If you look closely at the center gable on the exterior of the basilica, you can even see a statue of St. Mark along with Venice's emblem: a lion with wings. Many consider the basilica to be a ...

Saint Mark's is the most famous of a host of monuments endangered by the worst week of flooding seen in Venice since 1872. Venice's historic Saint Mark's Basilica will need millions of Euros of ...

One of the most interesting theories is that it was a funeral stone from Islamic Sicily, gifted to Venice by the Byzantines ...

You'll enjoy skip-the-line access to St. Mark's Basilica, as well as a two-hour walking tour (capped at 20 participants) passing sights like Doge's Palace, St. Mark's Square, the Bridge of Sighs ...

In the quiet of Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, launching what he called a "Jubilee ...