Discover Venice’s 200 best Culture Explorer spots for your trip

Doge's Palace

★ 4.7 · 40,423 reviews

Explore the seat of Venetian power, from gilded halls to the prisons across the Bridge of Sighs. Book ahead to skip the queue at the entrance.

Saint Mark's Basilica

★ 4.7 · 30,569 reviews

Step inside St Mark's Basilica, the gilded centrepiece of Venice's main square. Look up at the mosaics, and if you take the museum ticket, climb higher for a closer view.

San Marco

Walk into San Marco, the monumental core of Venice. Cross Piazza San Marco beneath the Basilica and Campanile, then wander the lanes beyond toward the Grand Canal while the crowds thin.

Doge's Palace & St. Mark's Basilica Tour and tickets

★ 4.7 · 11,660 reviews

Cover Venice's religious and political heart on the Doge's Palace & St. Mark's Basilica Tour and tickets. Climb to the basilica terrace with a guide, then walk the palace chambers and cross the Bridge of Sighs.

Scuola Grande di San Rocco

★ 4.8 · 6,107 reviews

Step inside the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Tintoretto's great canvas-covered brotherhood hall. Spend an hour tracing biblical scenes across ceilings and walls, with mirrors to help you look up in comfort.

Doge’s Palace & St. Mark’s Basilica Tickets

★ 4.4 · 3,498 reviews

Build your own Venice itinerary with the Doge’s Palace & St. Mark’s Basilica Tickets. Pick a guided, audio or private option to see the basilica mosaics, palace chambers and the Bridge of Sighs.

Gallerie dell'Accademia

★ 4.6 · 11,466 reviews

See the great Venetian masters, from Titian to Canaletto, in the city's finest art museum. A must for painting lovers who want to see where Venetian art began.

Doge’s Palace, New Prisons & St. Mark’s Basilica Guided Tour

★ 4.7 · 1,038 reviews

Follow a certified guide through Venice's power centre on the Doge’s Palace, New Prisons & St. Mark’s Basilica Guided Tour. Explore the council chamber, cross the Bridge of Sighs, then study the basilica's mosaics.

St Mark's Basilica, Doge Palace, & Bell Tower

★ 4.5 · 2,849 reviews

Take a small-group tour of Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica with a local guide. Pass through the Bridge of Sighs and prison corridors, then study the basilica's mosaics up close.

After-Hours St. Mark’s & Doge's Palace VIP Tour

★ 4.7 · 480 reviews

Experience Venice's two great monuments at the end of the day on the After-Hours St. Mark's & Doge's Palace VIP Tour. Walk the palace halls and Bridge of Sighs, then see the basilica's mosaics, Pala d'Oro and crypt after closing.

Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari

★ 4.7 · 13,045 reviews

Explore the Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, a vast Gothic church that doubles as an art gallery. Find Titian's paintings and tomb, then admire the choir and the artists' monuments.

Giardini della Biennale

★ 4.6 · 13,014 reviews

Explore the Giardini della Biennale, Venice's green home for international art. Wander shaded avenues past architect-designed national pavilions, and pause on a bench among the trees.

St Marks Basilica, Doges Palace & Secret Passages

★ 4.7 · 533 reviews

Go behind the scenes of Doge's Palace on the Secret Itineraries route. Step into hidden offices, prison cells and the story of Casanova's escape, then finish with a guided visit to St. Mark's Basilica.

St Mark Basilica & Doge's Palace Premium Guided Tour

★ 4.2 · 488 reviews

Discover how Venice staged its power with this guided visit to St. Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace. Start with a virtual reconstruction of the city, then walk the mosaics, state rooms and prisons.

Doge's Palace, Bridge of Sighs, Prisons, Correr & Audio Guides

★ 4.1 · 1,190 reviews

Take in the palace, prisons and museums with Doge's Palace, Bridge of Sighs, Prisons, Correr & Audio Guides. Walk the Golden Staircase, cross the Bridge of Sighs, then continue into the Correr Museum.

