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A combination ticket (available at ticket offices of all included sights) admits you to four of Ravenna's important monuments: the Basilica di San Vitale, the Battistero Neoniano, the Museo Arcivescovile, and Sant'Apollinare Nuovo. The ticket also includes the Mausoleo di Galla Placidia between mid-June and February; a supplement is payable at other times. Start out early in the morning to avoid lines, and bear in mind that the months between March and mid-June are busy with school groups. A half day should suffice to walk the town; allow a half hour for the Mausoleo and the Basilica.
This archaeological site with lovely mosaics was uncovered in 1993 during digging for an underground parking garage near the 18th-century church of Santa Eufemia. Ten feet below ground level lie the remains of a Byzantine palace dating from the 5th and 6th centuries AD. Its beautiful and well-preserved network of floor mosaics displays elaborately designed patterns, creating the effect of luxurious carpets.
