Date selection [Cripta Rasponi e Giardini Pensili] - Fondazione RavennAntica

From 9 January to 28 February: CLOSED
From 1 March: Monday to Friday 2pm-6pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am-2pm

Saturday 13 May closed from 10am to 12.30pm for private event.

Last admission 15 minutes before the site closes.

Any reductions of the ticket price will be verified at the entrance by showing the certifications/documents.

Just a few steps away from the Tomba di  Dante, there is one of the most picturesque corners of our city: Cripta Rasponi and Giardini Pensili.

Cripta Rasponi is actually a small noble chapel, never intended for the family Rasponi – it is the most ancient preserved unit of the architectural complex of Palazzo Rasponi, dating back in all likelihood to the end of the 18^th Century.

The most significant part of the crypt consists of the mosaic pavement, composed of various fragment, arranged in a random pattern. The pavement comes from Classe, most probably from the Church of San Severo (6^th Century) and displays ornamental motifs and figures of animals, caught in spontaneous acts and livened up by the use of enamel paints

The garden, enriched by a beautiful fountain, hosts in its center a neo-Gothic tower and is also composed by a rooftop part. Getting out of the crypt, there is a staircase leading to a beautiful view of  Piazza San Francesco.

Visit the website Cripta Rasponi