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Ravenna Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Ravenna, Italy
Ravenna's World Class Mosaics.
This is a top pick! ... us to the International ferry terminal. Our next destinations are Croatia (again) this time the northern area known as the Istria Peninsula and Slovenia. Footnote: Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna is an UNESCO World Heritage listed ...
Mosaics and more rain - Ravenna!
... less than 10 minutes by foot. That means, in the time I waited in the rain for a taxi, I could have walked to my hotel twice. Oh well. Should’ve known. Ravenna is certainly worth a whole day of exploration and I will be ...
Of What Italian Dreams are Made
... on a bench in defeat. After LeLe’s we went to Alex Erioldi’s family apartment in a high rise above the beach in Ravenna. There were two bedrooms, Gallina and his girlfriend were in one, Forlei and Alex were on the couch and I was on the ...
Ravenna, Italy
... risks. I can see why. I managed to avoid another train strike as I went through Rome and Bologna before arriving in Ravenna. I even finished The Poe Shadow which had been a slow read because it is much more intellectual than the novels I usually ...
Ravenna
... which had a huge organ, then made my way to Dante's Tomb, which is the most visited site in Ravenna. Honestly, it was a little anti-climactic. First, there was this big shrubbery with a note saying that ...
I found the beach...
... students from Switzerland. Do the math and you will come to the conclusion that there were seven of us in the car! Only in Italy. The Adriatic sea in Ravenna is not the best I have seen, I must say. A bit cloudy but in 35-40 degrees it is refreshing and ...
Ravenna Update - Finally!
... home for you dad). I haven't had much opportunity to shop much (I can hear the gasps) but there's not a ton here in Ravenna, although I did notice a Furla (yes Shannon and Sarah, I'm looking :P). Alas, I only have a week and a half left here ...
Ravenna - Mosaic Central
... ; The shops are on the upscale side and buildings have pastel colors to create a cheerful look. The highlight of Ravenna is clearly the numerous mosaics in the churches around town. These mosaics date from the late 4th century to 6th ...
Last week in Ravenna
... nbsp; This week I finally got to see some of the more important monuments and displays of mosaics (for which Ravenna is internationally renowned and whose sites have been given UNESCO protection and identification as World Heritage ...
I mosaici di Ravenna
Today I visited all the famous mosaics in Ravenna - and there are quite a lot. It took me some time to discover the whole city. But it was really worth going there, since the mosaics are really ...
ravenna
... by simply writing that we used the ticket, but of course not. i have the worst luck with public officials, i swear.) ravenna was amazing. i have never seen anything so beautiful in my life, as the byzantine mosaics in the churches there. my ...
Ravenna
Well, I've been in Ravenna for four days now and I am thoroughly enjoying it. It's very laid back and the weather has been fabulous - nothing but sun. My host family is really great and friendly, and they took me to the beach my first day ...
My first days in Ravenna
... This evening I am taking a walk across the road from the hotel where I have seen them setting up a concert (Concerto di apertura per Ravenna Bella si Sera 2010). Will probably take a pizza and a refreshing beer. Who knows where the evening will take me. ...
Na poti domov
... vodi do Pza-ja. V temi in gužvi (kje je umirjena Apulija?), sploh točno ne veva kje sva. Ko prideva v Porto Ravenna, ugotoviva, da je Pza na drugi strani kanala, kamor lahko prideva le s trajektom, ki na najino srečo kljub pozni uri še ...
Mosaics and Markets
... that is to see the 1500 year old Byzantine mosaics. When the Roman Empire was crumbling, the Byzantine emperor, Justinian, made Ravenna the western edge of his empire. In the morning we wandered the town and headed to Basilica di San Vitale. ...
Past glories of Byzantium
... but there have been a few Japanese, English and other Italians around as well. Obviously word has gotten out better about Ravenna's heritage. Still, the number of visitors pales in comparison to what Florence and Rome see regularly, but I guess the ...
We've been to alot of churches, but wow
The Basilicas are really special. It's all about the mosaics here. pictures and details to follow ...
Many mosaics
... an hour later I arrived at Ravenna. I left my luggage at the locker in the train station and set off with my map. Ravenna has many celebrated mosaics from the early Christain and Byzantine area. It was also the capital of the Western Roman Empire. First ...
Ravenna - In Training....
... and home of the San Marino Formula Grand Prix. I should have borrowed Elena's Yellow Peugeot and hit the highways at top speed. Ravenna is a town famous for Mosaics, and Dante. (the writer, not the terrible film sharing his name plus the word Peak, ...
Tiny Glass Tiles, Family and Food for Miles
... family and then traveling on to the region of Abruzzo. Before meeting up with Gabe's second cousin Roberto, we decided to visit Ravenna, famous for its ancient Byzantine glass mosaics. We were on a tight schedule, so we dumped our packs at the ...
Ravenna, Italy
... was so far behind on my travel blog and I needed to catch up. It also gave us the opportunity to take in a few of Ravenna's sites as the town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, famed for itīs mosaics. The mosaics were outstanding and I can ...
Barb's comments
... first set of comments, it’s just too difficult to describe in words or photos what we are seeing. I’m certainly seeing Italy like I’ve never seen before. Maturing 25 years from when I lived here helps, but also Bill‘s knowledge of ...
Lot tougher than jigsaw puzzles
Ravenna is a UNESCO world heritage site because of the oooollllllldddddd intricate mosaics displayed in its churches, Baptistery and mausoleums. The pictures really don't do it justice, because they all look like paintings, that is how well the ...
Ravenna
... veal medallions (for emily). Full, happy, and ready for adventure, we headed off for the nearby town on Ravenna - famed for it's mosaics - which are, by the way, truely amazing. The domes of these small cathedrals covered in explosions ...
From boats to bicycles
... and found a reasonable hotel. Hotel Byron offered clean but small rooms with free wifi in a central location. Ravenna is a Unesco world heritage site due to its magnificent collection of Renaissance mosaics in its churches and chapels. ...
Ravenna
Well, everything goes just fine, i arrived to Ravenna one hour ago. i travel with a very simphatic hungarian guy. Yesterday i visited Trieste, than we slept near a church (i slept on the grass in my sleeping bag it was cold and hard, but thats fine) ...
