Start the tour in St. Mark's Square where your guide will give you a brief introduction to Venice's history as a floating empire.

Step inside basilica alongside your private guide, experiencing its beauty in pure silence without the usual crowds or distractions. Watch in awe as the lights are switched on just for your group and the gold mosaics shimmer across the domes and walls. Admire the magnificent Pala d’Oro, the basilica’s jewel-encrusted altarpiece, crafted from hundreds of precious gems. Then follow your guide below the main church into the underground crypt, a space rarely accessible to visitors. These haunting chambers once safeguarded the relics of St. Mark and still shows the watermarks from past years of the flood-prone chamber. On this tour you'll have Venice’s most sacred site all to yourself on this VIP private tour.