The Basilica di Sant’Apollinare in Classe stands in the flat plain about 5 km south of Ravenna, near the site of the ancient Roman port of Classis. Built between 533 and 549 AD and consecrated by Archbishop Maximian, it is one of the eight UNESCO-listed Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna. It is the only one of the […]
Ravenna is about 75 km east of Bologna — roughly an hour by direct train — and contains eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites, all within walking distance of each other in the city centre. The city was the capital of the Western Roman Empire in its final decades (402–476 AD), then the seat of the Ostrogothic Kingdom
Ravenna: Guide to the Eight UNESCO Monuments Read Post »
The eight UNESCO monuments in Ravenna were built over roughly 150 years by three successive rulers, each working in the same tradition but at different moments of technical ambition. Knowing what you are looking at in each building changes the experience considerably. This is a site-by-site guide to the six monuments in the city centre,
Ravenna’s Mosaics: A Monument-by-Monument Guide to What You’re Looking At Read Post »
Ravenna was capital of the Western Roman Empire for half a century, then of the Ostrogothic kingdom, then of the Byzantine Exarchate. That sequence of rulers left behind a concentration of 5th- and 6th-century mosaic art found nowhere else in the world. Eight of the city’s early Christian monuments are jointly listed as a UNESCO
Ravenna Half-Day: Four UNESCO Monuments and the Tomb of Dante Read Post »
Ravenna is one of the most underestimated cities in northern Italy. It sits an hour from Bologna by train, contains eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites within walking distance of each other, and is quiet enough to visit without queuing. Most people who stop here give it a morning. Most people leave wishing they had given
Ravenna: What to See, How Long to Allow, and Why It Rewards a Full Day Read Post »
Piadina Romagnola is a flatbread from the Romagna half of Emilia-Romagna — the coastal and inland area stretching from Rimini north to Ravenna and west to Forlì and Cesena. It has been granted IGP status (Indicazione Geografica Protetta) since 2014, which defines both the ingredients and the two distinct regional versions. It is one of
Piadina: the secret bread of Rimini and Ravenna Read Post »