Which one to choose in Ravenna
Two churches in Ravenna. Baptistery of Neon has no online ticket listed; Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna has no online ticket listed. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
Ravenna, Italy
The baptistery is one of the five monuments on the Ravenna combined ticket, with San Vitale, Galla Placidia, Sant'Apollinare Nuovo and the Archbishop's Chapel; there is no separate entry and no reason to want one. A small supplement applies to Galla Placidia in the busy months. The ticket lasts a week. The baptistery stands beside the cathedral, two minutes from the centre, and the five sites are all within a fifteen-minute walk of each other.
Ravenna, Italy
Entry is free and the church is not part of the Ravenna combined monument ticket, which catches out visitors working through the mosaic sites. The one thing that costs money is a coin in the box beside the crypt, which switches on the light over the flooded floor; it is the best euro spent in the city. Guided tours of Dante's Ravenna include the basilica and the tomb beside it and cost a moderate amount.
| Baptistery of Neon | Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Chapel | Basilica |
| Opened | 401 | 1921 |
| Tickets and tours on GetYourGuide | none listed | none listed |
| Official website | yes | — |