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Guided tours to St. Mark's Basilica

The guided tours of St. Mark's Basilica have been organized in collaboration with the Procuratoria of San Marco. With the participation of a group of approximately 40 volunteers from the Office, from "Ars et Fides", International Federation of Volunteer Guides and from Association "Arc - Accueil, Rencontre, Communauté" the visits to the Basilica give all visitors, both tourists and the diocesan congregation, a biblical-theological interpretation of the mosaics.

Calendar for free visits to St. Mark's Basilica:

Tourists: from 12 to 29 of July and from 2 to 20 of August 

Visits organized by the Office for Tourism Pastoral Promotion, in collaboration with the International Federation "Ars et Fides", who have trained young people from the various European countries so that they may conduct the tours in their native language:

Italian: 11.00-11.30-14.30-15.00-16.00

English: 11a.m., 2.30 p.m., 4.00 p.m.

French: 11.00 - 14.30 - 16.00

Spanish: 11.00 - 14.30 - 16.00

German: 11.00 - 14.30 - 16.00

N.B. On Saturday the Guided tours are available ONLY in the morning

       No Guided Tours on Sunday and Feast Days

The meeting point is in the narthex of the Basilica (or in the entrance hall) near the main door, under the Dome of Creation.

Reservation is not needed for single persons. It is strictly necessary for groups.

For the reservation of the guided tour you are kindly requested to fill in all the voices of the form.

Please, click here to fill in the form