The 5 UNESCO monuments of Ravenna
All five are included in the combined pass sold by the Opera di Religione della Diocesi di Ravenna. Three of them (Galla Placidia, Neonian Baptistery, Chapel of St. Andrew) require a booked time slot; your stay inside the first two is capped at 5 minutes to protect the mosaics.
Basilica of San Vitale
The octagonal masterpiece consecrated in 547 AD — walls covered in gold mosaic and the famous imperial panels of Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora facing each other across the presbytery.
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
The tiny brick mausoleum from the first half of the 5th century whose barrel vaults and dome carry a cobalt-blue night sky pierced by golden stars — the mosaic that made Ravenna famous. Timed slot required; 5-minute stay inside to protect the microclimate.
Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
Built by Ostrogoth king Theoderic the Great in the early 6th century as a palatine chapel. Home to one of the longest and most impressive mosaic cycles of the life of Christ in the world, running the length of the nave.
Neonian Baptistery
The oldest surviving of Ravenna's monuments — a 5th-century octagonal baptistery completed under Bishop Neon. Its dome mosaic shows the baptism of Christ ringed by the twelve apostles, one of the oldest complete mosaic domes in the Christian world. Timed slot required; 5-minute stay.
Chapel of St. Andrew & Archiepiscopal Museum
The private chapel of the bishops of Ravenna, hidden inside the Archiepiscopal Museum next to the cathedral. Home to the ivory Throne of Maximian and mosaic vaults featuring 101 species of birds. Timed slot required.
Practical: opening hours
8 March – 2 November 2026: every day 9:00–19:00 (last admission 18:30 at San Vitale, Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Archiepiscopal Museum; 18:45 at Galla Placidia and Neonian Baptistery). 3 November 2026 – 6 March 2027: every day 10:00–17:00 (last admission 16:30 / 16:45). Closed 25 December and 1 January.