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Accommodation near Saint Mark's Basilica in Venice

According to legend, in the ninth century St. Mark's body was brought from Alexandria to the Serenissima Republic of Venice, founded by the Venetians on the Adriatic coast.

Today, if you travel to the 'city of canals' you can find accommodation in the area near Saint Mark's Basilica, which was started in 828 in order to house the remains of St. Mark. The day of the patron saint of Venice is marked every 25th April with a celebration.

Book accommodation early near Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice's main Catholic church. Its construction style bears witness to the links between Western, Medieval and Renaissance models and the Byzantine style of Constantinople. During four centuries It was decorated by the Venetians with enamels, sculptures, marbles from the east, beautiful mosaics, silver and gold.

Seat of the Archdiocese of Venice since 1807, its basic structure of a Greek cross has not been modified. Before leaving your accommodation near St. Mark's Basilica remember that in Venice you are required to dress discretely to enter religious buildings; short skirts or bare shoulders are not permitted.

It may take a full day to see. Leave your accommodation near St. Mark's Basilica to see its chapels (Mascoli, San Isidoro, San Pedro, San Clemente) and its numerous mosaics depicting the Ascension, the Book of Revelation, the life of the Virgin and of the Prophets and Apostles.

Accommodation near St. Mark's Basilica means an economic outing: you can walk there and entrance is free. You do have to pay an entry fee to see the collection of historical objects and art in the Museo di San Marco, or you may buy a Museum Card (Musei di Piazza San Marco), which allows you access to all the museums in this square.