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Il Papavero Tour: Adaptable and Unforgettable Experience
4.9
56 Ratings
Ravenna
Il Papavero’s guides possess the flexibility to tailor the tour according to any requirement or client demographic, consistently ensuring a friendly environment and keeping the historical-art explanations light and engaging. You are in for a tour to remember!
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Basilica di Sant’Apollinare Nuovo - This is the Ravenna basilica with the largest mosaic area of the early Christian era; here the ghost of the Gothic king Theoderic still lingers, who stopped here and wanted the palatine chapel
- Dante’s tomb and Quadrarco of Braccioforte - Of all the famous Italians in the world, perhaps the best known remains Dante Alighieri, who spent many years of his life here and here he composed Paradise, at the end of his Comedy, certainly inspired by the magnificent mosaics of Ravenna and its atmospheres a little noir.
- Mausoleo di Galla Placidia - It is the city treasure, which contains the early Christian mosaics in the most beautiful glass paste in the world
- Basilica di San Vitale - This octagonal temple of the sixth century is a true hymn to life, starting from its dedication to the Holy martyr Vitale. Its dome, object of study of the greatest architects of the world, from Brunelleschi to Palladio, from Antonio da Sangallo the Younger to Le Corbusier, makes pendant with the perhaps most famous mosaics of the city: those that represent the emperor Justinian and his wife Teodora, muse of many more or less contemporary artists, from Gustave Klimt to Karl Lagerfeld, from Christian Lacroix to many other masters of style and refinement.
What's Included
- Licensed guide
What's Not Included
- ENTRIES TO MONUMENTS
Location
Via di Roma, 53
Via di Roma
In the square in front of the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Via di Roma 53. Together with the guide you purchase tickets for the monuments and then the tour begins.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(56 Ratings)
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Jeffrey_l
Jul 14, 2024
Marina was excellent. ... - Marina was excellent. She was very mellow and patient, which was perfect for one of our elderly relatives on the tour. Her enthusiasm and love for mosaics shined through her descriptions and explanations of what we were seeing. In addition she showed us many other things along the way about Ravenna itself and it's culture. 100% worth the tour. We had an excellent time.
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Addison_s
Jul 5, 2024
This personal look into Ravenna was wonderful - We really enjoyed this tour and the history that we learned about Ravenna and the mosaics. Our guide was lovely and walked us into a mosaics store to show us the process of how the artwork was made. I would definitely recommend this private tour if you’re hoping to get an in depth look into the beautiful town and mosaics.
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Sharon_l
Jun 23, 2024
A very special afternoon in Ravenna. - All the mosaics were memorable thanks to the background provided by our guide. Although we had read much about the mosaics, we loved seeing them in person
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Maja_s
Jun 6, 2024
Wonderful guide in Ravenna - Rosanna (the guide) was a very good narrator (in English) and adapted the pace of the walk and story to our many questions. We vistited four places in Ravenna in 2,5 h and that was great. Really recommend the tour, it was a great experience!
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K9125tqsilviav
Jun 2, 2024
Excellent experience - We went on an educational visit to Ravenna and the mosaics of some of its monuments with two lower secondary school classes. Our guide, Chiara Rubboli, was truly perfect: very knowledgeable, very kind and truly engaging. It was a great experience!
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John_s
May 26, 2024
Wonderful private guided tour of Ravenna's mosaics - Silvia was a wonderful guide, she gave us an in-depth history of Ravenna and it's place in history. Then she described how each of the sites we visited, with their wonderful mosaics fit into that history. Also she recommended a visit to the city museum after our tour with her (which was included on our access ticket) and pointed out the 2 or 3 things we should look for there. A totally enjoyable afternoon!
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Lisa_g
May 24, 2024
Best tour and Guide. - Incredible guide. Chiara knows so much about the history of Ravenna and these UNESCO heritage monuments and the mosaics. This was an incredible tour. We greatly appreciated it being private. This gave us more time to discuss and learn throughout the tours. We highly recommend this tour and Chiara specifically.
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Old-man-orange
May 23, 2024
Ravenna is a must do!! - Ravenna was a must do in the Emilia-Romagna region. We were treated to a nice tour as our guide was very knowledgeable.
The churches, buildings and mosaics were outstanding. It was a private tour with my 7 family members - and they can accommodate 15 ..... so it was a fair value as well
We did the 10 AM slot and left the rest day - Ravenna is a cool town and good restaurants as well
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Kathy
May 3, 2024
Passionate and Fun - Sabrina is so passionate and knowledgeable!! She brought the history and to life. We enjoyed spending the afternoon with her. (Plus she's a dog liver like me and assisted me in a purchase).
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619jeffry
Apr 24, 2024
Ravenna Church has striking mosaics - Ravenna is an historic city in the northeast of the Republic of Italy. It's in Emilia Romagna province. Ancient Ravenna is notable for its ecclesiastical features, including the striking mosaics in the Church of San Vitale. The artistic mosaics in the Church of San Vitale are said to be the most beautiful feature of the City of Paradise. Ravenna is worth exploring on foot by out-of-town-visitors.
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