Ravenna, Italy Attractions

 
Ravenna, a provincial capital and the see of an archbishop, lies in the southeast corner of the North Italian plain, here traversed by numerous drainage canals. Originally a seaport, it is now connected with the sea by a canal 10km/6mi long linking it with Porto Corsini. With its important early medieval buildings, Ravenna is one of the most interesting towns in Italy, and visitors get a vivid impression of early medieval art.

History

In the time of the Etruscans and Romans Ravenna was a lagoon town like Venice. Augustus made the port of Portus Classis, 5km/3mi from the town, the base of the Roman Adriatic fleet.

Read More San Vitale

San Vitale is a rather plane looking octagonal church with an octagonal dome. It was built in the first half of the 6th C and stand to the northwest of the Piazza del Popolo.

Read More Sant'Apollinare in Classe

Sant'Apollinare in Classe is a 6th C church which was restored in the 1770s. The interior features marble Byzantine columns, portrait and sarcophagi of archbishops, and other beautiful details.

Read More Baptistery of the Orthodox

Read More Sant'Apollinare Nuovo

This church was originally an Arian cathedral that was transformed to a Roman Catholic church.

Read More Tomb of Theodoric

The Tomb of Theodoric was completed in 520 and is a huge two story rotunda and shows Germanic influence.

Read More Archbishop's Palace Museum

Read More Baptistery of the Arians

Read More Cathedral of Sant'Orso

Read More Dante's Tomb

Read More Marina di Ravenna, Italy

(Near Ravenna)

Read More Museo Nazionale

Read More Piazza del Popolo (Palazzo Comunale)

Read More San Francesco

Read More San Giovanni Evangelista

Read More Santa Maria in Porto (Pinacoteca)

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