St. Mark’s Square: the Doge’s Palace and the Basilica

The Must-do. For you as for the other 20 millions of visitors. Be clever: read this hints.

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the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Square Museums

• get the ticket online: you can skip the queue
• the 2 itinerary suggested are interesting and cheaper than the Museum Pass
• Doge’s Palace is from Nov. 1st till Mar. 31st, 8:30 AM – 6:30 PM; from Apr. 1st till Oct. 31st, 8:30 AM – 9 PM & in summer it stays open until 11 PM over weekend (best time ever to visit it!)
• ticket office closes 1 hour before
• possibly visit the area in a weekday
• if you enjoy Empire waist, visit Museo Correr (and Ca’ Rezzonico as well)
• save yourself from Archeological Museum and the Library

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the Basilica di San Marco and the Campanile

• Admission fee is €6 in Basilica, however there is a permanent queue to get in
• Get your ticket for the Campanile (the bell tower), the Pala d’Oro and the Loggia
• You can skip it buying a priority entrance ticket here (Apr. / Oct.)
• No matter what, the visit is short – about 15 minutes

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