Private Walking Tour: Discover Ravenna's Stunning Mosaics

Name: Private Walking Tour: Discover Ravenna's Stunning Mosaics
Brand: Viator
Rating: 5 (23 reviews)

5.0(23)3 HoursInglés, Italiano, FrancésRavenna

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Ravenna is known worldwide as the Capital of Mosaics. During this half-day tour you will discover why this medium-sized town has earned its nickname and popularity visiting some of its beautifully-preserved World Heritage sites. You will get a general idea of the most important historical periods that marked the history and architecture of the town, making Ravenna three times capital and, most importantly, you will discover the beauty of the unique mosaics, becoming familiar with the main iconography features of early Christian mosaics.

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Private tour

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entrance ticket to the UNESCO monuments

Lo que harás

Basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
Via di Roma 53, , Ravenna, Italy
UNESCO monument, bearing witness to the barbarian domination
30 minEntrada no incluida
Basilica di San Francesco
Ravenna Piazza San Francesco 1, Ravenna, Italy
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.
15 min
Dante's Tomb
Via Dante Alighieri, 9, , Ravenna, Italy
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.
15 min
Piazza del Popolo
Piazza del Popolo, Ravenna, Italy
You will discover hidden traces of the Venetian domination of Ravenna.
10 min
Mausoleo di Galla Placidia
Via San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
UNESCO monument, built to house the Roman empress' remains. You will be stunned by the beauty of its mosaic decorations.
10 minEntrada no incluida
UNESCO monument, the most relevant Byzantine church of the West
30 minEntrada no incluida
Battistero Neoniano (Battistero degli Ortodossi)
Via Gioacchino Rasponi, , Ravenna, Italy
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.
10 minEntrada no incluida
Archiepiscopal Museum
Piazza Arcivescovado, , Ravenna, Italy
We will visit the Chapel of Saint Andrew, UNESCO monument, showing beautiful mosaics dating back to the late V century.
15 minEntrada no incluida