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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Ravenna

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

Updated November 17, 2020

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Flooded Crypt of San Francesco

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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.
 Basilica of San Vitale.

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Basilica of San Vitale

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.
View from the center of the mausoleum.

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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.
Apostles in the cupola mosaics.

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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.

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Mausoleum of Theoderic

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

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Guidarello Guidarelli Funeral Monument

Legend has it that any woman who kissed this statue would soon be married.
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