St. Mark's Bell Tower: Venice's Tallest Viewpoint

Discover Venice from St. Mark’s Bell Tower and explore gondola history at the Gondola Yard Gallery. Enjoy breathtaking views and immersive VR experiences.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 72 hours
Highlights
  • Campanile di San Marco - St. Mark’s Campanile offers stunning views of Venice from above, showcasing the domes of St. Mark’s Basilica, St. Mark’s Square, and the lagoon. An elevator ride takes visitors to the top, providing a unique panorama. At 98 meters tall, the campanile is the highest structure in Venice.
  • Calle de le Rasse, 4536 - Enjoy…
What's Included
  • Priority History Gallery Admission
  • App - Venice in the Past
  • 3D Experience - Venice in the Past
  • Walking Tour of Venice (if option is selected)
  • Priority Bell Tower Admission
What's Not Included
  • Food and Drinks
  • Hotel Pick Up & Drop Off
  • Bell Tower Guided Tour
  • History Gallery Guided Tour
Additional Information

Marvel at the stunning views from St. Mark’s Bell Tower, the tallest building in Venice, standing at 98 meters. A swift elevator ride takes visitors to the top, where they can enjoy breathtaking vistas of the city’s famous landmarks, such as the domes of St. Mark’s Basilica, St. Mark’s Square, and the sparkling lagoon. This exceptional viewpoint…

Location
Venice Tours S.r.l.
Calle de le Rasse
From St. Mark’s Square, face the Basilica and turn right towards the Doge’s Palace. Continue past the Bridge of Sighs to Riva degli Schiavoni (the waterfront promenade). Walk for 2 minutes, then turn left into Calle de le Rasse. The Venice Tours Office is at number 4536.
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 1 and 3 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 1 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings
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Jacquelinet360
Dec 29, 2025
A dive into the history of Venice - A beautiful meeting with Stéphania, passionate and exciting guide with whom we spent 3 hours rich in comments, anecdotes and discoveries. His very advanced knowledge of his city, his excellent French allowed us to travel through the centuries discovering that nothing in the basilica or the Palace was due to chance. Drinking his words, everything seemed obvious to us. Thanks again to Stephania for this very pleasant and very rewarding visit.
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Molly_j
Jul 31, 2025
Bell Tower - Self guided. Ample time to see the city. Views were great. Bell ringing was an added bonus while we were there. Great pictures too.
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Henniealbertse
Jul 19, 2025
A breathtaking view if Venice! - A breathtaking view if Venice. An excellent way to start or end your day in Venice. Note, if you collect your ticket from the Tour Agency and then head to the bell tower, notice there are 2 lines to stand in: The long ticket line as well as the skip the line queue. Make sure to head for the right queue! :-). The short 3D movie experience at the end, when heading back to the agency, is a must do!
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Chinmoy_b
Aug 31, 2025
An ok visit - The Bell tower visit itself was ok. It is at a high level of Venice and the views are nice. The ticketing process was tedious. The company first provides a voucher that needs to be exchanged at their office for a ticket. The directions to their office is terrible. I wandered around for awhile before I could find it. The number on street is just not enough. They should additionally provide a Google map location. I gave this feedback to the customer rep giving me the ticket. Her response told me that she wasn’t interested in receiving this information. Borderline rude behavior. The experience for a tourist needs to be without hassle. This wasn’t one of those.
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Rachel_j
Jul 22, 2025
You can just get these... - You can just get these tickets directly or day of cheaper. It’s not usually sold out and seemed like it was cheaper to buy direct. I thought it was a tour but it’s just access to the tower.
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Amandadh8535dh
Jul 19, 2025
Don't pay that much for this - Don't pay for this... The view amazing, high and 360 degree, beautiful... but for way less money you can just line up and buy a ticket on the day. We went early and there was no line and no wait & throughout the day there wasn't even much line or wait. Don't spend the extra money. We spent over $300 for 5 people this way and it isn't anything near that if you buy at the gate! Yes view is good, this deal isn't.
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Pam_r
Apr 6, 2026
Mixed Review - While we appreciated a “skip the line” ticket, this company was completely disorganized. We were directed to go to a tour shop to get our ticket and the woman there told us that the tower was closed that day, and that we should contact Viator to receive a refund. She printed out our ticket anyway and we decided to go to the tower just double check. Well…it was NOT closed, and we hopped in line. Because we had a skip the line ticket we were right in front and ended up the first ones up that morning. Skip the line and going up the tower were definitely worth it. But I’d find a different company to use.
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Hannahjayneb
Apr 3, 2026
SCAM COMPANY, RUDE, PURPOSEFULLY UNHELPFUL - I paid for tickets St Marks Campanile entry with skip the queue. When I got there, the staff at the venue would not accept the ticket or allow me into the tower. They told me to go to the back of the queue (this queue was huge and in the sun). I showed the staff that I paid for skip the queue tickets, but they did not care and told me to join the huge queue. I cannot queue for that long due to health reasons, I informed the staff at the venue and I was again refused entry and they did not care. This was just the start of the problem. I went to the ticket office where I picked up the physical tickets originally, to get a refund, as the service I had paid for had not been met. I had paid for something that did not exist (no skip the queue) and I could not go up the tower because of this, or use any part of the ticket. The staff at the ticket office were EXTREMELY RUDE, I cannot emphasise this enough. They wanted to get rid of me from the start, they would not listen, they mentioned they should be at lunch, they would not provide a complaint email or phone number, they tried to blame tiqets for their errors, they did not care. In fact, Beatrice in the ticket office even accused me of “just not wanting to queue” and therefore I could not get a refund, despite me having clearly explained my health problems to her AND having paid for skip the queue service that did not exist. This is borderline discriminatory. They staff continuously refused to provide me with any refund, they refused to provide me with any contact details. They did their very best to not help me. I had to leave because I was feeling faint due to health problems and come back to speak to someone else. This person then gave me a form to apply for a refund (which was conveniently never mentioned before). I thought I was getting somewhere. They signed and dated the form and filled some of it out, then asked me to complete the rest because their English was not good (which was fine). Once I had completed the form, I took this to another member of staff, who for some reason said “we cannot let you have this refund form” and snatched it back off me. No explanation, again began trying to blame me for the situation instead. I paid for a service, which was not met. They also tried to blame tiqets and told me to contact them but refused to give me contact details for them. I tried to find it myself but none of the contact phone numbers for this company work, and I have not received a response to my emails. Avoid this company like the plague. Awful, dispicable, and borderline discriminatory behaviour
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Gabriela_g
Oct 15, 2025
Malisimos - I never managed until, in the end the purchase....I was charged the same and the confirmation email was late.I made the ascent buying the ticket directly in the tower.very bad viator in charging an excursion with a page that did not work....and end up making the charge on the card. I'm very angry.
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Greg_k
Jul 26, 2025
Left abandoned - It does not work...the tickets were unacceptable We received the Viator voucher/ticket on line but this was not recognised by the person at the gate. Refund requested.
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