How Can I Purchase Tickets For The Five UNESCO Sites In Ravenna?

The five UNESCO sites usually bought together in Ravenna, the inland Po-valley city in Emilia-Romagna about 8 km from the Adriatic coast, are Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Neonian Baptistery and the Archiepiscopal Museum with its Chapel of St Andrew. They are all covered by one purchase, the Ravenna Mosaici combined ticket, sold on the official Ravenna Mosaici entry page and at the monument ticket desks themselves. The combined ticket lists reduced fares from EUR 9.50, is valid for one week with a single admission per monument, and requires a booked entry time for every monument on it, which is the detail that catches out buyers who leave booking to the last minute.

Ravenna holds eight UNESCO Early Christian monuments in total, inscribed as a group in 1996, but the combined ticket covers only the five in and around the historic centre. The other three, the Arian Baptistery, the Mausoleum of Theodoric and the basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe out at Classe, are sold on separate tickets, and this article explains where each purchase happens and in what order to make it. The city itself is compact and walkable, the railway station sits a short walk from the centre, and the five ticketed monuments cluster within easy walking distance of one another, which is why one combined purchase with staggered entry times works so well here.

Where Do You Actually Buy The Ravenna Mosaici Combined Ticket?

The combined ticket is sold on the official Ravenna Mosaici entrance and prices page and at the ticket desks of the participating monuments in Ravenna, with no third step required. The page lets you select the 2, 4 or 5 monument itinerary, see the fare bands, and book an entry time per monument in the same flow, and the ticket desk sells the same product on the spot when slots remain.

The official page is the reference point for both price and hours. It lists the summer schedule, 8 March to 2 November 2026, with opening from 9:00 to 19:00, and the winter schedule, from 3 November 2026 to 6 March 2027, when the sites open 10:00 to 17:00 with last admission earlier in the afternoon. The page also closes the monuments on 25 December and 1 January. Buying there means the entry times you select are attached to the ticket immediately, which matters because two of the five monuments run strictly timed admission.

There is no advantage in waiting until you arrive, and one clear disadvantage. The timed monuments release their slots on the same calendar everyone uses, and on busy days the midday slots go first. Booking from home, a week or more ahead, gives you the widest choice of entry times and lets you shape the day around them rather than the reverse. If you do buy at a desk, bring the confirmation of any already-booked slot with you, because the staff at one monument cannot see what you booked at another.

If you would rather not deal with the ticket system at all, the site's Ravenna UNESCO ticket walkthrough covers the purchase flow step by step, and the full guide to the eight UNESCO sites puts the five ticketed monuments in the context of the whole UNESCO list, which also includes the Arian Baptistery, the Mausoleum of Theodoric and Sant'Apollinare in Classe as separate entries.

An alternative is a product that bundles the entries for you. The Entry Tickets Only option on this site handles the monument entries through the operator's live listing, Check availability, which suits anyone who wants the ticketing handled before arrival. It is especially worth considering in the summer window, when the 9:00 to 19:00 opening hours tempt visitors into packing everything into a single long day and the timed slots thin out from late morning onward.

What Does The Five-Monument Ravenna Combo Cover And What Does It Cost?

The Ravenna Mosaici combined ticket comes in three sizes: 2 monuments covering Sant'Apollinare Nuovo and San Vitale from EUR 9.50 reduced, 4 monuments adding the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia and the Neonian Baptistery from EUR 11.50 reduced, and 5 monuments adding the Archiepiscopal Museum and Chapel of St Andrew from EUR 13.50 reduced. The official page carries the full fare bands, which this site does not reprint.

Every version is valid for seven days, allows one admission per monument, and needs an entry time booked for each monument on the ticket. That structure has a practical consequence: you do not have to see all five in one day, and spreading them over two days is the pattern the one day in Ravenna planning question usually settles on.

The reduced fares apply to students, non-accredited journalists and paying groups over 20, according to the Ravenna Mosaici terms page. The full-price bands sit on the same official page, and the live figures there are the ones to trust when you buy. Note that the three UNESCO monuments outside this ticket, the Arian Baptistery at EUR 3, the Mausoleum of Theodoric at EUR 6 and Sant'Apollinare in Classe at EUR 6, are sold separately, and Theodoric's mausoleum also has a EUR 7 combination with the Arian Baptistery and Theodoric's Palace listed on the Visit Ravenna page. The difference between the itineraries is therefore not just price but geography: the five ticketed monuments sit in the centre, while Sant'Apollinare in Classe and the Classis Ravenna museum are out in the Classe area and need a bus, a bike or a car to reach.

Should You Buy Tickets Or A Tour That Includes Them?

A guided tour with admission included replaces the combined ticket for the monuments it covers, because the operator books the entries and the timed slots as part of the product, so you hold one booking rather than five. If the tour covers only some monuments, you buy the official combined ticket for the rest and book their entry times yourself on the official page.

If you would rather the entries were handled for you, book a guided tour with tickets here.

This is the decision point where money is saved or wasted. A walk-only tour leaves you buying entries separately; a tour with tickets included folds the entry cost in. The picks above show both shapes, and the box below is the mid-article version of that choice.

