What a lovely
city! And full of history with no less than eight UNESCO World
Herritage Monuments. A single €9.50 ticket allows access to five of
the sites whilst another is free so we had our day planned. Revenna
city centre is very compact and, as it was only a 20 minute walk in,
it was easy to see all of the sites in one day. The Tourist
Information Centre map was excellent, showing all of the sites in the
city and allowing us to plot a route between the UNESCO sites that
included other interesting locations.
Every site had
amazing 5th
and 6th
Century mosaics of incredible quality but my favourite was the
Basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo. It is famous for its mosaic of the
Three Wise Men but there is so much more and all as vibrant as the
day they were made.
It wasn't just
the UNESCO sites, the whole city is intriguing and we could have
spent much longer wandering around the streets.
The
sightseeing was interrupted by a very welcome break at lunch time for
a pizza – we couldn't leave Italy without having had one!
Ravenna is on
the list for a possible stop on the way home – there is much more
to see!
Photos: On our
journey yesterday we saw two church towers that were definitely not
straight and this we named 'The Leaning Tower of Ravenna' – we are
beginning to think that the Italians don't understand how to
construct foundations!; The Three Wise Men mosaic.
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