Icons of St. Mark’s Square
Standing in the center of St. Mark’s Square, you will be surrounded on all sides by ornate palaces and other magnificent relics of the once powerful and wealthy Republic of Venice. On a tour of the Palazzo Ducale, or Doge’s Palace, peruse a prodigious collection of breathtaking artworks by Venetian masters, climb the Golden Staircase, and marvel at the famous Bridge of Sighs that connects the palace to the former prison. Then explore St. Mark’s Basilica, the crown jewel of the Piazzo San Marco with its five domes and its foundations dating to the 9th century.