Venice Private Tour: St Mark's, Doge's Palace & Gondola Ride
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Enjoy your time in Venice and learn about the city history with professional local tour guide in your language. Explore Venice with a walking tour that includes skip the lines entry to St. Mark’s Basilica and popular Doge’s Palace. Admire the beauty of Venice thousands canals and learn about the city best secrets.
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San Marco Piazza, or St. Mark's Square, holds a special place in the hearts of both locals and tourists in Venice. Steeped in history, culture, and breathtaking architecture, this famous square is often considered the heart of the city. One of the most striking features of San Marco Piazza is its stunning architecture. Dominated by the majestic St. Mark's Basilica, the square is a showcase of Byzantine art and architecture. The basilica's iconic domes, intricate mosaics, and ornate façade create a mesmerizing backdrop for anyone visiting. As you stand in the square, it's impossible to ignore the stunning details that have drawn admirers for centuries. Whether you're an architecture aficionado or simply appreciate beautiful buildings, the basilica alone is enough to warrant a visit.
Visit the Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark, known as St-Mark's Basilica with our skip the line tickets. Admire the beauty of Venice biggest church and its richly decorated interiors of brozen and mosaic.
Visit the ancient seat of Venice government and residence of the Doge. The Doge’s Palace in Venice is the symbol of the power of the Republic of Venice and is famous for being a masterpiece of Venetian Gothic architecture. Admire the rich artistic and sculptural heritage commissioned and collected for centuries by its Doges and the collection of fine arts from Venice artists.
Enjoy a gondola tour in Venice
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers’ full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the attraction.
- Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to St.Mark’s Basilica
- The cost of the tour includes a private gondola ride
- The cost of the tour includes all necessary tickets, including Doge's Palace tickets (35€ per person) and St. Mark's tickets (10€ per person)
Reviews(9)
We had an amazing experience with Michela seeing beautiful Venice! We were limited on time so also added on a tour to Murano and Burano too. The basilica and palace were stunning and bought to life with amazing facts and knowledge from Michela. She made everything make so much sense. We all loved going on our first gondola ride, a must for experiencing Venice. Michela was able to explain the processes required to become a gondelier. We were able to customise our tour to include Murano and Burano which we loved. I highly recommend this tour with Memento. Fabulous!
My family loved it. Ask for Michela… she was terrific and really cared about teaching us and sharing her culture with us. Highly recommend.
Great tour. Ample time. Very knowledgable and informative guide.
We had a private tour with Mrs. Michela and she was exceptional. Ideal balance of providing information while moving us along to make certain we saw everything scheduled. She was knowledgeable and shared valuable insights. Extremely personable. Regarding the gondola ride, I would recommend using another company. The person who accompanied us barely acknowledged our existence. It wasn’t a language issue as we were basically ignored. Others who have returned from Venice have raved about how much fun their gondola ride was. Not in our case. I gave a 5 star rating based on our tour guide, Mrs. Michela.
Dear Elaine, Thank you for the feedback, normally in the private tour the guide will stay with you during the gondola ride. But you forgot to mention, that you asked for a private pickup in your hotel which is 40 minutes away by foot from St. Marks square (normally we do not provide hotel pickup so far because it will just remove 40 minutes from the tour), our guide went to meet you in your hotel, and you spent 40 minutes together with the guide to walk to St. Mark's square, for this reason the guide did not go with you during the gondola ride (otherwise the tour would last 4 hours, instead of 3...), as it normally happens. The gondola driver is just a driver, he is not a guide and cannot provide explanations (and it is not allowed by law, as only tour guides have special license and only they can do it). The company that provided gondola ride service is one of the main companies in Venice and we always had excellent reviews about their service; because during the tour your private guide will normally stay with you during the gondola ride too. Kind regards, Memento Italy
It was the best tour we took in Italy. Worth the extra cost for a private guide, we learned so much more than in a large group. We had Michela DelRosso who was so knowledgeable and friendly, no rushing through areas. Highly recommend, great experience.
Michela was so nIce and informative and took many pictures. She was GREAT. She knew where to go and added so much - I will never forget it and definitely recommend to others
Our guide, Michela, was wonderful. The day was very hot and humid. It was the last day of our time in Italy after finishing an 11-day Mediterranean cruise, so we booked this on Viator. We highly recommend the "Momento Italy in Style" company and especially Michela. She was very personable and patient. She molded the tour to what we were most interested. She was mindful of the heat and our fatigue while we still were able to get an excellent tour of St Marks, DOGE Palace and a gondola ride. She even helped us find a water taxi back to the train as it prevented a repeat of the long walk we experienced from the train to St. Marks. Other family members booked a slightly cheaper tour and it did not come close to our tour.
Michela was simply the best! She was knowledgeable and so wonderful with our young children. We explored Moreno and Burano and she guided us along with a natural ease that made it feel like we were with an old friend, not a stranger. Memento could not have made the process more seamless. I highly recommend booking with them! Great way to spend the morning!
Michela our tour guide was amazing. She was not only very knowledgeable, but made both my kids feel connected to tour. She answered all of our questions and truly brought everything to life. Michela’s timing was perfect, we were always engaged, never bored and we honestly felt lucky enough to have the best tour and guide in Venice.
