Best sights in Ravenna
A planning-minded collection of Ravenna's strongest architecture, culture, historic places, parks, markets, and waterfront anchors — selected from the city's existing Sortie inventory.
Start with the headline architecture, then add one museum, historic area, or outdoor block to give each day a different rhythm.
28 places worth building into a Ravenna itinerary · Architecture · Museums · Parks · Historic sights
Basilica di San Francesco
Basilica di San Francesco is a landmarks. It is best understood through the local role it plays in the surrounding area.
Basilica di Sant'Agata Maggiore
Basilica di Sant'Agata Maggiore is a landmarks. It is best understood through the local role it plays in the surrounding area.
Archiepiscopal Museum of Ravenna
The Archiepiscopal Museum of Ravenna is a museum in Ravenna whose origins date to 1734. Its long institutional history makes it a relevant stop for visitors exploring the city’s museum landscape and historic cultural institutions.
Arian Baptistry
The Arian Baptistry is a historic Christian building in Ravenna dating to the early fifth century. Visitors encounter one of the city’s oldest religious landmarks, a tangible reminder of Ravenna’s early Christian past.
Baptistry of Neon
The Baptistry of Neon is an early fifth-century baptistery in Ravenna. As a purpose-built Christian landmark with roots in late antiquity, it offers visitors direct contact with the city’s exceptionally long religious history.
Basilica of San Vitale
The Basilica of San Vitale is a minor basilica in Ravenna dating to around 550. Its sixth-century origins make it a significant historic religious landmark and a direct encounter with the city’s late-antique heritage.
Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe
The Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe is a Byzantine-style minor basilica in Ravenna dating to around 550. Visitors encounter a sixth-century religious landmark whose architectural identity reflects Ravenna’s Byzantine heritage.
Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
The Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo is a church building in Ravenna dating to approximately 505. Its early sixth-century origin makes it an important stop for visitors tracing the city’s late-antique Christian landscape.
Biblioteca comunale Classense
Biblioteca comunale Classense is a public library in Ravenna founded in 1803. It represents more than two centuries of civic learning and offers visitors a cultural landmark beyond the city’s churches and archaeological sites.
Brancaleone Fortress
Brancaleone Fortress is a rocca, or fortified stronghold, in Ravenna dating to 1450. Its fifteenth-century military character gives visitors a contrasting perspective on the city beyond its better-known religious landmarks.
Cavallo di Mimmo Paladino
Cavallo di Mimmo Paladino is a sculpture by Italian artist Mimmo Paladino in Ravenna. Visitors encounter a work of modern public art that adds a contemporary artistic presence to the city’s historic urban landscape.
church of Saint-Croce
The church of Saint-Croce is a church building in Ravenna dating to 1602. Its early seventeenth-century origin places it within a later chapter of the city’s long religious history and makes it a distinct historic landmark.
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