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Enjoy fast-track entry to St. Mark’s Basilica with a guided tour of the Cathedral. Conclude with a Venetian glass blowing demonstration at a nearby workshop.

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€ 25.00
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Group: Max 25 people


What you'll do


Included / Excluded
Glass-making factory tour with glass blowing demonstration and 20% on all glass purchases
Hear a detailed explanation of the basilica mosaics and see the original Triumphal Quadriga horse statues
Visit marvel at the jewel-encrusted Pala d’Oro
Skip the line entry St Mark’s Basilica
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food, liquors, beers and bottled beverages
Transportation

Before You Go

Cover your knees and shoulders before entering the Venice museum

Please arrive at the meeting point 30 minutes before your chosen time so you do not lose your time slot.


Meeting Point

Saint Mark's Basilica P.za San Marco, 328 30100 Venezia VE Italy

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Tour Highlights

Though the admission to the St Mark’s Basilica is free, long lines of eager travelers hinder the experience with long queuing times. Plus, the free entry doesn’t include the visit to the magnificent altarpiece peppered with the most exquisite jewels nor the entry to the terrace. 


Though the imposing gilded mosaics inside the basilica are breathtaking in themselves, the terrace area includes a museum with the four horses of Saint Mark. 

The horses are Roman bronze statues originally part of a monument that depicted a quadriga - a four-horse carriage used in chariot racing. The horses decorated the facade of the Venetian basilica until Napoleon looted them in 1797. Today, the statues on the facade are just a faithful replica, the original resides in the rooftop museum. 

After you get to see the architectural and artistic highlight of Venice that is St Mark’s Basilica, you will get to witness the highlight of all its crafts, the creation of Venetian glass. You will learn how it’s made and handled to create the stunning designs as well watch a glass blowing demonstration. 

History Sneak Peek

Venice boasts many stories and many such stories circle St Mark’s Basilica as well as the winding history of glassmaking. 


The Tale of  St Mark’s Basilica


For instance, St Mark’s Basilica is rooted in an exciting tale of theft and smuggling. It was built to honor and protect the relics of Saint Mark. However, his original resting place was Alexandria. That is until two Venetian merchants smuggled it to Venice to protect it from whims of Muslim rulers. 

History of Venetian Glass


Venetian glassmaking is also closely tied to the Venice’s trading with far Orient. As the trade grew, the skills these exotic lands started to flow to the floating city. Since glass-blowing was more an Oriental skill than a European, Venice gained a huge advantage against its biggest trading rival Genoa which focused on trading with European countries!

Interesting right? Do you want to know more? Book your St Mark’s Basilica Tour with Glass Blowing Demonstration today and make your visit to Venice memorable.

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