Ravenna, the Most Beautiful Mosaics in the City of Paradise
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The guides of Il Papavero are able to adapt the tour to every need and type of clientele, always creating a pleasant atmosphere and without weighing down the historical-artistic explanations. It will be an unforgettable tour!
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This is the Ravenna basilica with the largest mosaic area of the early Christian era; here the ghost of the Gothic king Theoderic still lingers, who stopped here and wanted the palatine chapel
Of all the famous Italians in the world, perhaps the best known remains Dante Alighieri, who spent many years of his life here and here he composed Paradise, at the end of his Comedy, certainly inspired by the magnificent mosaics of Ravenna and its atmospheres a little noir.
It is the city treasure, which contains the early Christian mosaics in the most beautiful glass paste in the world
This octagonal temple of the sixth century is a true hymn to life, starting from its dedication to the Holy martyr Vitale. Its dome, object of study of the greatest architects of the world, from Brunelleschi to Palladio, from Antonio da Sangallo the Younger to Le Corbusier, makes pendant with the perhaps most famous mosaics of the city: those that represent the emperor Justinian and his wife Teodora, muse of many more or less contemporary artists, from Gustave Klimt to Karl Lagerfeld, from Christian Lacroix to many other masters of style and refinement.
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(92)
I booked online with the Opera di Religione of the Diocese of Ravenna at the site www.ravennamosaici.it at a cost of 16.50. So it is less expensive, and you skip the line for tickets. The entrance included 5 sites: the Archiepiscopal Museum and Chapel, the Basilica of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, and the Neonian Baptistery. However, you can also choose fewer sites; there are more options. Everything was fantastic! In particular, the Basilica of San Vitale with its mosaics is a spectacle of mastery, as is the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia. If you are in Ravenna, I highly recommend visiting them. A round of applause also goes to the National Museum of Ravenna, adjacent to the Basilica of San Vitale. Ticket cost is separate (if I remember correctly, 7 euros), time for the visit is about 1-1.30 hours; it is beautiful and well-organized, with extraordinary works of art that tell the story of Ravenna and beyond. I also visited the Domus dei Tappeti, which, honestly, for the type of site and 5-7 minutes, the ticket is a bit expensive. Ravenna is very beautiful, and everywhere you turn you find houses, churches, courtyards, and frescoes, so you cannot tell where the historic center begins and ends. I did not expect to visit a city so beautiful and full of history. I will definitely return.
Ravenna is a beautiful city; I have visited it four times in total. Remarkable are: the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Basilica of San Vitale, Neonian Baptistery, Dante Museum (a very beautiful interactive museum). The mosaics of this city are truly stunning.
It was a wonderful and interesting tour about the history of Ravenna, its mosaics and secular churches, well worth seeing.
Where to start? Elisa was most charming educated and accommodating! I have wanted to explore mosaics for 50 years plus and was totally overwhelmed to the point I want to comeback and send a sizable hunk of time just exploring more of the very numerous aspects of Ravenna.. Loved loved loved 🥰
This was a wonderful tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and very pleasant to deal with. This is a must do tour if you’re in Ravenna!
Our tour guide, Roberta, was amazing! She was extremely knowledgeable and was very passionate about the history of the mosaics and Ravenna. We learned a lot and had a great time!
A wonder what you see and also the very precise organization. A special mention for the really low prices, compared to the grandeur of the works you visit.
Beautiful experience, Ravenna I did not know but I found a beautiful city with beautiful mosaics and still preserved very bene.Brava guide and beautiful tour Council
Daniela Caponera, takes you inside the story, tells emphatically moments that if you close your eyes you seem to live, listening to her it almost seems that she has lived with the "characters" she tells you. Seeing Galla Placidia again after 40 years was a great emotion. Brava, Brava, Brava.
Wonderful guide, Rita Bertesi, extremely knowledgeable, and most important, still excited about her job. Will recommend it.
Good morning. Thank you! We are delighted that you appreciated the guide Rita. We will pass the message on to her, and we hope to see you again in our region.
