Basilica of San Vitale
Guide
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≈ A$23ChurchAllow 30–60 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
An eight-sided brick church whose apse glitters with gold and green mosaics, including Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora with their courts.
A brief history
Finished in 547 when Ravenna was the Byzantine Empire's base in Italy; the mosaics are among the best surviving from the period.
Tips
- Best time
- Opening time; buy the combined ticket here
- Cost
- Combined ticket about €12.50 (check)
- Allow
- 30–60 min
- Hours
- Usually open daily (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- San Vitale: The quarter of the great mosaics: San Vitale and Galla Placidia's tomb.
- Dress code
- Shoulders and knees covered
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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