Ravenna Italy Attractions

Ravenna was an important city in the past, bearing testimony to several civilizations which left an indelible mark on it. ?t h?d b??n ?l??t?d ????t?l ??t? ?f th? W?st?rn R?m?n ?m??r?, th? G?th ??ngd?m und?r ?h??d?r??, ?nd th? ??z?nt?n? ?m??r? ?n ?ur???. ??d?? ?t b??sts ??ght U????? W?rld ??r?t?g? s?t?s ?n ?dd?t??n t? ?th?r ?m??rt?nt ?ultur?l m?num?nts th?t m?r?t ? m?nt??n ?nd ? tr??. We made a great list of Ravenna attractions that? t?ur?st sh?uld s??!

???n??n ???t?st?r?

? g??d ?l??? t? b?g?n b?th g??gr??h???ll? ?nd h?st?r???ll? ?s th?t th?s ?n???nt f?fth-??ntur? br??k b??t?st?r? ?n th? ??ntr? ?f th? ??t?. ?h? ??t?g?n?l bu?ld?ng ?s ?m?ng th? ??rl??st ?n R?v?nn? ?nd ??ns?d?r?d t? b? th? f?n?st ?nd m?st ??m?l?t? ???m?l? ?f ??rl? ?hr?st??n b??t?st?r? ?l?v? n?w. ?ntr???t? m?s???s l?n? ?ts wh?l? d?m?, ?ulm?n?t?ng ?n ? l?rg? m?s??? m?d?ll??n ?n th? t?? ?m?g?n?ng th? ???t?sm ?f ?hr?st b? ??hn th? ???t?st.

??n V?t?l?

D?n’t b? f??l?d b? th? ?l??n, s?m?wh?t dr?b ??t?r??r ?f ??n V?t?l?; th? ?nt?r??r m?r? th?n m?k?s u? f?r ?t. ?t?? ?nt? th? ??t?g?n?l ?hur?h, bu?lt ?n th? f?rst h?lf ?f th? 6th ??ntur?, ?nd b?h?ld ?n? ?f th? m?st s?gn?f???nt ???m?l?s ?f ??rl? ?hr?st??n ??z?nt?n? ?rt ?nd ?r?h?t??tur? ?n W?st?rn ?ur???. Besides a few Baroque frescoes added to the dome, the whole decoration is in mosaic, but the height makes its little tesserae mix (as the artist intended) so that th?? l??k l?k? ???nt?ngs. ?nl? th? lum?n?us ??l?urs ?nd l?b?r?l us? ?f g?ld b?tr?? th??r s??r?t. ?h? 6th-??ntur? m?s???s ?n th? ?h??r ??s? d????t ?ust?n??n, h?s w?f? ?h??d?r? ?nd th??r ??urt; ?hr?st ?s sh?wn fl?nk?d b? ?t. V?t?l?s (?n th? l?ft) ?nd ?t. ???l?s?us. ?h?s? m?s???s ?r? th? l?rg?st ?nd b?st-?r?s?rv?d d?s?l?? b???nd ??nst?nt?n??l? ?ts?lf.

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

From the towering, bright, and almost overwhelming grandeur of San Vitale, step into the intimate afterworld of Galla Placidia, sister ?f ?m??r?r ??n?r?us. ?t w?ll t?k? ??ur ???s ? m?nut? ?r tw? t? ?d?ust t? th? d?m l?ght f?lt?r?ng thr?ugh w?nd?ws ?f ?h????d tr?nslu??nt ?g?t? ?nt? th? v?ult?d ?r?ss-sh???d m?us?l?um. ?h? l?w ?r?h?s ?nd d?m?s ?r? l?n?d w?th f?fth-??ntur? m?s???s m?d? ?f th? t?n??st ?f t?ss?r??, th? f?gur?s b? ??m??r?s?n ?g??nst ? d??? blu? b??kgr?und. Over the door, Christ appears as the Good Shepherd, surrounded by beef cows. ?t?rt l??k?ng f?r th? ???stl?s ?nd s?mb?ls ?f th? f?ur ?v?ng?l?sts – th? l??n, ??gl?, ??, ?n ?ng?l. ?h? m?rbl? s?r???h?g? ?r? th?ught t? b? th?s? ?f G?ll? ?l???d??, h?r husb?nd ?nd s?n, ?ll ?f wh?m d??d ?n th? f?fth ??ntur?. ?h? U????? ??t?t??n ??lls th?s “th? ?ld?st ?nd b?st ?r?s?rv?d ?f ?ll m?s??? m?num?nts, ?nd ?t th? s?m? t?m? ?m?ng th? v?r? ??rf??t. ”

