Byzantine Ravenna

Ravenna Mosaic Tour

Enjoy a guided tour of a town that boasts eight monuments in the Unesco heritage list.
A walking tour that will take you to the heart of the capital of the Western Roman Empire, Ravenna, home of the largest western collection of splendid Early-Christian and Byzantine wall mosaics.  

In a half day walking tour (2,30-3 hours) you will admire breathtaking mosaics created over 15 centuries ago for the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia and visit the nearby S.Vitale church and its amazing Byzantine mosaics commissioned by the great Emperor Justinian. The tour will then led you to admire the splendid early Christian mosaics of the Neonian Baptistery, and after you will also pay a visit to the tomb of Dante, author of the greatest Italian poetry work, the Divina Commedia, who died here in the fall of 1321. Finally, you will learn the history of the Goth king Theoderic whose memory still survives in the church and glittering mosaics of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo.

Strolling the quiet and charming center you can also have a break watching delicate post-medieval architectures left by the Venetians in the central square while having a coffee or eating an ice cream or sipping a prosecco.

Entry fees are due to enter all the sites. A combined admission ticket of 9,50 euros allows entrance to the following monuments:

• The Basilica of St.Vitale
• Mausoleo di Galla Placidia,
• Neonian Baptistery,  
• Basilica of S.Apollinare Nuovo,
• Archiepiscopal Museum