Mare d’Italia

Theodoric’s Mausoleum (built 520 AD)
Piazza del Popolo, the central square of Ravenna
Piazza del Popolo, the City Hall
A suggestive street of downtown Ravenna
Galla Placidia’s Mausoleum (built circa 450 AD)
Basilica of New St. Apollinaris: mosaic of Theodoric’s Palace
 

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Ravenna is rich of monuments, mostly Christian temples built during the Byzantinian Age (4th and 5th century). It is also rich of old palaces built during the Middle Age and the Renaissance. A large area of downtown is closed to all traffic, so locals and visitors can enjoy the oldest part of the town in [...]

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Restaurants in Ravenna
Al Gallo
Via Maggiore 87
Tel. 0544-213775
Closed Sunday evening, Monday and Tuesday
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Capannetti
Via Ravegnana-Vicolo Capannetti 21
Tel. 0544-66681
Closed Sunday evening and Monday
Marchesini
corner of Via Mazzini and Via Guaccimanni – 48100 Ravenna
Tel. 0544-212-309, Fax 0544-217-071
http://www.ristorantimarchesini.com
Al Porto
Via Delle Nazioni, 2
Tel. 0544-530-105, Fax 0544-537-329
Closed on Mondays
Tre Spade
Via Faentina 136
Tel. 0544-500-522, Fax 0544-500-820
Closed Sunday and Monday

Restaurants in Faenza
La Pavona
Ristorante Osteria [...]

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Ravenna hosts a summer long Music Festival of international relevance. Some historical sites become great stages for the shows, which see exhibitions of classical music, opera, ballet as well as pop music and emerging rock bands.
More information at:
    Ravenna Festival
    info@ravennafestival.org
    Via Dante Alighieri, 1 – 48100 Ravenna
    tel. 0544-249-211, Fax 0544-363-03
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Every July, Ravenna hosts [...]

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Ravenna is an Eastern jewel in a Western setting.
While the powerful memories of Rome were fading in what were later called the ‘dark ages’, Ravenna was born and flourishing as the capital of the Byzantine Western Empire. Ravenna’s vast artistic heritage is greatly represented by mosaics, made in ceramics and marble.
Dante wrote part of his [...]

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