Not sure whether a tour with tickets included beats buying separately? Cancellation is free on the listings shown, so you can lock entries in now and decide later.

Why Do Galla Placidia And The Neonian Baptistery Need Timed Entry?

The Ravenna Mosaici page makes entry-time booking mandatory for the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia and the Neonian Baptistery, and the same requirement covers the Archiepiscopal Museum and Chapel of St Andrew, while San Vitale admits visitors in slots. Both small monuments run short stays of a few minutes, because their interiors are tiny and the queue moves on a timer attached to the booking.

The practical reading: your five-monument purchase is not a wander-in pass. When you buy, you pick an entry time for each monument, and the two small ones hold you to that time tightly. Book an early or late slot for them in high season, since midday slots fill first on the official calendar. The hours themselves shift with the season, 9:00 to 19:00 through 2 November 2026 and 10:00 to 17:00 from 3 November 2026 to 6 March 2027, with last admission ahead of closing time in both cases.

Why the timer exists is easy to picture once you stand at the door. The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia is a small domed chapel, and the Neonian Baptistery holds a modest baptistery floor around its basin; neither room can absorb a crowd, and a short, evenly spaced stay is the only way to keep the flow moving without damaging the mosaics or the experience. The system is predictable once you know it: arrive a few minutes before your slot, wait for the previous group to clear, and go in when the desk calls your time.

Who Gets In Free Or Reduced With A Ravenna Monument Ticket?

Free entry to the Ravenna Mosaici monuments applies to children aged 0 to 10, residents of Ravenna, ICOM members, licensed guides, and visitors with a disability plus one companion, per the official terms. Reduced fares apply to students, non-accredited journalists and paying groups over 20. Everyone else pays the full fare shown on the official page at the moment of purchase.

Students should carry proof, and group leaders should confirm the over-20 rate with the ticket office in advance. Nothing in the terms changes the timed-entry rule: free and reduced ticket holders still book an entry time per monument like everyone else. Residents of Ravenna get free entry to the combined monuments, which is worth knowing if you are staying with locals or travelling with someone who lives in the city, though the booking requirement still applies to their slots.

How Can I Purchase Tickets For The Five UNESCO Sites In Ravenna?

You purchase tickets for the five UNESCO sites in Ravenna on the official Ravenna Mosaici entrance and prices page or at the monument desks: choose the 5-monument itinerary from EUR 13.50 reduced, book an entry time for each monument, and use the ticket within its seven days, one admission per site. Alternatively, a guided product with admission included does the buying for you.

That is the whole procedure compressed. The order that works: pick your date window first, since winter hours from 3 November 2026 shorten the day to a 10:00 to 17:00 window, then book Galla Placidia and the Neonian Baptistery slots before anything else, then fill in San Vitale, Sant'Apollinare Nuovo and the Archiepiscopal Museum around them. For a fuller answer on how the eight UNESCO monuments relate to each other, see which eight sites make up the UNESCO list, and for pacing, how many days you need in Ravenna.

A note on arrivals. If you are coming in by rail, the station sits a short walk from the historic centre, so a morning arrival still leaves a workable window for three monuments even in winter hours; the getting to Ravenna by train answer covers the rail side. Cruise passengers have a tighter clock and a port transfer to account for, so the entry-time rule matters even more for them; the cruise port guide explains the shuttle and the timing.

If a guided experience is the preferred route, the trio below again shows the entry-ticket product and two tour options, and the solo pick is a highlights walk with tickets included.

Whatever route you take, the entry times are the thing to secure: monuments can be revisited on another day within the ticket week, but a missed slot at Galla Placidia is a missed monument, so book those two times before you plan anything else. This matches the advice across Ravenna Travel Guide: buy on the official page, book the small monuments first, and check the live fare bands there before you travel.

Common Questions About Buying Ravenna UNESCO Tickets

How can I purchase tickets for the five UNESCO sites in Ravenna?

On the official Ravenna Mosaici entrance and prices page or at the monument ticket desks. Select the 5-monument itinerary, from EUR 13.50 reduced, book an entry time per monument, and use it within seven days with one admission per site.

Can I buy the Ravenna Mosaici ticket on the day?

Yes, at the monument desks, provided entry slots remain. Galla Placidia and the Neonian Baptistery run mandatory timed entry, so same-day buying depends on which slots the official calendar still shows as open.

Does the combined ticket include Sant'Apollinare in Classe?

No. Sant'Apollinare in Classe is a UNESCO monument but is ticketed separately at EUR 6 full and EUR 2 reduced, with hours listed on the cultura.gov.it page for the basilica.

Is Dante's tomb included in the monument ticket?

No, and it does not need a ticket: Dante's tomb is free to enter, open 10:00 to 18:00 from November to March and 10:00 to 19:00 from April to October, closed 25 December.

Are the Ravenna monuments ever free?

The state museums and monuments are free on the first Sunday of the month, and free categories on the Ravenna Mosaici terms include children 0 to 10, residents, ICOM members, licensed guides and disability plus companion. Notte d'Oro each October adds free evening access across the centre.