The itineraries of MOSAICO DI NOTTE are back again this year to liven up the streets of Ravenna, where the most beautiful monuments of the city have been opened in the summer evenings to tourists and art lovers alike for more than 20 years.
From 28th June to 1st September, a series of guided tours will take you to the discovery of some of the most charming places of the city and the thousand-year-old masterpieces that they preserve, touching the Basilica of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, the Neonian Baptistery, the Arian Baptistery, the National Museum of Ravenna, the Classense Library, the Domus of the Stone Carpets, the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe and the Classis Ravenna Museum.
A rich calendar of extraordinary evening openings will offer visitors the possibility of admiring the wonders of the Arian Baptistery, the National Museum of Ravenna, the Domus of the Stone Carpets and the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe in a unique and suggesting atmosphere.
Event organized by the Municipality of Ravenna thanks to the precious collaboration of Opera di Religione della Diocesi Ravenna-Cervia, Direzione Regionale Musei Emilia-Romagna – Ministero della Cultura and Fondazione RavennAntica.
TUESDAY TOUR
11th and 25th July / 8th and 22nd August
DISCOVERING CLASSE
Meeting point: Basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe – Via Romea Sud 224, Classe
Time: from 9 pm
Guided tour to the Classis Museum, to discover how the city changes over the centuries, and to the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe, famous example of the early Christian mosaic art.
The Basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe is also open to the public from 7.30 to 11.30 pm.
Info and bookings: www.visitravenna.it
WEDNESDAY TOUR
From 5th July to 30th August
NEONIAN BAPTISTERY, ARIAN BAPTISTERY, BASILICA OF SANT’APOLLINARE NUOVO
Meeting point: Tourist Information Office – Piazza San Francesco 7, Ravenna
Time: from 8 pm
Guided tour to the Neonian Baptistery, the Arian Baptistery and the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo.
The Arian Baptistery is also open to the public from 7.30 to 11.30 pm.
Info and bookings: www.visitravenna.it
FRIDAY TOUR
From 3oth June to 25th August
BASILICA OF SAN VITALE, MAUSOLEUM OF GALLA PLACIDIA, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF RAVENNA, DOMUS OF THE STONE CARPETS
Meeting point: Tourist Information Office – Piazza San Francesco 7, Ravenna
Time: from 7.30 pm
Guided tour to the Basilica of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the National Museum of Ravenna and the Domus of the Stone Carpets.
From 9.30 pm the Basilica of San Vitale will host Mosaici di note… di notte, a music review curated by Conservatorio Statale Giuseppe Verdi.
The National Museum of Ravenna is also open to the public from 7.30 to 11.30 pm. The Basilica of San Vitale and the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia is also open to the public from 9 to 11 pm.
Info and bookings: www.visitravenna.it
EVERY FRIDAY IN JULY
DISCOVERING THE CLASSENSE LIBRARY
Meeting point: Tourist Information Office – Piazza San Francesco 7, Ravenna
Time: from 8 pm
Guided tour to the discovery of the old Camaldolese Monastery of Ravenna, today home to one of Italy’s 20 biggest and most important libraries.
Info and bookings: www.visitravenna.it
SPECIAL TOURS
Wednesday 28th June
BASILICA OF SANT’APOLLINARE NUOVO, MAUSOLEUM OF GALLA PLACIDIA, BASILICA OF SAN VITALE
Meeting point: Tourist Information Office – Piazza San Francesco 7, Ravenna
Time: from 8 pm
Guided tour to the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia and the Basilica of San Vitale.
Info and bookings: www.visitravenna.it
Friday 1st September
BASILICA OF SAN VITALE AND MAUSOLEUM OF GALLA PLACIDIA
Meeting point: Tourist Information Office – Piazza San Francesco 7, Ravenna
Time: from 7.30 pm
Guided tour to the Basilica of San Vitale and the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
Info and bookings: www.visitravenna.it
“QUELLE COSE BELLE”: MOSAICS MELODIES AND MEMORIES
From 7th July to 25th August, every Friday
Where: Domus of the Stone Carpets – Via Gian Battista Barbiani 16, Ravenna
Short educational meetings with authors followed by musical moments, inside the suggestive area of the museum.
• TESSERE DI STORIE
Time: 9.10 pm
Where: Sala dei Cento Preti – Domus of the Stone Carpets
Stories and anectodes of Ravenna curated by Associazione Amici di RavennAntica.
Free entry.
• TAPPETI SONORI
Time: 9.30 pm
Where: Domus of the Stone Carpets
Ancient to Romantic music, curated by Conservatorio Statale G. Verdi of Ravenna.
Concert included in the ticket.
