Ravenna and its Treasures - Private Half-Day Walking Tour
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
You will be amazed by the stunning mosaics. Ravenna is a treasure trove which unveils eight UNESCO World Heritage monuments. You will appreciate the Ravennate atmosphere and feel to be part of the history. Visit of the byzantine Basilica of San Vitale, the roman Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo built by the king Theodoric, the Tomb of the major Italian poet Dante Alighieri. You will have the chance to step into a mosaic workshop, have a coffee break in a peaceful café and see the flooded crypt of the Basilica of Saint Francis. All with a local passionate and experienced tour guide.
Inclusions
What's included
- Local guide
- Professional guide
- Professional art historian guide
What's not
- Food and drinks
- Tickets: 12.50 euros per person, 2 euros for children from 6 to 10 years old, free under 6 years old
Itinerary
I will introduce you to the Byzantine art and history showing and describing you the amazing mosaics of the basilica.
I will introduce you to the Roman period in Ravenna and you will be completely merged into the mosaics being inspired by the starry sky as Cole Porter who then wrote his famous song Night and Day. Walking in the city center from one monument to the other.
I will show you the suggestive flooded crypt of the church. Walking in the city center from one monument to the other.
I will tell you the story of our great poet Dante Alighieri in Ravenna and all the vicissitudes of his bones in the past centuries.
You will discover the Arianism and the chapel of the palace of Theodoric, the King of Ostrogoth, and be amazed by the golden atmosphere of the basilica. Walking in the city center from one monument to the other.
We will pass through the main square having the chance to see the Town Hall and the Venitian columns with the statues of the patrons of the city.
You will see the medieval leaning tower due to the sinking of the ground.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- At the entrance. On request we can agree a different location to start (i.e. your hotel or train station) and to end the tour.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- RavennaGuide
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
How it compares in Ravenna
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 158 experiences we list in Ravenna.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 27 of 158.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Ravenna
Ravenna is a small Italian city near the Adriatic coast whose early Christian churches are covered in glittering Byzantine mosaics.
Ravenna was the capital of the Western Roman Empire from AD 402, then of the Ostrogothic kingdom and later of Byzantine Italy, and eight of its early Christian buildings are on UNESCO's World Heritage list. The Basilica of San Vitale glows with gold mosaics, the tiny Mausoleum of Galla Placidia has a starry blue vault, and Sant'Apollinare Nuovo shows long processions of saints. Two baptisteries and the stone tomb of the Gothic king Theodoric are close by.
Top-ranked sights in Ravenna: Mausoleum of Galla Placidia (Mausoleo di Galla Placidia), Basilica of San Vitale (Basilica di San Vitale).
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