St Mark’s Campanile (Campanile di San Marco in Italian) is the large bell tower you’ll have seen in almost every photo taken of St Mark’s Square. It offers terrific views over the roof tops of Venice and it’s the tallest building here. The views are unparalleled, but we’d recommend trying not to be up there when the bells ring as it’s absolutely deafening! There has been a tower here since the 12th century but the one you see today was rebuilt in 1902 after it collapsed. As a result, only one of the five bells is original. The others were destroyed.
The tower is 323 ft tall which is nearly 100 metres and when you’re looking down on Venice, the thing that strikes you is just how red the rooftops are. The campanile, which simply means Bell Tower, does get very crowded at peak times but we think it’s worth the wait to see this amazing city from a new angle.
St Mark’s Campanile is open daily from 9am to 9.15pm with last entry at 8.45pm. Adult admission is 10 Euros (2025 prices).
LOCATION & CONTACT
Address: Campanile di San Marco, Piazza San Marco, I-30100 Venice, Italy
Tel: +39 041 522 4064
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