Best of Ravenna Full Day Private Tour of Must-See Sites with Top-Rated Guide

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About this activity

This is a 5 hours private walking tour that includes all the major monuments and attractions of Ravenna, our professional tour guide will lead you to discover all the beauties of this charming town. Since this is a private tour, we encourage our clients to share their interests and desires in order to personalize the itinerary as much as possible. Being a walking tour will be sure to wear comfortable shoes and clothes.

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At a glance

Duration: 5 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English, Italian, French, Spanish
Operated by: Orange Umbrella Tours

Ages: Infants (0–4 years) · Children (5–17 years) · Adults (18–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private tour
Included: Admission tickets

Not included

Not included: Pick up/ drop off
Not included: Taxi or bus fee

Itinerary

Basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo

20 min Admission included

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.
Dante's Tomb

20 min Admission included

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.
Basilica di San Vitale

30 min Admission included

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.
Mausoleo di Galla Placidia

15 min Admission included

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
Battistero Neoniano (Battistero degli Ortodossi)

20 min Admission included

You will visit the most ancient monument remaining in the city, a Roman religious building.
Mausoleo di Teodorico

15 min Admission included

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.
Piazza del Popolo

10 min Admission included

Have a relaxing walk in the city center
Archiepiscopal Museum

20 min Admission included

Stop in the museum and see relics of early Christian Ravenna, such as the fragments of mosaic from the first cathedral church, and the chapel of Sant'Andrea.