Ravenna: Walking Tour with Stunning Byzantine Mosaics – Emilia-Romagna, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Discover Ravenna, one of Italy’s most spectacular cities, with this fantastic walking tour. After meeting your guide, start from the church of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, dating from the 6th century. Then find out all about the infamous poet Dante in the area named the “zone of silence”, dedicated to the cult and memory of Dante Alighieri. Beside the poet’s tomb you will find the Dante museum and the Franciscan cloisters with the statues of San Francesco and Santa Chiara.

Continuing your tour, head towards the Neonian baptistery with its perfectly preserved architectural structure and interior decoration, consisting of stuccos and the magnificent mosaic of the baptism of Christ. Make your way to the Palazzo Rasponi to reach the Piazza del Popolo, the main square of the city.

The tour concludes with the wonderful Basilica of San Vitale dating from the 6th century, and testimony to the Roman-Byzantine empire. With an octagonal central plan, the church still preserves the splendid scenes of the Old Testament and the famous panels of the imperial couple Justinian and Theodora of the Eastern Roman Empire. Next to the basilica, visit the Mausoleum of the Roman Empress Galla Placidiay, rich in unique mosaic decorations.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Discover the basilicas and baptisteries rich in marvelous mosaics
Visit the historic center and the tomb of the great poet Dante
Explore the Basilica of San Vitale and the Mausoleum of Empress Galla Placida

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