Ravenna UNESCO Mosaics: Small Group Guided Tour

Embark on a guided tour from Bologna to Ravenna and explore the world-class beauty of UNESCO mosaics. Discover the eternal charm of these famous monuments and immerse yourself in the city’s rich history.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Stazione di Bologna Centrale - For option with train tickets included: departure from Bologna central station
  • Ravenna - Guided visit of Piazza San Francesco and Dante’s Tomb.
  • Mausoleo di Galla Placidia - Visit of the interior of the Mausoleum.
  • San Vitale - Visit of the church of San Vitale and its mosaics.
  • Sant’Apolinnare -…
What's Included
  • Expert and local licensed guide
  • Entrance ticket to 5 monuments
  • Whisper radio guides with jack connection for headphones
  • Return train ticket from Bologna to Ravenna (only for option departing from Bologna)
Additional Information

Discover the beauty of Ravenna’s UNESCO mosaics with this guided tour. The eternal beauty of the mosaics kept inside some of the most famous UNESCO monuments of Ravenna, on a small group guided tour of the city center, and the UNESCO monuments known throughout the world. When booking, choose whether to start the tour directly from Ravenna, or whether to…

Location
Piazza S. Francesco, 7
Piazza San Francesco
For the option with train tickets included, the departure is from Bologna central station (Pzle. delle Medaglie d'Oro)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Mark_w
Sep 14, 2024
Mosaics and religious disputes. - Amazing mosaics. Guide was great with the religious back story of the time. Made me want to do more research.
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Elizabeth_b
Aug 24, 2024
Five World Heritage sites in one walking tour, worth the effort! - Iona, our tour guide, had an excellent base knowledge of all 5 sites visited, which she delivered in a friendly and humorous way. Iona was able to answer all questions asked, in way in a calm and interesting way, which added to the experience. We travelled by train from Bologna and the ticketing experience, included in the tour price, was easy to manage.
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William_m
Aug 9, 2024
Mosaics galore - If you have the time, get thee to Ravenna!! Such beautiful UNESCO sites! Our guide, Sylvia, was extremely knowledgeable. So glad we went!
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Dale_r
Jul 5, 2024
Interesting and fascinating experience with ancient art and architecture - Our guide presented Ravenna to us in an interesting and informative way. She answered many questions.
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George_m
Jul 4, 2024
Detailed Tour - The tour was a great look through the history of Ravenna, with the amazingly well preserved churches and mosaics. Our tour guide explained all the details and symbolism present in them, and had a great time in Ravenna.
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Carla_g
Jun 4, 2024
Ravennas treasures - We visited Ravenna with little knowledge of its history, but keen to see the mosaics. Serena brought the places we visited to life with her huge knowledge, great English and enthusiasm. The mosaics are stunning and it’s beyond my comprehension that they are there. It was a fantastic tour. It’s so much better with a guided tour than going it alone. There was plenty of time at each stop for a good long look.
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Sarahumd14c
May 31, 2024
One of a kind mosaics - The tour guide was a real expert and the mosaics were beautiful. The tour operators don’t really explain until the day before that you need to take the 1pm train from Bologna on your own (they buy you tickets), and then walk about 12 minutes to the tour meeting point by 3pm. There is quite a lot of walking, so wear comfortable shoes. The tour lasts a few hours, then you must walk back to the train station and take the train back to Bologna yourself, arriving back about 8pm. It is not difficult, they just don’t really tell you until right before the day of the tour. I wish we would have taken an earlier train to Ravenna so we could have had lunch in the city before the 3pm tour—-Ravenna was a lovely city and would have been fun to explore even more.
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Jonathanmf383cv
May 16, 2024
An absolute must - An outstanding day out. The mosaics are jaw-dropping. Everything is close together so it’s easy to walk from place to place. An absolute must.
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Miriam
Jun 18, 2024
Amazing! - Our guide was amazing! She was very sweet. We did have some confusion over the title, as it said “from Bologna” so we assumed someone would be meeting us in Bologna. That was not the case; we had to navigate the train station on our own to Ravenna and although they provide the tickets we arrived to the train station an hour ahead of time , and we almost missed our train. Don’t be afraid to ask Italians for help, haha! The tour itself was beautiful and our guide was very knowledgeable ◡̈ there was definitely a LOT of walking compared to other walking tours (sounds silly, I know!), so just keep that in mind!
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Backpacker31867
May 4, 2024
Marvelous Mosaics tour -transportation hiccups - The tour of the mosaics was fabulous. The downside of this tour is the timing. It says it starts at 1300 but you have to catch the 1205 train to make your at 1400. The tour ran over, so you would have to leave early or run to make the designated return train The tour starts at the tourist office in Ravenna. You would do better to book your own train from Bologna to Ravenna and book the Ravenna mosaic tour on your own.
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