Ravenna (Italy) > Reviews

Advantages: little, a lot of monuments, good food
Disadvantages: difficult to drive

Ravenna is a little town (only 135.000 inhabitants) in Northern Italy (I must say it's my hometown) by the Adriatic sea and it's famous all over the world for its mosaics (it's been capital of Western Roman Empire) and in any period of the year is possible to see comitives of tourists from every part of the world that beyond to the pleasure of visiting several basilicas (first of all San Vitale, but also 2 Sant'Apollinare ones, "New" in Via Roma and ... Read review

Advantages: compact, pretty mosiacs
Disadvantages: not overly exciting

Ravenna was, indeed, for a brief time the capital of Italy, but now it is most famous for the roman mosiacs which adorn here. She is a beautiful city, close to the coast, indeed, a good day trip from escapees from the Romagnola Riviera (Rimini being the most famous resort) A very compact city, it is easy to visit most of the more important attractions (these attractions being, primarily, the Roman mosiacs and the Cathedral and surrounding churches), ... Read review

Advantages: Mosaic capital, Delicious Food : )
Disadvantages: the weather is hot : (

Ravenna is part of Emilia Romagna, Italy, a region known for its great food. I highly recommend Ravenna to Mosaic enthusiast. It is located at the north-eastern part of Italy. Just south of Venice and East of Bologna. The closest airport is Bologna. One can easily catch the train in Bologna that goes to Ravenna. The trip is about an hour and half. More than eight historical mosaic sites in Ravenna are named in the world cultural heritage site. ... Read review