Old Port of Classe - Parco Archeologico di Classe

A shot of a minor roman port ...

Ravenna (& Classe, a bunch of miles from it) was the place of a huge roman port, hosting one of the 3 imperial fleets in ancient times. This is not the place of the Roman navy (this is buried somewher...

This review is for an un-guided visit

Guided tours in English were not available when we visited, so we opted to do it on our own. I'm interested in Roman history and construction techniques, so this was a must-see for me. If that's not...

Maybe with a guide the visit is good, but without one it's a disaster

I see other reviews of Anitco Porto that are positive. They seem to be with a guide. I went without a guide. Was given the option of seeing the audio-visual in Italian or in English, was warned that t...

What an amazing experience - Porto di Classe should not be missed

We spent an entire morning at the Porto di Classe and could have spent the entire day. Our guide was a lead archaeologist (Paolo Martinelli) for the excavation and helped to re-create the personal ex...

How cool is this?!

Most excellent adventure! It's only been open for a few years, and is an active archeological site, there were people digging through an area of the site while we were there. The interpretative displa...