Private Walking Tour: Discover Ravenna's Stunning Mosaics

Highlights

• Exclusive Private Tour
• Capital of Mosaics
• History & Architecture

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo

   30min

   UNESCO monument, bearing witness to the barbarian domination

2. 2

   Basilica di San Francesco

   15min

   We 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 the church of San Francesco where his funeral was held in 1321, discovering its fascinating crypt.

3. 3

   Dante's Tomb

   15min

   Ravenna is also the town where the Florentine poet Dante found shelter during his exile and where he wrote the last part of his Divine Comedy. We will discover why Dante came to Ravenna and how much the poet was loved by its inhabitants.

4. 4

   Piazza del Popolo

   10min

   You will discover hidden traces of the Venetian domination of Ravenna.

5. 5

   Mausoleo di Galla Placidia

   10min

   UNESCO monument, built to house the Roman empress' remains. You will be stunned by the beauty of its mosaic decorations.

6. 6

   Stop 6

   30min

   UNESCO monument, the most relevant Byzantine church of the West.

7. 7

   Battistero Neoniano (Battistero degli Ortodossi)

   10min

   UNESCO monument, probably the most ancient monument in town, dating back to the late IV / early V century. You will discover beautiful ancient Christian symbols.

8. 8

   Archiepiscopal Museum

   15min

   We will visit the Chapel of Saint Andrew, UNESCO monument, showing beautiful mosaics dating back to the late V century.

Before you go

Location