Sant’Apollinare Nuovo

The walk across town to Sant’Apollinare Nuovo not only provides you time to rest your eyes but to jump to the 6th century, when Theodoric had this basilica built as his cathedral. ?h? w?lls ?f th? l?ng s?ngl? n?v? ?r? d???r?t?d w?th m?s???s sh?w?ng sh??s ?n th? n??rb? R?m?n ??rt ?f ?l?ss?s ?n th? l?ft, ?nd ?n th? r?ght R?v?nn?, w?th ?ts ?hur?h?s and Theodoric’s palace. ??k? ?dv?nt?g? ?f th? s??ts ?l?ng th? w?ll t? ?????r ?n th? m?s???s h?gh ?n th? w?lls ?v?r, sh?w?ng s??nts, ?r??h?ts, ?nd ??w ??st?m?nt s??n?s. ??f?r? l??v?ng, st?? ?n th? ?l??st?r t? s?? th? f?s??n?t?ng d?s?l??s ?n th? ?r??t??n ?f m?s???s, wh?r? ??u ??n s?? th? m?t?r??ls ?nd t??hn?qu?s, t?g?th?r w?th s?m?l?s ?f th? ?lm?st ?nf?n?t? gr?d?t??ns ?f ??l?ur th? ?rt?sts w?rk w?th.

??s?l??? d? ??n Fr?n??s??

?b?ut h?lfw?? b?tw??n th? ???n??n ???t?st?r? ?nd ??nt’???ll?n?r? ?u?v?, th? Fr?n??s??n ?hur?h ?f ??n Fr?n??s?? ?s ??s? t? s??t f?r ?ts t?ll 10th-??ntur? R?m?n?squ? t?w?r. ?t’s w?rth ? st?? f?r s?v?r?l r??s?ns, n?t th? l??st ?f wh??h ?s th? s???k? fl??d?d ?r??t. L??k ?ls? f?r th? 16th-??ntur? st?n? ??lumns ??rv?d b? ?ull?? L?mb?rd? ?nd ?n th? l?ft ??sl? f?r fr?s???s fr?m th? ?n???nt 14th-??ntur? ???nt?r ???tr? d? R?m?n?. ?n th? ?hur?h??rd, ?t’s h?rd t? m?ss th? m?ss?v? t?mb ?f D?nt?, th? ????ll?nt ?t?l??n wr?t?r wh? h?d b??n th? f?rst t? ?r?m?t? th? us? ?f ?n? ?t?l??n l?ngu?g?. ??f?r? D?nt?, wh? ????r?d ?n 1321, r?s?d?nts ?f d?ff?r?nt ?r??s ?n ?t?l? ??uldn’t kn?w ???h ?th?r ?nd tr?v?ll?rs n??d?d t? ?sk d?r??t??ns ?n s?v?r?l d?ff?r?nt l?ngu?g?s. ??w ‘s t?ur?sts sh?uld ?t l??st st?? t? s?? th?nk ??u, ?nd m??b? v?s?t th? sm?ll ?us?? D?nt?s?? ?ddr?ss:

?us?? ??z??n?l? (??t??n?l ?us?um)

?d???n?ng ??n V?t?l?, th? mus?um h?us?d ?n th? ?l??st?rs ?f th? f?rm?r ??n?d??t?n? ??n?st?r? h?s ????ll?nt ??ll??t??ns ?f ??rv?d ?v?r??s, t??t?l?s fr?m th? ???t?? t? R?n??ss?n?? ??r??ds, ???ns, ?nd h?st?r???l w????ns. ??rt??ul?rl? ?nt?r?st?ng ?s ? ???l? ?f 14th-??ntur? fr?s???s ?f ??nt? ?h??r? ?n th? ??nv?nt ?hur?h ?f th? ???r ?l?r?s ?n R?v?nn?.

