Official Information
Official site: https://www.ravennamosaici.it/
Official tickets: Diocesan circuit combined pass
Main ticket office: Via Argentario 22, 48121 Ravenna RA, Italy
Key monument address: Basilica di San Vitale, Via San Vitale 17, 48121 Ravenna RA, Italy
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Opening Hours
Monuments operate with timed entrances and seasonal hours, typically opening from morning to late afternoon or early evening. Each combined ticket is valid for several consecutive days, allowing one entry per monument. Reservations for specific time slots, especially for the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia and Neonian Baptistery, are required via the official site. Confirm current hours and entry requirements before your visit.
Ravenna’s remarkable early Christian monuments form a compact network of small, extraordinary spaces renowned for their mosaics. With a diocesan combined ticket, visitors can explore the opulent Basilica di San Vitale, the intimate Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Neonian Baptistery, Basilica di Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, and the Archiepiscopal Museum and Chapel, each site illustrating Ravenna’s unique role as a late Roman and Byzantine capital. The Basilica di San Vitale dazzles with 6th-century mosaics of gold and jewel tones, including the famed portraits of Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora. Next door, the modest exterior of the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia conceals a luminous mosaic sky and vivid Christian iconography. The Neonian Baptistery’s ornate dome mosaic depicts Christ’s baptism and is a highlight of early Christian ritual art. Sant’Apollinare Nuovo draws visitors with its stately friezes of saints, while the Archiepiscopal Chapel offers an intense devotional atmosphere. Because each monument is small, visitor access is regulated by timed tickets, particularly for Galla Placidia and the Baptistery, to preserve the delicate mosaics. Booking your slot in advance is critical. Plan for at least half a day on foot to savor each mosaic masterpiece, ideally pausing to enjoy Ravenna’s cafes or local piadina between immersive visits to these UNESCO treasures.