• Private Tour
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Whether you are a first-timer or long-time lover of the floating city, you cannot say you have really seen Venice if you haven't visited the Doge's Palace and the Basilica! The best part? You can do so with skip the line access and a local insider by your side!

Destination

Venice, Italy

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

3 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Italiano, 中文

Included

• Private guide

Excluded

• Doge's Palace tickets (30€ - 15€ reduced ticket)
• Basilica 'skip the line' service (6€)
• Basilica Museum and Terrace (7€)

What you can expect

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with Veronica.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Venice - Venice to start your journey

   View on Maps

2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. Doge's Palace

   Visit the Palace, heart of the political activity of Venice in the past. The visit will include the Bridge of Sighs and the Prisons.

4. Piazza San Marco

   Nice walk in the most famous square of the city

5. A presto!

   The tour will end outside the Basilica and I will give you all the info to get back wherever you want.

6. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

I can personalize this tour for you

• Tell me your preferred date and group size
• Tell me your preferences and wishes so I can customize the tour for you
• Wait for my personal offer in your inbox!

Contact me

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

William🇺🇲 United States Minor Outlying Islands

16 October 2024

Veronica was the best. Her knowledge about Venice, The Doges Palace, and Saint Marks were captivating. We did numerous kinds of tours while in Italy and Veronica topped them all. She took time to get to know us as well. The experience was personalized while still very professional. Communication was superior throughout the entire process. We hope to see Veronica again. Amazing Tour

Jacque🇺🇸 United States

15 October 2024

Veronica was an excellent guide. She was engaged and enthusiastic. She was so friendly, answered all our questions and was extremely knowledgable. We are so glad we met her and highly recommend her as a guide. Tour of Doge Palace and St Marks Square

Melissa🇺🇸 United States

7 October 2024

My husband and I were fortunate enough to choose Veronica for our private tour of St. Mark's Cathedral and the Doge's Palace in Venice. She was so passionate and knowledgeable, and her enthusiasm made us enjoy it more than we ever would have on our own or with an audio tour. The process was a breeze and she touched base with us as we made our way to our meeting point so finding her was easy on a crowded day. Without her expertise, we would never know what we were looking at. She answered our many questions and gave us insight that was fascinating. I can't recommend her enough!WORTH EVERY PENNY!

Nicole🇺🇸 United States

4 July 2024

Veronica was wonderful! She was engaging with our two kids and very patient. My kids are still talking about our time with her!! I wish we had booked more time with her!! Wonderful Guide!

Alison

1 July 2024

Veronica was fantastic! She was so knowledgeable and kept the kids (and adults!) engaged. Highly recommend!!Great family tour!

Jo🇦🇺 Australia

25 June 2024

It takes a special person to engage with teens with history on a hot Venetian afternoon. Veronica’s energy was infectious, and her dynamic and passionate storytelling was the perfect option. She accommodated our requests (including an excellent place to eat straight after), keeping our children actively involved, and impressed both my husband and myself with her incredible knowledge. Highly recommend!Engaging and personal family experience

Bruce🇺🇸 United States

26 May 2024

Veronica gave us (family of 4) a great tour of St Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace. She was on time and organized. We were amazed by how knowledgeable she was about the art and history of Venice. We all enjoyed her energy and spending the afternoon with her.Great tour with Veronica

Helen🇬🇧 United Kingdom

19 March 2024

Veronica is a wonderful guide. She was knowledgeable, interesting, kind, and a great communicator. My husband and I thought our time with Veronica was one of the highlights of our Venice visit. We would highly recommend Veronica.Wonderful guide

q4mhsg7n8m🇪🇸 Spain

8 December 2023

Guided tours are always a plus and especially by Veronica who gave my family a knowledgeable and fun guide with lots of information and passionate detail for history, art and all sorts of useful information to get around Venice. Had visited the city before but her guided tour of the Basilica and Palazzo Ducale made all the difference. Makes a difference!

