Apr 18, 2009 - Mosaic heaven

As we were pulling away he even stopped us to suggest a short cut to the road to Ravenna. ... On reaching Ravenna we parked in the shade and set of for the Information office but took refreshment at a bar where they furnished us with a map and directions for several of the sites as the office would not be open for two hours. ... Ravenna has an amazing collection of Byzantine mosaics from the time when the Emperors Theoderic (Roman) and Justinian (Byzantine) had their capital there in the sixth century. ... Ravenna is an extremely attractive and up market town with wide streets, imposing buildings of all periods (it was bombed heavily during the war) and packed full of churches, palazzos and beautiful shops. ...

Nov 8, 2005 - Ravenna

Today, I spent the afternoon in Ravenna. ... In fact, Ravenna contains more mosaic art than any other place in the world outside of Istanbul. ... Ravenna was the western outpost of the new eastern Roman Empire and it has more recorded history than other Italian cities during the dark ages. ... The center for the research and restoration of mosaic art is in Ravenna. ... Dante is also buried in Ravenna. ...

Jul 3, 2005 - Villemarina, Italy

We took off the next morning and headed farther south along the coast. When we got close to the cities of Ravenna and Rimini, we decided to start looking for somewhere to stop for awhile. ... This area was kind of the main stretch of beach area on the eastern side of Italy.We took off the next morning and headed farther south along the coast. When we got close to the cities of Ravenna and Rimini, we decided to start looking for somewhere to stop for awhile. ... This area was kind of the main stretch of beach area on the eastern side of Italy....

Nov 12, 2004 - Day Trip to Ravenna

Early Friday morning, we all hopped on a bus for our first trip in Florence to the city of Ravenna (about a three hour bus ride away). ... Considering I had definitely started to settle in to my apartment a bit too much, I am definitely glad that the program got us up and going- as much as I love Florence, I know I need to explore Italy while I'm here! Ravenna was definitely a huge switch from anything we saw while in France. ... The mosaics were absolutely beautiful- just trying to imagine the patience it would take to lay out thousands of tiny pieces of glass so carefully bowls me over! The craziest part is that some of the mosaics we saw were almost 1000 years old- this stuff lasts! Ravenna actually used to be the capital of the Holy Roman Empire (fun fact for the day!). ...

Oct 30, 2004 - Ravenna, Italy

I caught a train out of Venice on Saturday when it started to rain and the flooding began. Ravenna was a nice small college town with thousands of 20 somethings crowding the streets. ... There are a few small churches with some world class mosaics from the Byzantine era made with gold leaf that glow in the dim domes where they cover entire ceilings.I caught a train out of Venice on Saturday when it started to rain and the flooding began. Ravenna was a nice small college town with thousands of 20 somethings crowding the streets. ... There are a few small churches with some world class mosaics from the Byzantine era made with gold leaf that glow in the dim domes where they cover entire ceilings....