This is the floor of a Roman villa, and very interesting, but don't choose it over any of the byzantine monuments -- unless, perhaps, you have never seen Roman mosaic floors before or unless you are an afficionado of Roman floor mosaics. It's good, but probably not what one comes to Ravenna for.

This is a relatively new site in Ravenna. Very interesting. The presentation and description of the site is well done.

Anywhere else these original Roman floors would be a major attraction, but considering they are in a city which is oberbrimming with some of the world's most unique byzantine mosaics, I suggest you if you have seen EVERYTHING else!

Not included on our Unesco List so nearly missed it. Well worth a visit. Nice setting through the church. One of our favourite sights in Ravenna

Amazing to see mosaics of this antiquity. Doing a little research ahead of time to know what you're looking at really would improve the experience. Unfortunately, we had not done so and therefore were needing to spend much time reading the explanations while there.

We did the audio tour which was worth it for the explanations of the different patterns in the various rooms. Finish off by watching the video in the room near the entrance which gives a very good impression of what the house may have looked like when it was built and also what the full mosaics would have looked like... More

We did not expect this to be much, and saw it late in the visit -- but it would have been a great introduction and we recommend you whisk through early in your visit. It was a well-planned, well-explained, well-laid out "museum" of mosaics. Definitely helped us understand what we were looking at elsewhere and was worth absorbing some of... More

Worth a visit, this recently uncovered and restored building includes floor mosaics from the end of the 4th century A.D, and you can walk around imagining what it felt like to be entertained in an ancient palace. 4 euro to get in here, and I thought it not bad at all. There is a walkway over the floor which, sadly,... More

The Domus features a dozen or so rooms with "stone carpets" -- mosaic floors discovered during a fairly recent excavation. The dance of the four seasons, in particular, is captivating, but all the displays are fascinating. This provides a particularly pleasant break from the highly decorated religious art found in the World Heritage sites. Just one more good reason to... More