The Doge's Palace (optional Secret Passages) and St.Mark's Basilica!

I'll take you through the history of the legendary government of the Serenissima. You'll visit the Doge's Palace for centuries the heart of the government of Venice, of its administrative life, the site of the State Prisons and the Residence of the Doge. I'll take you through its ancient institutional chambers decorated with paintings by the famous venetian masters, you'll cross the Bridge of Sighs to explore the historic New Prisons. Should you wish to add the Secret Passages tour of the Doge's Palace tour just contact me and I'll gladly organize it for you! Then you'll visit St. Mark's Basilica: the private chapel of the Doge of Venice that preserves the holy relics of St. Mark the Evangelist: I will explain you how and when it was erected, enlarged and embellished over the centuries with fine eastern marbles and glittering golden mosaics. You will discover how Venice's ambitious politics and christian faith, as well as its craftsmen and artists, conspired to bring about this magnificent monument.