Ravenna Mosaics guided tour — see the UNESCO monuments with a licensed expert
A licensed local guide, 2 or 3 hours, small group, whisper headsets, skip-the-line entry. Rated 4.8 / 5 by 3,581 verified travellers on GetYourGuide.
Two tour options — pick the one that matches your day
Essential Experience — 2 hours, 3 monuments · from 28 €
A relaxed 2-hour walkthrough of Ravenna's three most iconic mosaic sites — plus you're handed the tickets to visit the fourth on your own.
- Neonian Baptistery — with the earliest surviving mosaic dome
- Basilica of San Vitale — the Justinian and Theodora mosaics
- Mausoleum of Galla Placidia — the starry cobalt-blue dome
- Ticket for Sant'Apollinare Nuovo (self-guided after the tour)
Complete Experience — 3 hours, all 5 monuments · from 32 €
The fullest guided walkthrough — all 5 UNESCO monuments in 3 hours, including the timed-slot Chapel of St. Andrew, which the guide books for you.
- Everything in the Essential itinerary
- Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo — with the guide
- Chapel of St. Andrew & Archiepiscopal Museum — timed slot handled for you
- Ivory Throne of Maximian on display in the museum
What's included
- ✓ Licensed local guide — usually an art historian who lives in Ravenna
- ✓ Skip-the-line entry to every monument on your chosen itinerary
- ✓ Whisper-radio audio system (you bring the earphones — see below)
- ✓ Timed slots for Galla Placidia and the Neonian Baptistery handled by the guide
- ✓ Small group (typically 10–15 people)
- ✓ Reserve now, pay later · free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Meeting point
Tourist Information Office, Piazza San Francesco 7, in the historic centre. Check in at the reception 10 minutes before the start time; the staff register your booking and hand you off to your guide. The meeting point is a 5-minute walk from Ravenna railway station.
What to bring
- 1 Passport or ID card (a photo of it is fine)
- 2 Wired earphones with a 3.5 mm jack — for the whisper-radio receiver you're handed at check-in. This is the single item first-time visitors most often forget.
- 3 Comfortable shoes — the historic centre is cobblestone, and the tour walks between all monuments
- 4 Covered shoulders and knees — the monuments are active places of worship, and visitors in tank tops or shorts are turned away at the door
What tour guests actually say
Verified reviews from travellers who joined the guided tour on GetYourGuide.
"Francesca is an art historian who studied in Germany. Her German is excellent and she really brings the mosaics alive — the grand sweep of history, the small stories on the side. Small group, all our questions answered. Would happily do it again with more time than the two hours."
"Very knowledgeable guide with a sense of humour. Really enjoyed it."
"Balthasar explained the monuments in real depth and made his knowledge feel exciting rather than academic. Super tour."
"Excellent walk through Ravenna's art with Francesca — passionate about her city, and it shows."
"Top tour. A huge amount of general and historical knowledge shared, at a pace that never felt rushed."
"The tour was excellent — for us personally it was a little intense. I'd recommend the Essential over the Complete if the day is already full."
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Book your Ravenna Mosaics guided tour
28 € for the Essential (2h, 3 monuments) or 32 € for the Complete (3h, all 5 monuments). Reserve now, pay later.