Paula🇺🇸 United States

24 October 2023

Veronica did a great job taking our likes & interests into consideration during our tour! We had a smooth & very interesting experience. Veronica was familiar with the layout that she was able to steer us away of crowds and bottleneck spaces.Intro to Venice history

Kristie🇺🇸 United States

8 October 2023

Veronica is fabulous. We had limited time and she was able to show us the highlights. Her explanations were great and she added humor to the tour as well. She is friendly and personable and made the tour both informative and fun. She is passionate about art and architecture and I learned so much more than I ever expected. I now have a new appreciation for both and desire to learn more. Don’t hesitate to book a tour with her!Excellent guide

Michael🇺🇸 United States

3 October 2023

We couldn't be happier with our experience. Great communication, very enjoyable time exploring the wonders of the Doge palace and St. Mark's bascillica. Veronica took the time to answer our questions in detail, and shared a ton of information during the tour. Would highly recommend her services! Great tour!

Kathryn🇺🇸 United States

28 September 2023

We toured the Doge Palace and St. Marks Basilica with Veronica. She was delightful, energetic, and tremendously knowledgeable. If you’re looking for a guide, I highly recommend choosing Veronica. Exceptional guide!

Evan🇺🇸 United States

25 September 2023

We LOVED Veronica!! She was definitely unforgettable and provided a very enjoyable fun morning. Her deep knowledge of the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica truly brought these historic sites to life. We would rate her as one of the best and most interesting and fun guides-we have ever had. This tour was one of the highlights of our trip to Italy. We were having difficulty getting a water taxi to the airport & she picked up her phone & we immediately had a reservation. We would definitely recommend her to other travelers. Grazie, Veronica!Awesome Guide

Allyson🇺🇸 United States

22 July 2023

We had the best time with Veronica. She was friendly, knowledgeable, and prepared. She kept my 12, 16, and 18 year olds engaged for the entire experience. Worth every penny

Dt🇺🇸 United States

14 July 2023

We booked the Doge's Palace & St. Mark's Basilica tour with Veronica for my family of 4. Veronica was a blast to be with and this was our most memorable tour in Italy. Veronica is funny, knowledgeable, cute, and was very entertaining. Since I booked the latest tour time there was to avoid some crowds and heat, Veronica was extremely accommodating and made all necessary arrangements prior to us arriving. There is no question that if you go to Venice, Booking with Veronica is the absolute the best tour guide you will have. If we visit Venice again, there is no doubt we would seek her out for tours. Veronica - BEST Guide you could hope for

Cherrylyn 🇺🇸 United States

17 June 2023

Veronica was an amazing, smart, knowledgeable and interact well as a tour guide. We were exchanging emails until we finally met her in person. I’ve sent her tons of email enquiring about the tour and suggestions on what to do, where to eat & all other things not even related with her service. She replied all my enquiries & I was extremely grateful she was our guide. She bought the museum tickets for us and we reimbursed it on the day of the tour. Our experienced with Veronica was truly memorable and the reason we are coming back to Venice next year for another vacation this time we’ll stay longer and for sure we will ask her to be our guide. I found a friend in her. Words are not enough to thank her. Memorable family vacation in Venice

Adam🇺🇸 United States

9 June 2023

Veronica was amazing! She was a true professional from the start. Veronica customized a day for me and my wife to take in as much of Venice as possible. She purchased all necessary tickets and came totally prepared. Veronica took us through the Doge’s Palace, St Mark’s Basilica and the Rialto Bridge. Throughout our tour she added amazing insight and commentary on art, history and culture. We felt so lucky to have her take us through this incredible day. But perhaps even better than all the insight was Veronica’s personality and approach. She is so friendly and relatable, we felt like we were with an old friend taking in all the sights. I really can’t say enough, the day and Veronica absolutely exceeded our expectations. On a scale from 1-10, this was an 11. It was an 11 out of 10 experience!

Diane🇺🇸 United States

24 May 2023

Great communication. We only went for a day time. Veronica worked our short time into her schedule. Allowing the museums to be shared with us. Thank you so much. Highly recommend

Terry🇺🇸 United States

7 May 2023

We have a group of six from California. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour of the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark Basilica with Veronica. She is so knowledgeable, and she gives us both the historical and fun facts about the palace and basilica. She is very passionate about her job. Our tour was supposed to be three hours but she took her time and gave us an extra 30minutes without rushing us to finish the tour. We highly recommend Veronica for tours in Venice.Veronica is the best!