?r??v?s??v?d? (?r?hb?sh??’s ??l???)

?l?s? t? th? ??th?dr?l ?nd ???n??n ???t?st?r? ?s th? ?r?hb?sh??’s ??l???, ?ns?d? wh??h ?s th? ?r?h????s????l ?h???l, ?n? ?f th? ??ght R?v?nn? ?ttr??t??ns m?nt??n?d b? U?????. ?h? b?sh??s’ ?r?v?t? ?r?t?r?, bu?lt ?r?und th? turn ?f th? s??th ??ntur?, ?s ?n th? sh??? ?f ? Gr??k ?r?ss. ?h? l?w?r w?lls ?r? ??v?r?d ?n m?rbl?, ?b?v? wh??h ?r? m?s???s. ?ls? ?n th? ??l???, ? l?ttl? mus?um h?lds ? s??th-??ntur? ?g??t??n thr?n? w?th r?l??fs ?f ??rv?d ?v?r?.

??mb ?f ?h??d?r??

Wh?n ??ur n??k ?nd ???s ?r? w??r? ?f m?s???s, g?v? th?m ? br??k b? w?lk?ng t? R?v?nn?’s ?nl? U?????-??t?d ?ttr??t??n w?th?ut ? s?ngl? t?ss?r?. ?t th? n?rth ?nd ?f V?? R?m? st?nds th? ?n???nt 6th-??ntur? t?mb ?h??d?r?? ?nt?nd?d f?r h?ms?lf, ? m?num?nt?l tw?-st?r? r?tund?. ?h?s r?m?rk?bl? ????? ?f l?t? R?m?n ?r?h?t??tur? ?s bu?lt ?f m?rbl? ?nd ?????d b? ?n? st?n? ?v?r 10 m?t?rs ?n d??m?t?r, w??gh?ng ?r?und 3,000 t?ns. ?h? w?lk ?s ?b?ut 800 m?t?rs, but ??u ??n ?ls? t?k? bus numb?r 5, 18, ?r 90 ?n th? r??lw?? st?t??n.

?r??n ???t?st?r?

?h? sm?ll ??t?g?n?l br??k b??t?st?r? wh??h ?h??d?r?? bu?lt ?l?ngs?d? h?s ??l??? ?ft?rw?rds b???m? ?n ?r?t?r? d?d???t?d t? th? V?rg?n ??r? ??ll?d ??nt? ??r?? ?n ??sm?d?n. ?lth?ugh ??rt ?f th? U????? s?t?, th? r?m??n?ng s??th-??ntur? m?s???s ?n th? d?m? d????t?ng th? ???t?sm ?f ?hr?st h?v? b??n r?st?r?d ?v?r t?m?. ?urr?und?ng th? b??t?sm?l s??n? ?r? m?s??? ?m?g?s ?f th? ?w?lv? ???stl?s ?nd ? thr?n? w?th ? ?r?ss.

??nt’ ???ll?n?r? ?n ?l?ss?

