Markuskyrkan i Venedig – Romarrikets arvTM

We booked a particular time for this tour as we were due to fly home later the same day. After booking we were told the time had been pushed forward by 30 minutes. We felt that we still had time to take the tour and still arrive at the airport without a rush. However, on the day of the tour, we received a text message to say that the time of the tour was indeed the original time. We made our way to the meeting point for the originally booked time only to be told at that stage that it was the later tour we had to go on. So what could we do but wait. However, our guide turned up 20 minutes after the new scheduled time and then spent another 10 minutes sorting out headphones. Even then the quality of the sound to the headphones was very poor. By this time we were extremely anxious about the time it was taking and we finally entered the Basilica 40 minutes after the new time. The tour itself was poor. The guide spent quite a lot of time encouraging us to go on other tours and not concentrating on the tour we were on. The tour lasted 30 minutes in total and we paid around £86 for three of us. Very poor value for money. Another thing we weren’t told at any stage is that we had to pay an extra €10 each to see the altar and another €10 each to go to the balcony and see the views. All in all, this is a tour I would not recommend. Find other operators or plan ahead and buy tickets directly on the Basilicas own website.

Unfortunately we were misdirected to the start point, therefore late to arrive and missed out tour spot, although we followed directions given on the confirmation email. We spent over half an hour going to the incorrect meeting point and then back to the correct one. Very disappointed.

Worth the cost. Beautiful inside and out. Great explanation of how this church came to be by our guide !

Meet across from the church by the post office know that before A little fast for handicapped individuals. I am not handicapped but people in my group were Easy to understand

Very polite and cooperative staff . Admission Fee is very reasonable. We possibly spent 3 hours and I think , that is justified. We had reached around 20 minutes earlier to the opening time , as that was our fixed entry time ticket. You may laugh but go with sandals or chappals , so that you can FEEL the floors! Marbles are used and have not made an attempt to be mirror image . Instead very judiciously have used natural patterns and have harmonised . Tile works are to be seen from far and gradually from near. Sheer painstaking devotion. Do have a look at Jesus made from Ivory . Stroll slowly to absorb the Architecture.

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Great experience, the basilica is really interesting. Too bad the guide spoke only English. Do not miss the museum and the horse terrace.

The Tour guide did nothing to enhance our experience. She did not introduce herself, nor did she explain the full use of the app! When I think audio, guided tour, I think that we will be given an audio machine and not required to download more apps on my phone! I was very disappointed in this experience

Unfortunately this was poorly run from the rushed, late guide to few instructions. It wasted a lot of our time. It was stressed to be 20 minutes early or lose your time, we were prompt but waited 20 minutes for the guide to come in then 15 more minutes for him to get organized. After trailing along in lines and waiting more time we finally asked him if we were free to walk around the Basilica and finally found we were, but only after we asked. The church was beautiful but I wouldn’t do this particular tour group again.

The provider did not provide clear instructions on where to meet and we missed the tour with no refund offered

Make sure you choose the language well. It is not very clear when booking. It also does not include the entrance to the campanile although it seems that it does.