Piazza San Marco

★ 4.7 · 197,059 reviews

Stand in Piazza San Marco, the heart of Venice and the point where the city's main sights converge. Walk the arcades, take in the basilica's facade and watch the square shift from busy daytime to evening calm.

After-Hours St. Mark’s Tour

★ 4.8 · 786 reviews

Step inside St. Mark's Basilica once the crowds have gone on the After-Hours St. Mark's Tour. Follow a guide through the illuminated mosaics and the crypt, with the option to add Doge's Palace.

Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Tour with Gondola Ride

★ 4.6 · 721 reviews

Pair Venice's top monuments with a canal ride on the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Tour with Gondola Ride. Tour the basilica and palace with a guide, then glide through the waterways in a shared gondola.

Jewish Quarter

★ 4.5 · 7,233 reviews

Walk into the Jewish Quarter, the Venetian district where the word "ghetto" began. Cross its main campo, look up at the tall tenements and pass the synagogues, kosher shops and the Jewish Museum.

Doge's Palace Skip-the-Line Self Tour with Prisons

★ 4.1 · 1,915 reviews

Skip the queue and tour Doge's Palace on your own with the Doge's Palace Skip-the-Line Self Tour with Prisons. Follow the audio guide through the council rooms and over the Bridge of Sighs to the prisons.

Teatro La Fenice

★ 4.7 · 16,271 reviews

Step into Teatro La Fenice, Venice's celebrated opera house, reborn after its fire. Join a daytime audio-guided visit of the gilded auditorium, or book an evening of opera, ballet, or a concert.

Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo

★ 4.7 · 4,928 reviews

Wander into Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, a Gothic giant with far fewer visitors than St Mark's. Walk past the tombs of doges and look up to the Veronese ceiling.

Premium Doge’s Palace & Bridge of Sighs Guided Tour

★ 4.3 · 2,825 reviews

Explore Doge's Palace, the former heart of Venetian government, with a guide who explains what you are seeing. Walk through the grand halls and artworks, then continue on your own to the Correr Museum.

Vivaldi's Four Seasons Concert & Music Museum Visit

★ 4.9 · 2,247 reviews

Pair a day at Venice's Museo della Musica with an evening of Vivaldi in the Church of San Vidal. Browse centuries-old instruments by day, then hear The Four Seasons performed live by Interpreti Veneziani.

Peggy Guggenheim Collection

★ 4.6 · 14,988 reviews

Step into the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, a waterside palace in Dorsoduro that turns Venice into a modern-art stop. Browse masterpieces including Magritte, wander the sculpture garden, and take in the canal views at an unhurried pace.

Basilica Santa Maria della Salute

★ 4.7 · 14,247 reviews

Step inside Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Venice's great domed church on the Grand Canal. Admire the octagonal interior, then look for the sacristy with its twelve Titian paintings and linger by the canal outside.

St. Mark's Basilica, Doge's Palace & Bridge of Sighs

★ 4.0 · 4,874 reviews

Visit St. Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace in the format that suits you, guided or self-paced. Cross the Bridge of Sighs and walk the New Prisons after the palace's historic rooms.

City Pass with Museums including Doge's Palace

★ 4.2 · 1,038 reviews

Unlock Venice with the City Pass, your key to Doge's Palace and eleven more museums. Choose your own route between palaces, craft collections and the glass and lace museums on Murano and Burano.

Traveling Opera in a Historic Palace on Grand Canal

★ 4.8 · 4,472 reviews

Experience opera the way Venetian aristocrats did, inside Palazzo Barbarigo-Minotto on the Grand Canal. Follow singers and a small ensemble through three historic rooms, each becoming the stage for a new act.

St Mark's Basilica & Campanile Ticket & Tour

★ 4.2 · 3,070 reviews

Enter St. Mark's Basilica with a licensed guide after an introduction to the square around it. Admire the mosaics inside, then, depending on your ticket, add the terrace, Campanile or Doge's Palace.