Sunshine39677460452, Jul 2026
I did not expect such a beautiful city.
I booked online with the Opera di Religione of the Diocese of Ravenna at the site www.ravennamosaici.it at a cost of 16.50. So it is less expensive, and you skip the line for tickets. The entrance included 5 sites: the Archiepiscopal Museum and Chapel, the Basilica of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, and the Neonian Baptistery. However, you can also choose fewer sites; there are more options. Everything was fantastic! In particular, the Basilica of San Vitale with its mosaics is a spectacle of mastery, as is the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia. If you are in Ravenna, I highly recommend visiting them. A round of applause also goes to the National Museum of Ravenna, adjacent to the Basilica of San Vitale. Ticket cost is separate (if I remember correctly, 7 euros), time for the visit is about 1-1.30 hours; it is beautiful and well-organized, with extraordinary works of art that tell the story of Ravenna and beyond. I also visited the Domus dei Tappeti, which, honestly, for the type of site and 5-7 minutes, the ticket is a bit expensive. Ravenna is very beautiful, and everywhere you turn you find houses, churches, courtyards, and frescoes, so you cannot tell where the historic center begins and ends. I did not expect to visit a city so beautiful and full of history. I will definitely return.
