Ravenna?

RS doesn't include a lot of places in his books.
RS Village tour visits Ravenna so why it is not in guidebook- who knows- it's a matter of space.

Ravenna is still absolutely worth it. Fabulous mosaics, lovely little town, perfectly safe Worth a night or 2.

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Totally agree that Ravenna is very much worth visiting. You can go to a book and souvenir shop called Book and Shop (Via Giuliano Argentario 22) and buy passes to five of the mosaic sites. There are a handful of others you can see as well. There is also a place called Koko Mosaico (Via di Roma 136) where you can have a mosaics lesson and make one of your own. This would need to be reserved in advance, whereas for visiting the ancient mosaics, you can just go whenever you please.

Official site

https://www.ravennamosaici.it/en/entrance-time-and-prices/

A couple of the sites require timed entry

Hi Amy, yes, Ravenna is definitely worth visiting! Enjoy the gorgeous mosaics, plus there’s a couple of excellent museums if you stay overnight and have the time.

If you're nuts about mosaics, there's more than a day's worth of sightseeing for you in Ravenna. If you like both mosaics and art, you really need two full days. That's how long I had, and I didn't get to spend much time just walking down the pretty streets, nor did I go to the historical museum outside town in Classe.

If you like Byzantine architecture and mosaics, Ravenna is a must-visit place. San Vitale and the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia are stunning. As others have pointed out, there are equally interesting sites to see. However, other than the landmarks, I found the city dull and characterless. One full day on the ground should be enough to visit the essentials, but 2 days will allow for a more relaxed pace.

We spent four nights there and really enjoyed it.
Perfectly safe.
The mosaics are wonderful.
Look for the three kings depicted in one of them, wearing fancy patterned “leggings”!
A city bus will take you a short distance to Classe to see the mosaics there, included in the pass/ticket.

As others have said, Ravenna is definitely worth visiting. I found Rick's chapter on Revenna provide a good guide to the main mosaic sites and some other things of interest in the town. From what I read, Ravenna is sometimes included in the full Italy RS guideboo and sometimes not, depending on space, and not in the Best of Italy book. However it is always in the Venice guidebook, under "near Venice." The Venice book also include a good chapter on Padua. Since I wasn't going to Venice on the same trip, and I just bought an inexpensive used copy of the Venice book online and pulled out the Ravenna and Padua sections to travel.