Raquel🇺🇸 United States

28 March 2023

We had a beautiful morning with Veronica - She was so fun and knowledgeable. We had a great time - Veronica is truly delightful and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking to build a deeper connection to the city they are traveling in. Veronica was our highlight of Venice

Dora🇺🇸 United States

15 March 2023

Veronica was very knowledgeable, engaging, and just fun! She felt like an old friend from the start, and was able to perceive of the needs of our group without us telling her. We highly recommend Veronica!Veronica is a rock star!

Unknown

10 March 2023

Veronica makes the tour exactly what you need it. She has a sense of humor that spans many languages and makes learning memorable and enjoyable! After spending three hours with her, you’ll want to invite her to dinner because she makes you feel like old friends. The absolute best

mjborch🇺🇸 United States

25 November 2022

Veronica is a great guide. Besides being warm and personable, she really knows her stuff and is passionate about sharing it with you. If you are wondering if you should take this tour, just do it. Great tour with Veronica!

Dee & Beth🇺🇸 United States

23 October 2022

We loved Veronica. She worked with our wants and needs. We will definitely recommend her to anyone wanting to have a stress free time in Venice!Wonderful Tour Guide

David🇺🇸 United States

22 October 2022

Veronica was so kind and helpful. She purchased skip the tickets for us and made everything so easy and convenient during our tour of St Mark’s and the Doge Palace! She was very knowledgeable and used her IPad to help bring the history to life. She was very friendly and personable. She was terrific! St. Mark’s and Doge Palace tour-Veronica

Maria🇺🇸 United States

15 September 2022

Veronica is personable, friendly, and knowledgeable. We had a wonderful time at the Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica with her. We asked a lot of questions, and she was prepared to answer them. We skipped long queues with her as she knows her way around. Wonderful experience

Jessica🇺🇸 United States

7 September 2022

Veronica was the perfect guide! Not only is she extremely intelligent and knowledgeable, her upbeat and warm energy is engaging and contagious. We booked her for a tour of St. Marks Cathedral and the Doge’s Palace and she had a wide range of information regarding the history, art and culture of Venice. I imagine she would be a great guide for any tour and also with families. Truly highly recommend! Our favorite tour guide ever!

Sarah🇨🇦 Canada

1 September 2022

Veronica is such a warm and engaging person that she could tour you through a paper factory and you’d be thrilled. Her passion for her city and its history make this tour engaging and fun. She has a great sense of humour that was laced through her tour, we just adored her 💕An amazing guide

Unknown

24 August 2022

We absolutely loved Veronica. She was very pleasant, kind, and informative. She also gave us recommendations and helped booked us a taxi and translated for us. Highly recommend her for your private tour.Awesome

Rasila🇺🇸 United States

22 August 2022

Veronica was fun, great and had interesting information to share. Her English was very good! She was awesome! Highly recommend her and Withlocals. Absolutely great experience

Alan🇺🇸 United States

10 August 2022

We use guides all around the world and have to say that we truly enjoyed our time with Veronica…From the moment we met her, she was our type of guide…entertaining, funny, knowledgeable and your local friend… it was never a struggle..her English is great, she is not looking to get away, she knew her stuff in depth but she was so engaging the time just flew by and some…Thank-you Veronica…May your dreams come true..Ciao..More than 10 hearts

Deepak🇲🇾 Malaysia

19 July 2022

Veronica is just brilliant…she is knowledgeable, adaptable and more over just a very very nice person. I would highly recommend her to host your next visit to Venice for local attractions and the history of the city, cathedrals and palaces. Truly a Magnificent Tour

Jeff🇺🇸 United States

10 July 2022

Veronica was exceptionally personable, knowledgeable and passionate about Venice. We learned a lot, she paced the time very well, and we were able to see all the highlights of the Basilica and Doge’s Palace efficiently and enjoyably! We would highly recommend Veronica for any sightseeing desires in Venice. Fantastic local experience!

Unknown

27 June 2022

Thank you Veronica for a wonderful time! You are knowledgeable and fun. I highly recommend you!Simply the best

Patricia 🇮🇹 Italy

27 June 2022

Veronica was fantastic. She is very knowledgeable, she explained the fascinating history of the Basilica and the Doge's Palace. Friendly, she answered all my questions before and during the tour, a very pleasant lady. She made our visit to Venice so wonderful, I can't write enough about how great she is. I have family coming to visit next month and I will definitely book her again. Excellent tour!

