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Basilica San Marco illumination

Can anyone who has been to Venice recently confirm whether they still turn the lights on to illuminate the mosaics at 11:30 for an hour? I know they did this Pre-covid. We enjoyed the experience in 2013, and I have seen references to this practice dated as recently as 2019, but I cannot find any current information. This March 2023 blog says they only turn them on at night now, but I don’t know if that is reliable.

https://www.earthtrekkers.com/how-to-visit-st-marks-basilica/

Thanks!

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I can't give you the precise time, but the lights were on around noon the day I visited San Marco in late September of last year. Then they turned them off.

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Thank you. That sounds like the same timing as before, so maybe they are still doing it.