ラヴェンナ、楽園の街で最も美しいモザイク

Informative, fascinating, a dive into history.

We had Rita as our guide and she was fantastic. She explained the mosaics and history of Dante's tomb in just the right amount of detail. Plus she was patient with the numerous questions we had. At the end of the tour she made sure we could find our way back to our hotel which really helped us out. I give this experience A+++

A group of five of us took the train from Bologna to Ravenna, about an hour by train and a lovely countryside. We had tickets for five of the World heritage sites, two with timed entry and three without. We easily saw all five, and also Dante’s tomb, in about three hours. The mosaics are beyond description, and the basilica which was the final stop was the most amazing. Then, time for lunch! We had the most delicious pizza ever at Pizza Futura. Then a nap on the train trip home.

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.

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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.