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Ravenna (/ r ə ˈ v ɛ n ə / rə-VEN-ə; Italian:, also local pronunciation: [raˈvɛn(n)a] ⓘ; Romagnol: Ravèna, Ravêna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy.
Sep 20, 2024 · Ravenna, city, Emilia-Romagna regione, northeastern Italy. The city is on a low-lying plain near the confluence of the Ronco and Montone rivers, 6 miles (10 km) inland from the Adriatic Sea, with which it is connected by a canal. Ravenna was important in history as the capital of the Western Roman.
Apr 23, 2024 · Despite being located close to Bologna, Siena, and Florence, Ravenna is the lesser-known of Italy’s most beautiful cities, which makes it far quieter to visit and with a more authentic atmosphere. In this guide, you can read about the VERY BEST things to see and do in Ravenna.
City of art, nature, beaches and all the iconic places of Ravenna. #myRavenna. Eight Unesco Monuments, the Sea and Nature. If you have never been there, maybe it's the time to put right. Welcome to Ravenna (Italy)! This is the Tourism Official Website of the city.
Wandering through the unassuming town centre today, you'd never imagine that for a three-century span beginning in AD 402, Ravenna served as capital of the Western Roman Empire, chief city of the Ostrogoth Kingdom of Italy and nexus of a powerful Byzantine exarchate.
Ravenna is on Italy's tourist map for one reason: its 1,500-year-old churches decorated with best-in-the-West Byzantine mosaics. While locals go about their business, busloads of tourists slip in and out of this town near the Adriatic coast to bask in the glittering glory of Byzantium, the eastern Roman Empire.
Nestled a few kilometers from the Adriatic Sea, in the heart of Romagna, Ravenna is a treasure chest of art, history and culture with an ancient and glorious past behind it.
