Full-Day Art and Architecture Tour of Ravenna City

Basilica di San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy

Highlights

Check out the Neoniano Baptistery

Visit the Basilica of Saint Francis

Enjoy a local ice cream in the Main Square

Ravenna

art, cultural, historical

Private Tour

1 Day

Easy

English, Italian

Description

Take up this full-day excursion to travel across Ravenna, a city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, known for the colourful mosaics adorning many of its central buildings. Pay a respectful visit to the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, check out the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, marvel at the Basilica of St. Apollinare and admire the architecture of St. Neoniano Baptistery.

Itinerary

Ravenna Tour
- Meet your guide at the agreed-upon location and begin the tour.
- Visit the Church of St.Vitale, commissioned by Emperor Justinian from Byzantium.
- Head to the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, which was created to honour the resilient and colourful empress of the Western Roman Empire.
- Marvel at the Neoniano Baptistery decorated with beautiful mosaics.
- Check out the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, which was the private chapel of the Ostrogoths King Theoderic.
- Move to the Basilica of Saint Francis, a major church in Ravenna.
- Continue to Basilica of St. Apollinare, a 1500-year-old Basilica.
- Enjoy a local ice cream while strolling through the Main Square.
- Travel back to your hotel after the tour.