Timothy🇺🇸 United States

24 June 2022

Veronica has to be one of our favorite guides. She was fun, loved what she was showing us and took great care of us. Just a wonderful tour. Thanks for a great timeAwesome trip

Susan🇺🇸 United States

23 June 2022

We truly enjoyed our tour with Veronica! She was fun, knowledgeable and accommodating! Do not hesitate to experience a tour with Veronica!Great tour!

Amy🇺🇸 United States

20 June 2022

Veronica was an amazing tour guide. Very knowledgeable and personable. I feel like we made a new friend. Hope she comes to visit us in the US someday. We loved our experience with With Locals. Amazing tour

Mariola🇺🇸 United States

17 June 2022

Excellet tour of the Doge’s Pala e a

Jennifer🇺🇸 United States

6 June 2022

We took only a day trip to Venice so our need to be efficient was important. Veronica’s overview of Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica was so complete with details of the city and it’s history that we saw history come to life in everything we looked at the remainder of the day. I highly recommend a tour with Veronica. She was punctual, incredibly knowledgeable and utterly engaging. Without Veronica our trip to Venice would not have been complete. Thank you!Best day in Venice

Jill🇬🇧 United Kingdom

5 June 2022

What a super time we had on our tour of St Mark's and Doges Palace with Veronica. The level of content was perfect for all of us and we had some good laughs too...Veronica has a wonderful sense of humour. I would thoroughly recommend Brilliant!

Lynne🇨🇦 Canada

1 June 2022

Veronica is class. She is incredibly knowledgeable, loves a good conversation, has a great sense of humour, patient, and definitely went the extra mile with us. I wouldn’t hesitate to book more tours with Veronica if we were staying longer. You won’t go wrong hiring Veronica. Excellent experience

Bill🇬🇧 United Kingdom

31 May 2022

A huge thank you to Veronica from Lee, Dan, Sharon & Bill for the most wonderful tour of the Doge Palace and St Mark's Basilica in Venice. Veronica is the perfect tour guide with a huge knowledge of Venice snd its history. She explained everything in a most enjoyable way. We would highly recommend her. Thank you again for making our day so memorable. A Great Tour & Fantastic Tour Guide

HENRY🇺🇸 United States

30 May 2022

Veronica is amazing. Great tour of the Doge palace and Basilica. Could not have been better!Wonderful!

Pedro🇵🇹 Portugal

24 May 2022

It was a pleasure to be introduced to the Ducal Palace and it’s Basilica by Veronica. She was kind, polite and professional and gave us a wonderful overview of Venice’s history and it’s most iconic buildings in San Marco’s square. Never tiresome and with a taste of humor; Italian perfection.Veronica welcomes you to Venice

Stephen🇺🇸 United States

5 May 2022

Veronica gave us an great tour of St Mark basilica and the Doge palace. Very knowledgeable and also very charming. She exceeded our expectations. We highly recommend her. Excellent experience

Megan🇸🇪 Sweden

2 August 2021

I just wanted to make sure to let it be known what a truly great tour guide we had in Veronica. We had an extremely hot day going through the Doge's Palace in Venice with kids and our family group. Everyone had different personalities and interests but Veronica appealed to everyone. She had so much information on the palace and the surrounding area. She didn't talk down to our kids and had patience with them. They were entertained with a game she provided that combined art and history. We were very very happy with our tour, it was one of the highlights of our trip. Thank you Veronica. A Fantastic Tour With Kids

chris🇺🇸 United States

1 December 2019

We cannot say enough wonderful things about Veronica. Not only does she have a deep understanding of the material mentioned on the tour but took this time to explain the culture and politics at the time that drove many of decision being made. Wonderful tour guide

Nicola🇬🇧 United Kingdom

1 November 2019

Veronica was an excellent guide who made our first visit to Venice a wonderful experience. I am so pleased we did this tour on our first afternoon as it gave us a great introduction to this remarkable City. We would have missed so many of the fascinating details which Veronica highlighted whilst patiently answering our endless questions. Thank you Veronica for memorable and thoroughly enjoyable afternoon. Wonderful Experience