Ravenna Historic Downtown Self Guided Audio Walking Tour

Highlights

• Flexible Self-Guided Tour
• Engaging Storytelling
• Historic Points of Interest

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Colonna di Sant'Apollinare

   5min

   Colonna di Sant'Apollinare honors the city’s dedication to its first bishop and patron saint, Saint Apollinaris. It's a great place to explore.

2. 2

   Basilica di San Giovanni Evangelista

   10min

   The tour starts outside the Basilica di San Giovanni Evangelista at the gate. You'll hear it's history and story then be guided step by step through Ravenna.

3. 3

   Stop 3

   5min

   The tour passes by a local Mosaic shop to point out it's work, and you can pop in to see mosaics at work.

4. 4

   Palazzo di Teodorico

   5min

   Palazzo di Teodorico in Ravenna is a small but fascinating early-medieval structure, long thought to be King Theodoric’s residence but now understood as a 7th–8th century gatehouse for the imperial palace complex. Its façade with arches and niche fronts Via di Roma near Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, and inside you can see reused Roman and Byzantine elements plus mosaics from the underlying late‑antique palace. Excavations revealed earlier Roman villas and an imperial residence later remodeled in Theodoric’s time, so the site condenses several centuries of Ravenna’s political and artistic history.

5. 5

   Stop 5

   5min

   Great spot to relax and it has a great historic story.

6. 6

   Stop 6

   5min

   Check out the outdoor Banksy mural mosaic and hear about it's story.

7. 7

   Stop 7

   5min

   See the historic statues outside the art museum and hear it's story.

8. 8

   Basilica di Santa Maria in Porto

   5min

   The legend of the Greek Madonna centers on a marble bas-relief of the Virgin Mary, believed to be Byzantine in origin. You'll hear that hear.

Before you go

Location