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Full Day Ravenna Private Tour of Must-See Sites with Local Top-Rated Guide
5 h
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With guide
Full Day
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Stop At: Basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Via di Roma 52, 48121, Ravenna Italy
Ravenna was the capital of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and later (6th–8th century) of Ostrogothic and Byzantine Italy. As the capital city of the Western Roman Empire for 250 years and a major port of entry for the Eastern (Byzantine) Empire, Ravenna reflects in its art and architecture a fusion of Roman architectural forms with Byzantine mosaics and other decoration.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Dante's tomb and Quadrarco of Braccioforte, Via Dante Alighieri 9, 48121, Ravenna Italy
Whoever visits Ravenna fall in love for this charming town, even the Great Poet Dante Alighieri was impressed by Ravenna and spent here the last period of his life, in serene and undisturbed quiet, here he finished his major masterpiece, the Divine Comedy, and here you can visit his tomb.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Basilica San Vitale, Via San Vitale, 48121, Ravenna Italy
Ravenna is the only place is Italy where you can admire the Byzantine art and architecture, the highest expression of it is the Church of San Vitale, this octagonal church is built of marble and capped by a lofty terra-cotta dome, again here you will find exceptional mosaics depicting the Old and New Testament.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Mausoleo di Galla Placidia, Via San Vitale, 48121, Ravenna Italy
is the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, this is the oldest building in Ravenna being built in the 5th century, the entire upper surface of the mausoleum’s interior is covered with mosaics on a blue ground
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Via Romea Sud, 224, 48124 Classe RA, Italy
You will take a taxi or a bus with the tour guide and reach Sant' Apollinare in Classe. The Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe rises in all its solemn grandeur at a distance of 8 kilometres from the centre of Ravenna. Sant'Apollinare in Classe has been described as the most impressive Basilica of the Early Christian period, the basilica has preserved the splendour of its original building. It is now admired for its beautiful polychrome apse mosaics and ancient marble sarcophagi of archbishops, placed along the aisles.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Mausoleo di Teodorico, Via delle Industrie 14, 48122, Ravenna Italy
Reach the Mausoleum by taxi or bus with the tour guide. The Mausoleum was built by Theoderic in 520 AD, as his burial place. Entirely made of Istrian stone, its structure is divided into two decagonal orders placed one on top of the other.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Piazza del Popolo, 00187 Rome Italy
Have a relaxing walk in the city center
Duration: 10 minutes
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Via di Roma 52, 48121, Ravenna Italy
Ravenna was the capital of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and later (6th–8th century) of Ostrogothic and Byzantine Italy. As the capital city of the Western Roman Empire for 250 years and a major port of entry for the Eastern (Byzantine) Empire, Ravenna reflects in its art and architecture a fusion of Roman architectural forms with Byzantine mosaics and other decoration.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Dante's tomb and Quadrarco of Braccioforte, Via Dante Alighieri 9, 48121, Ravenna Italy
Whoever visits Ravenna fall in love for this charming town, even the Great Poet Dante Alighieri was impressed by Ravenna and spent here the last period of his life, in serene and undisturbed quiet, here he finished his major masterpiece, the Divine Comedy, and here you can visit his tomb.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Basilica San Vitale, Via San Vitale, 48121, Ravenna Italy
Ravenna is the only place is Italy where you can admire the Byzantine art and architecture, the highest expression of it is the Church of San Vitale, this octagonal church is built of marble and capped by a lofty terra-cotta dome, again here you will find exceptional mosaics depicting the Old and New Testament.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Mausoleo di Galla Placidia, Via San Vitale, 48121, Ravenna Italy
is the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, this is the oldest building in Ravenna being built in the 5th century, the entire upper surface of the mausoleum’s interior is covered with mosaics on a blue ground
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Via Romea Sud, 224, 48124 Classe RA, Italy
You will take a taxi or a bus with the tour guide and reach Sant' Apollinare in Classe. The Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe rises in all its solemn grandeur at a distance of 8 kilometres from the centre of Ravenna. Sant'Apollinare in Classe has been described as the most impressive Basilica of the Early Christian period, the basilica has preserved the splendour of its original building. It is now admired for its beautiful polychrome apse mosaics and ancient marble sarcophagi of archbishops, placed along the aisles.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Mausoleo di Teodorico, Via delle Industrie 14, 48122, Ravenna Italy
Reach the Mausoleum by taxi or bus with the tour guide. The Mausoleum was built by Theoderic in 520 AD, as his burial place. Entirely made of Istrian stone, its structure is divided into two decagonal orders placed one on top of the other.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Piazza del Popolo, 00187 Rome Italy
Have a relaxing walk in the city center
Duration: 10 minutes
Included
- Private tour
- Admission tickets
- Entry/Admission - Basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
- Entry/Admission - Dante's tomb and Quadrarco of Braccioforte
- Entry/Admission - Basilica San Vitale
- Entry/Admission - Mausoleo di Galla Placidia
- Entry/Admission - Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe
- Entry/Admission - Mausoleo di Teodorico
- Entry/Admission - Piazza del Popolo
Not included
- Pick up/ drop off
- Taxi or bus fee
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
100%
Cultural
70%
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