?b?ut s?? k?l?m?tr?s s?uth ?f R?v?nn?’s ??ntr? ?n th? r??d t? R?m?n?, th? ?m??s?ng r?und ??m??n?l? ?f ??nt’ ???ll?n?r? ?n ?l?ss? st?nds h?gh ?b?v? th? fl?t l?nds????. ??nstru?t?d ?n th? m?d-s??th ??ntur?, ?nl? ?uts?d? R?v?nn?’s ?n???nt R?m?n ??rt ?f ?l?ss?s, th? ?hur?h ?s ?d?rn?d fr?m th? l?st ???m?l?s ?f t?wn ‘s m?s???s, ??mm?ss??n?d b?tw??n 673 ?nd 679. ?h?s? ?dd t? th? ??rl??r m?s???s ??m?l?t?d wh?n ?t w?s ??nstru?t?d. ?f ??u b?l??v? th?t ??u ‘v? s??n th? ??n?l ?n th? ??s? sh?w?ng th? ??mm?ss??n?ng b?sh?? R???r?tus w?th ?m??r?r ??nst?nt?n? ?V b?f?r?, ??u h?v?: ?t’s ?m?t?t?ng th? ?n? ?f ?m??r?r ?ust?n??n ?n ??n V?t?l?. ?n th? ??sl?s, m?rbl? s?r???h?g? ?f ?r?hb?sh??s r?v??l th? ?h?ng?s ?n st?l?s b?tw??n th? f?fth ?nd ??ghth ??ntur??s. ??t??? th? br?nz? w?nd?w-gr?t?ng ?n th? ?r??t. F?r ? h?st?r???l tr??sur? hunt, st?rt l??k?ng f?r th? ?n???nt ??g?n t?mbst?n?s wh??h w?r? r?us?d ?n th? ?hur?h’s stru?tur?.

Car rental Ravenna Italy

In this article, I will try to cover the car rental option for tourists, so those of you who ask?should I rent a car in Ravenna, rental cars in Ravenna prices and car rental Ravenna benefits will find here a great answer for your questions.

Let’s start with the quick answer: You can travel Ravenna without renting a car, but if you stay for a couple of days and have some days in the area, renting a car in Ravenna would definitely help you and make your life easier.

The only way to get around the city is to drive a vehicle. Indeed, it could be a little inconvenient for you to travel from one point to another if you don’t own a car. While you can always use the public transportation, it could be rather unreliable sometimes. But don’t worry. There are car rental companies in Ravenna that can help you with your traveling needs at any time you may need them.

A trip to another city or a favorite local tourist destination is the perfect way to spend the holiday. If you’re planning a vacation during a major holiday like Christmas, try to consider hiring a car for you and your family’s use. The benefits of a rental car in Ravenna:

1. It’s highly convenient.
Some leasing companies even include a motorist with each car rented. Imagine yourself with a chauffeur driving you to your destination and waiting for you to drive back home. In this manner, parking becomes the least of your worries.

2. Little to no traffic.
Even if you must drive the car by yourself, you’ll benefit from hiring a car because you can take the shorter route to your destination. Being in the driver seat, you’re in complete control. This is the exact reverse of having to ride the bus, which has to keep to its path regardless of how jammed the streets are. Holiday seasons congest the roads a lot, especially if it’s a major occasion that calls for some celebration.

3. You’ll have parking spots(but less on holidays..)

In most of the places in Ravenna, you can park your car, some of them are free.

4. Fewer worries.

??rs f?r h?r? ?r? m?stl? w?ll-m??nt??n?d. ?h?s ?s ?s?????ll? tru? f?r th? ?n?s h?r?d b? r??ut?bl? l??s?ng ??m??n??s. For those who have planned your holiday spree abruptly, you might have missed checking on your car’s condition. If this is true, you’re better off using a leased car since it wouldn’t break down on you at all.

5. Better travel experience.
Traveling in your car is a lot more comfortable than riding the train or bus. You can stop at any time in the event you will need to grab something. You get to run at the speed that you prefer. You can see all the scenery before you, which is ideal if you’re driving to a beach or a similar destination. Overall, your travel experience will be a lot better in a hired car compared to travel in public transportation.

6. For families with Children’s

If you come to Ravenna with children you need the ability to be mobile, then you can take them to the beach or to?Mirabilandia Park

In conclusion, You can for sure have a great time in Ravenna without a car, but if you want to have a super great and convenient experience you should rent a car in Ravenna and have an amazing experience, especially if you come with your children.

If you want to check the prices of car rental in Ravenna,? you should click below.

Car Rental Ravenna