This combined ticket bundles Venice’s essential landmarks around Piazza San Marco. It covers entry to the golden-mosaic St. Mark’s Basilica, the Gothic Doge’s Palace with its opulent state rooms, and the atmospheric Bridge of Sighs linking the palace to the old prisons. Skipping the long ticket queues, it lets visitors move between the sights at their own pace and take in the heart of the former Venetian Republic in a single visit.