UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ravenna

Beyond the Mosaics

Ravenna's story does not end with its Byzantine mosaics. This selection covers the city's later chapters: Dante's tomb and the church where his funeral was held, a Venetian fortress turned park, a historic library, and the museums that hold everything from Roman finds to contemporary mosaic art.

Beyond the Mosaics — Map

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A

Tomb of Dante

Small neoclassical temple from the 1780s over the grave of Dante Alighieri, who died in exile in Ravenna in 1321.

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B

Basilica of San Francesco

Brick church where Dante's funeral took place, known for its crypt, permanently flooded, where fish swim over an old mosaic floor.

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C

Domus of Stone Carpets

Rooms of a Byzantine-era house found in 1993 a few metres below the church of Sant'Eufemia, with large patterned floor mosaics.

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D

National Museum of Ravenna

Archaeology and art collections set around the cloisters of the former Benedictine monastery next to San Vitale.

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E

MAR - Museo d'Arte della Città

The city art museum in a Renaissance cloister, with paintings and a collection of contemporary mosaics.

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F

Biblioteca Classense

Historic library in a former Camaldolese monastery, with a richly decorated baroque reading hall.

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G

Rocca Brancaleone

15th-century Venetian fortress whose walls now enclose a free public park and a summer open-air venue.

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H

Palazzo di Teodorico

Brick facade beside Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, traditionally linked to Theodoric's palace, with a small display of floor mosaics.

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