The Torre dei Mori, overlooking the entrance to the old Merceria, is one of Venice's most famous architectural features.
The Tower, with its great astronomical clock, a masterpiece of technology and engineering, is an indispensable element of Venice's image and has marked its life, history and the passing of time for five hundred years.
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Opening times
VISIT IN ITALIAN
Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 12.00. From Thursday to Sunday at 15.00VISIT IN ENGLISH
Monday 11.00 Tuesday and Wednesday 14.00 Friday and Sunday 11.00 and 14.00VISIT IN FRENCH
Tuesdays and Wednesdays all 3pm Thursdays all 2pm Saturdays 11am and 2pm- Reservation required
- The meeting point for the departure of the visit is the ticket office of the Correr Museum, where it is necessary to go 5 minutes before the booked visiting time.
- Web Venice Clock Tower
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Feature List
- Info line
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Accessibility
Not accessible to people with disabilities.
The Tower's interior is very small and has several levels connected by steep, narrow stairs. It is therefore not accessible to people with walking difficulties and is not recommended for people suffering from claustrophobia, vertigo or cardio-respiratory problems. They are also not suitable for pregnant women. Entrance is permitted from 6 years of age. -
Info Reservation
individuals and groups
848 082 000 | +39 041 42730892 from abroad and from mobile phones
HISTORY
The decision to build a new public clock in the area of St Mark's Square dates back to 1493. A few years later the building was constructed and the mechanism, a masterpiece of technique and engineering, was assembled. At the top were the bronze statues of the Moors.
Compared to the overall layout of the square, which was already ordered on the basis of the series of famous porticoed buildings, the Tower was a great novelty; but its image was destined to change further in the following years, when the two side wings were added, concluded by the double balustraded terrace, and in the mid 18th century, with the elevations of the wings above the terraces and new balustrades.
VISITING THE TOWER
In spite of the heavy tampering carried out in the mid-19th century - work on the clock machine, demolition of the wooden stairs with metal spiral staircases - and a series of modifications that have updated its structure and image, the Clock Tower has always fascinated tourists from all over the world.
It is worth discovering a monument of 16th-century Venice, in a city that never ceases to amaze.
Services
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Visits
guided tour for individuals
available in Italian, English
Where
Piazza San Marco, 30124 Venezia (VE)
Transportation
Waterboat
From Piazzale Roma: Line 1: Vallaresso or San Zaccaria stop; Line 2: Giardinetti stop; Line 5.1 or Line 4.1, San Zaccaria stop.
From Venice Santa Lucia train station: Line 1: Vallaresso or San Zaccaria stop; Line 2: Giardinetti stop; Line 5.1 or Line 4.1, San Zaccaria stop
From Venice Lido: take line 1 and get off at Vallaresso or San Zaccaria; take line 5.2 and get off at San Zaccaria.
