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Ravenna
City of Mosaics

Walk through the city that was capital of the Western Roman Empire, the Ostrogothic Kingdom, and the Byzantine Exarchate. GPS-triggered narrations play automatically as you explore all 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

34 narration points ~2.5 hours audio All 8 UNESCO sites
The Tour

Three empires. One city.

The Byzantine Masterpieces

San Vitale's Justinian and Theodora mosaics, the starry vault of Galla Placidia, and the paradise apse of Sant'Apollinare in Classe. The greatest Byzantine art outside Istanbul.

10 narration points
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Theoderic's Gothic Kingdom

The Ostrogothic king's palace church, his Arian baptistery, the Church of Santo Spirito, and his monumental tomb — the only building in Ravenna made entirely of stone, capped with a 230-tonne monolith.

6 narration points
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Dante & the City

The tomb of Italy's supreme poet, the Zona del Silenzio, the Byron Museum, the flooded crypt of San Francesco, the TAMO mosaic museum, and the Domus stone carpets.

18 narration points
Highlights

Gold, glass, and eternity

Basilica of San Vitale
547 AD · UNESCO

The supreme achievement of Byzantine art in Europe. The apse panels of Justinian and Theodora — surrounded by their courts — are the most reproduced images from the entire Middle Ages.

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
c. 430 AD · UNESCO

A tiny chapel with a midnight-blue vault covered in gold stars. The Good Shepherd lunette glows in amber light filtered through alabaster windows. Ravenna's oldest mosaics.

Sant'Apollinare in Classe
549 AD · UNESCO

Standing alone in the fields at the ancient Roman port. The apse mosaic of St Apollinaris in a green paradise beneath a golden cross is the greatest apse mosaic in Western art.

Dante's Tomb
Died 1321 · Neoclassical tomb

Italy's supreme poet died in exile here. Florence has demanded his bones for 700 years — Ravenna has always refused. The eternal flame burns olive oil sent by Florence as penance.

Mausoleum of Theoderic
c. 520 AD · UNESCO

The only building in Ravenna made entirely of stone — no brick, no mortar. The roof is a single 230-tonne monolith shipped across the Adriatic from Istria. Gothic, not Roman.

The Flooded Crypt
San Francesco · 5th century floor

The crypt of San Francesco is permanently flooded with groundwater. Goldfish swim over 5th-century Byzantine mosaic floors. The effect is accidental but haunting.

How It Works

Walk. Listen. See what still glows.

1
Open the tour

Tap "Start Walking Tour" and allow location access. The map shows all 34 narration points across the city and out to Classe.

2
Walk at your pace

Follow the suggested route or explore freely. GPS tracks your position. When you reach a site, the narration plays automatically.

3
Hear the stories

Each narration connects what you can see to the emperors, kings, and artists who built this city. Three capitals, one walk.

What You Get

A companion who knows every mosaic

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GPS-Triggered

Narrations play when you reach each site. No buttons, no track numbers. Walk naturally and the stories find you.

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Studio-Quality Voice

Premium narration that sounds like a documentary. Warm and knowledgeable, not a textbook reading.

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Fact-Checked Twice

Every narration is AI-generated, then passed through a second fact-checking model. Dates, names, and claims verified against source material.

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Interactive Map

See all narration points on the map. Tap any point to hear it early or replay it later. Track your progress through the city.

34 Sites

All 8 UNESCO monuments plus Dante's Tomb, the Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra, museums, and historic churches. Deep dives on the masterpieces.

Your Own Pace

Spend a half day or a full day. Skip sites, revisit favourites, take breaks. The tour adapts to you, not the other way around.

Three-time capital of empires
34 narration points. Every mosaic, every tomb, every story.
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