Inferno · Place in the book
St Mark's Basilica
In the story · The second day, in Venice
The riddle speaks of a treacherous doge who "severed the heads of horses". Langdon thinks of the four bronze horses of St Mark's, taken from Constantinople in 1204 by the crusade of the doge Enrico Dandolo, and in the basilica he realises Dandolo is not buried in Venice. The film shot in the square in front.
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More Inferno places nearby
St Mark's Square100 m away · 1 min on foot
Rio di Palazzo and the Bridge of Sighs140 m away · 2 min on foot
Grand Canal at Santa Lucia station1.6 km away · 21 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
La Fenice Opera House
470 m away · 6 min on footVenice's gilded opera house, rebuilt after the 1996 fire; visit by day or see a show.
Santa Maria della Salute
590 m away · 8 min on footA domed Baroque church at the mouth of the Grand Canal, free to enter.
Venetian Arsenal
780 m away · 10 min on footThe old shipyard's grand Renaissance gate, guarded by stone lions.
Where to stand for the photo
From the middle of Piazza San Marco, frame the basilica's domes and golden mosaics with the four horses on the terrace above the main door.
Getting there
- Address: Piazza San Marco 328, 30124 Venezia
- Transport
- In Venice, about 2 hours by train from Florence to Venezia Santa Lucia, then the vaporetto or a 40 minute walk.
- Access
- Timed entry ticket, best booked online. The horses on the terrace are copies; the originals are in the Museo di San Marco upstairs, with a separate ticket.
Public sources (3)
Sources found on October 19, 2026.
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- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
From other stories, nearby
- Piazza San MarcoEmily in Paris100 m away · 1 min on foot
- St Mark's SquareRipley130 m away · 2 min on foot
- Caffè FlorianThe Talented Mr. Ripley160 m away · 2 min on foot
- Hotel DanieliEmily in Paris190 m away · 3 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Ristorante Marciana
70 m away · 1 min on footItalian€€Venetian dishes, fish and pizza served every day, a short walk from St Mark's Square
Ristorante Quadri
140 m away · 2 min on footmodern European€€€€Michelin-starred Alajmo restaurant above Piazza San Marco, facing the Basilica seen in Inferno
Caffè Florian
160 m away · 2 min on foothistoric caf退€Café open since 1720 on St Mark's Square, filmed in both The Talented Mr. Ripley and the Ripley series
Part of the trip
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story