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Description: City, northern Italy, capital of Ravenna Province, in Emilia-Romagna Region, near the Adriatic Sea. Ravenna greatly ... more

Ravenna ... prospered under Roman rule. Emperor Trajan built a 70 km long aqueduct at the beginning of the 2nd century. In 402, Emperor Honorius transferred the capital of the Western Roman Empire from Milan to Ravenna. The transfer was made primarily for defensive purposes: Ravenna was surrounded by swamps and marshes and had ease of access to Imperial forces of the Eastern Roman Empire. However, in 409, King Alaric I of the Visigoths simply bypassed Ravenna, and went on to sack Rome and to take Galla Placidia, daughter of Emperor Theodosius I, hostage. After many vicissitudes, Galla Placidia returned to Ravenna with her son, Emperor Valentinian III and the support of her nephew Theodosius II. Ravenna enjoyed a period of unprecedented peace, during which time the Christian religion flourished, and the city gained its most famous monuments, both secular (demolished) and Christian (largely preserved).

Newest Review: ... are full of mosaic artworks. This is an unique town full of historical monuments and modern shopping areas. It is easy to get around on foot. Tourist can have a bicycle for free. Delicious food with reasonable pricing! There are not too many tourists like Venice or Florence. If you would like to have a relax and educational vacation, this is the place to be. ... more

... Some cultural heritage mosaic site opens on special evenings. On weekend evenings, some shops will open till midnight. I was there in late July and early August, the weather is a little bit hot! But most of the shops are havi...more

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Ravenna: Mosaic Town - Elegant & Modern (465 words)
by - written on 31/08/04 (Useful, 148 readings)
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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. Many things are made out of mosaic. This form of art expression is highly appreciated by the locals. From hotel lobby artwork, ... Read the complete review

Wonderful small town (904 words)
by - written on 04/10/01 (Very useful, 450 readings)
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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 (little tiles of glass mixed up with GOLD in Ravenna's ones put together in order to form pictures (sky,angels,God,Holy Family and so on). Ravenna's been capital of Eastern 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 the other,maybe the most beautiful, in ... Read the complete review