Experts' Choice Award Battistero Neoniano (Battistero degli Ortodossi)
What the experts agree on
Ravenna's oldest surviving building, this 5th-century octagonal baptistery sits atop a Roman bathhouse and features stunning mosaics depicting Christ's Baptism with vivid, contrasting colors and apostles.
“This octagonal baptistery was completed in the 5th century by Bishop Neone on the site of an ancient Roman bath.”
– Frommer's
Frommer's "Ravenna’s oldest monument was erected by Bishop Ursus around 400, alongside his long-ago destroyed basilica on the site of an ancient Roman bath." Full review
Fodor's "Next door to Ravenna's 18th-century cathedral, the baptistery has one of the town's most important mosaics." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"These mosaics with vivid and contrasting colours depict the Baptism of Christ accompanied by a retinue of apostles." Full review
Lonely Planet "Roman ruins aside, this is Ravenna's oldest intact building, constructed over the site of a former Roman baths' complex in the late 4th century." Full review
