Day 01
Walk Through Ravenna's Historic Highlights
- Begin the tour by meeting your tour representative at the entrance of the Basilica of San Vitale. Learn about the history of the city and its glorious past during the Roman and Byzantine periods as you visit the Basilica of San Vitale and the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
- Next, proceed to the Neonian Baptistry, an octagonal baptistery built in the 5th century. It is the oldest building in Ravenna and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Explore the pedestrian city centre and see the suggestive flooded crypt of the Basilica of Saint Francis. Listen to the story of Dante Alighieri, who died in Ravenna, and of his bones.
- See the medieval leaning tower and the Venetian columns at Piazza del Popolo, the main square of Ravenna.
