If you wish to discover a part of the historical city center but also the landscapes and the monuments in the surroundings follow us on this tour to discover tombs of kings and poets and ancient places of worship that still conserve some of the most famous and most well preserved V and VI century mosaics in the world!
The charming town of Ravenna between the V and the VIII century, was the capital of the Western Roman Empire, of the Ostrogoth’s Kingdom and of the Byzantine Empire: the traces of this past are in the wonderful ancient buildings and in its eight UNESCO Monuments.

Ravenna is also the city that Dante Alighieri, chose as his “last refuge” and the city still guard his immortal remains.

We start our tour with the grandiose Basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe, the only surviving church of the ancient port city: in the apse richly decorated with an idyllic garden, stands out a bright golden cross and the figure of the Saint to whom the church is dedicated.

We explore the places related to Theodoric, the Ostrogoth’s King (V-VI centuries), with the Arian Baptistery, built for the Arian community and decorated with mosaics representing the Baptism of Christ and the procession of the apostles on a brighten golden background. We leave for a moment the mosaics to admire the white stone of Istria in the Mausoleum of Theodoric, a massive monument surrounded by the green of a pleasant public park (only exterior visit of the mausoleum).

We pay homage to the major Italian poet visiting Dante’s area, with the evocative flooded crypt of the Basilica of Saint Francis and the neoclassical Tomb of Dante Alighieri: we discover the adventurous story of its remains, stolen from the Franciscan Friars to keep them in Ravenna, and the love of Ravenna people for the poet throughout the centuries.

We enjoy a cup of coffee or an ice cream in Piazza del Popolo, the beautiful Town Hall square with its elegant Venetian characteristics, and we make a short visit to one of the many mosaic workshops.

DURATION: 3 hours