Ravenna Food Tour: Wine Tasting & Guided Sightseeing of UNESCO Treasures

Highlights

• 3-Hour Walking Tour
• Local Tastings
• UNESCO Sites & Dante's Zone

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Piazza del Popolo

   Pass by

   You will enjoy the main square "Piazza del Popolo"

2. 2

   Dante's Tomb

   Pass by

   Ravenna is also the town where the Florentine poet Dante found shelter during his exile and where he wrote his Inferno. You will have a walk in the so-called Zona Dantesca (Dante's zone), an area dedicated to the great poet where silence is kept by the citizens of Ravenna to respect his memory. There we will visit Dante's tomb and the church of San Francesco where his funeral was held in 1321

3. 3

   Mausoleo di Galla Placidia

   Pass by

   You will learn about the art of mosaics, an ancient craft that survived in workshops and artisan shops, did not originate in Ravenna but its greatest expression is to be found here. It was here that Christian iconology originated, a mixture of symbolism and realism, of Roman and Byzantine influence ( you will stop outside)

4. 4

   Basilica di San Vitale

   Pass by

   You will see ( just outside) the most relevant Byzantine church of the West

5. 5

   Basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo

   Pass by

   You will then visit the Church of Sant' Apollinare Nuovo ( you will stop outside)

6. 6

   Stop 6

   30min

   Stroll through the covered market of Ravenna and discover many local delicacies, with the help of our food-expert local guide!

Before you go

Location