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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Ravenna

10 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Ravenna, Italy

Updated May 31, 2024
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Flooded Crypt of San Francesco

Ravenna, Italy

Flooded Crypt of San Francesco

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.
Dante’s Tomb, Ravenna

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Dante's Tomb

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.
View from the center of the mausoleum.

Ravenna, Italy

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.
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 Basilica of San Vitale.

Ravenna, Italy

Basilica of San Vitale

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.
Apostles in the cupola mosaics.

Ravenna, Italy

Baptistery of Neon

Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.
The mosaics.

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Arian Baptistry

A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.
Sarcophagus on top level of Mausoleum of Theoderic.

Ravenna, Italy

Mausoleum of Theoderic

The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.
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