Il percorso dell’Ancient harbor of Classe, in Ravenna, spread over an area of about 10,000 square meters, offers the places daily frequented by those who worked in the warehouses or arrived by sea docking at the port, immersing visitors inside the archaeological excavation.
The route begins from the Visitor Center, which houses a multimedia room where the image of a merchant from the time, virtually reproduced, introduces the naturalistic, geological, historical, and archaeological aspects of the territory under examination, together with images and videos of Ravenna’s most important monuments and historical reconstructions of the site.
The visit continues moving inside the archaeological area, which features a paved road on the sides of which there were a series of warehouses, of which the foundations are preserved today, used in ancient times for loading/unloading goods.
Along the itinerary, silk-screened perspective plates are placed that propose the elevation reconstruction of the warehouses and architectural elements no longer present. The graphic reproductions overlap with the surrounding landscape, merging and restoring the view of the complex as it must have been in the 5th-6th century, giving the visitor a fully immersive experience.
The route of the Ancient harbor of Classe also includes a footbridge, which connected the two areas of the port canal: the neighborhood on the island to the commercial district adjacent to the main road. Some viewpoints from the belvederes allow the site to be “read” also from other points of view, providing a different vision of the archaeological remains.
Hours of the Ancient harbor of Classe
Until June 5: every day 10 AM – 6:30 PM
June 6 – September 4, every day 6 PM – 11 PM with evening events
September 5 – November 13, 2016, only Saturday and Sunday 10 AM – 6 PM
From November 14, 2016 seasonal closure; reopening spring 2017
Tickets for the Ancient harbor of Classe
Tickets: €5 full price, €4 reduced.
Guided tours by reservation: 0544 478100 €40
Reservations for the Ancient harbor of Classe and phone
Reservation: Optional.
Phone: 0544 478100 or info@parcoarcheologicodiclasse.it
The indicated hours may be subject to change. It is recommended to check the opening, especially in case of bad weather.
