welcome you back someday. Warm regards, The Team

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Amazing tour with denise

I strongly recommend Denise. She's very knowledgeable but very friendly. There's a lot of walking. It's a long. It's a long tour but Denise's enthusiasm and her funniness and friendliness kept that enthusiasm from turning into a total burnout. You see a lot of amazing things but seeing a lot of amazing things with the walking can be tiresome. My favorite part of excursion was the Dom of St. Mark, and if you don't know, St. Mark is he's supposedly the guy who wrote The Gospel of Mark. But to see how the history of it and how everything about him was collected and placed. And that was the epicenter of Florence original episode. The palace by the time we got to the Palace a lot of people were tired but it was still fascinating. I do recommend this tour but I do stress that when you make the reservation you make sure that you see The Domo and the palace and then you get access to the balcony. Because there were people who got turned away and they had to wait outside and they didn't realize that their ticket didn't include certain things. There were people not in our group entire group, an entire group being turned away. The security is kind of tough there but it's understandable but just make sure that you have the right itinerary included in your excursion. There are a few people I said had to get turned away and certain people just saw the palace which was a bummer for them because I think the Domo was was amazing. I definitely would recommend this even for families cuz we had children in our group we had older people and there are some steps you got to walk up. So there's a certain level of fitness you need to have, but unless you're in a wheelchair or if you have a disability, it shouldn't be that bad and she even gave us breaks a little bit so we could rest. Overall it was a very good excursion I recommended and try to get Denise cuz she was amazed

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Extremely interesting to...

Extremely interesting to hear the history and learn about details of these buildings. Marina, our tour guide was phenomenal.

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Wonderful tour with Marie Therese as our guide.

Marie Therese with LIV Tours led us on a wonderful tour of St. Mark's Basilica and the Doges Palace. She has a deep understanding of the history of Venice, the culture, architecture and art over the centuries. Importantly, she has a very pleasant, relaxed manner combined with a sense of humor, making for a great experience. I strongly recommend taking the small group tour for a more personal experience

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