# Basilica di San Marco: Agent-Direct Score C (58.8%)

Site: https://www.basilicasanmarco.it/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/basilicasanmarco.it
Scanned: 2026-10-16 (Provisional, with the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Basilica di San Marco is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open Basilica di San Marco's website. It can't find a menu or price list, so it answers from other sites. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://tickets.basilicasanmarco.it/it/negozio#/it/acquista?skugroup_id=5937 (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://tickets.basilicasanmarco.it/it/storia_ordini (on the business's own site)
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps: Oct 29-Apr 15,Apr 16-Oct 27 Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Oct 29-Apr 15 Su 14:00-16:30; Apr 16-Oct 27 Su 14:00-17:00
- Languages: English, Italian

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Basilica di San Marco that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Venice Events (80 m): https://directindex.org/r/veniceevents.com
- Palazzo delle Prigioni Nove (150 m): https://directindex.org/r/palazzoprigionivenezia.com
- Human Safety Net (180 m): https://directindex.org/r/thehumansafetynet.org
- Giardini Reali di Venezia (210 m): https://directindex.org/r/venicegardensfoundation.org

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+15 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (TouristAttraction, Museum, TravelAgency or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification). Every assistant reads this block first, and the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **No tickets and prices found.** (+7 points) Agents answer 'what does it cost and when?' from marketplaces instead. Add a page with tickets, times and prices as text, and link to it from the homepage. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, but worth doing) Optional for now and cheap to add. It's a short text file that describes the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). Paste it as one block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom code box. Change anything that's wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "TouristAttraction",
  "name": "Basilica di San Marco",
  "url": "https://www.basilicasanmarco.it/",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 45.4345551,
    "longitude": 12.3398366
  },
  "openingHours": "Oct 29-Apr 15,Apr 16-Oct 27 Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Oct 29-Apr 15 Su 14:00-16:30; Apr 16-Oct 27 Su 14:00-17:00",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://tickets.basilicasanmarco.it/it/negozio#/it/acquista?skugroup_id=5937",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://tickets.basilicasanmarco.it/it/storia_ordini",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

llms.txt. Save as /llms.txt at the root of the site.

```
# Basilica di San Marco

> tourist attraction in Venice tours, attractions and museums.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://tickets.basilicasanmarco.it/it/negozio#/it/acquista?skugroup_id=5937 (on the business's own site)
- Order: https://tickets.basilicasanmarco.it/it/storia_ordini (on the business's own site)

## Opening hours

Oct 29-Apr 15,Apr 16-Oct 27 Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Oct 29-Apr 15 Su 14:00-16:30; Apr 16-Oct 27 Su 14:00-17:00

## About

- Website: https://www.basilicasanmarco.it/
- This file follows llms.txt (https://llmstxt.org): a short plain-text description for language models.
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Tickets on your own site.** Agents can buy tickets without going through a marketplace.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
53 of 237 in Venice tours, attractions and museums. Top 22% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 88% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 25% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 88% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 4% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 38% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Venice Events (B, 78 m, https://directindex.org/r/veniceevents.com); Serenissima Motoscafi S.r.l. (D, 116 m, https://directindex.org/r/serenissimamotoscafi.it); Itsliquid Group (D, 133 m, https://directindex.org/r/itsliquid.com); Nico Venice Tour (D, 144 m, https://directindex.org/r/nicovenicetour.com); Palazzo delle Prigioni Nove (D, 149 m, https://directindex.org/r/palazzoprigionivenezia.com); SMAC Venice (San Marco Art Centre) (D, 152 m, https://directindex.org/r/smacvenice.org); Human Safety Net (C, 177 m, https://directindex.org/r/thehumansafetynet.org); Serenissima Tour (C, 183 m, https://directindex.org/r/serenissimatour.it); Negozio Olivetti (D, 185 m, https://directindex.org/r/fondoambiente.it); Giardini Reali di Venezia (D, 212 m, https://directindex.org/r/venicegardensfoundation.org).

## What assistants answer
The assistants haven't been asked about this business yet. They're asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about any business as soon as it's claimed. Claim this page to be included.


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (24% A or B, 224455 sites); This site 58.8%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/basilicasanmarco.it/agent-view

## Businesses like Basilica di San Marco in Venice tours, attractions and museums

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Venice tours, attractions and museums | 237 | 43% | 7% | 58.8% |
| Sites built with WordPress in Venice tours, attractions and museums | 108 | 49% | 10% | 58.8% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress in Venice tours, attractions and museums: Venice Guide and Boat (B 78.8%, https://directindex.org/r/veniceguideandboat.it); Your Custom Journey (B 77.5%, https://directindex.org/r/yourcustomjourney.com); Venezia Catamaran Cruises (B 75%, https://directindex.org/r/venice-catamaran.com); Bragozzo Rosa dei Venti (B 74.1%, https://directindex.org/r/bragozzorosadeiventi.it); Limorent (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/travellingvenice.it).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; No tickets and prices found), the score would be about 86.3%, which would be first of 237 in Venice tours, attractions and museums.

## The direct record
What agents get for Basilica di San Marco, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/basilicasanmarco.it
- Book: https://tickets.basilicasanmarco.it/it/negozio#/it/acquista?skugroup_id=5937 (own site; could not verify: partial (2026-10-22))
- Order: https://tickets.basilicasanmarco.it/it/storia_ordini (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-16, not yet tested)
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: Oct 29-Apr 15,Apr 16-Oct 27 Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Oct 29-Apr 15 Su 14:00-16:30; Apr 16-Oct 27 Su 14:00-17:00 (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: none on record
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/basilicasanmarco.it/book, https://directindex.org/go/basilicasanmarco.it/order

## Can an agent transact?
Measured, not scored (the score stays at spec v1.0).
- UCP profile (/.well-known/ucp, Google and Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol): no
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): no
- MCP server card (/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json): no
- Ordering vendor that takes agent orders (Square, Toast, or a vendor whose terms allow agents): no

Found one hop past the home page: booking page /it/negozio: ordering link (own domain).

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 0 | 25 |
| Actionable | 22 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/basilicasanmarco.it
- Link headers on the homepage: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/link-headers/SKILL.md)
- sitemap.xml: yes
- AI bot rules in robots.txt: yes
- Content Signals in robots.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/content-signals/SKILL.md)
- Markdown on Accept: text/markdown: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/markdown-negotiation/SKILL.md)
- llms.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/llms-txt/SKILL.md)
- API catalog (RFC 9727): no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/api-catalog/SKILL.md)
- MCP server card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/mcp-server-card/SKILL.md)
- A2A agent card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/a2a-agent-card/SKILL.md)
- Agent Skills index: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/agent-skills/SKILL.md)
- OAuth or OIDC discovery: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-discovery/SKILL.md)
- OAuth protected resource metadata: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-protected-resource/SKILL.md)
- auth.md: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/auth-md/SKILL.md)
- Web Bot Auth key directory: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/web-bot-auth/SKILL.md)
- ARD capability manifest: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ard/SKILL.md)
- DNS-AID records: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/dns-aid/SKILL.md)
- WebMCP tools on the page: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/webmcp/SKILL.md)
- JSON-LD for the business: no

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/basilicasanmarco.it/plan): the assistants are asked again every month, and you see what changed. 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year.
Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/basilicasanmarco.it/deep. Ten questions phrased the way people ask them, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF. 5 EUR, paid once. Reading and scanning stay free. These few euros pay for the questions sent to the assistants and for the servers.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=basilicasanmarco.it&force=1