With mosaics, mausoleums and basilicas at every turn, the Italian town of Ravenna is positively ingrained with history and culture. From world heritage sites to feasting on fresh seafood, there are so many reasons to visit Ravenna.
Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. There are plenty of things to do in Ravenna whether you are on a city break or a longer Italian holiday.
Although it is an inland city, Ravenna is connected to the Adriatic Sea by the Candiano Canal. It is known for its well-preserved late Roman and Byzantine architecture, with eight buildings comprising the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna”.
Highlights
The city annually hosts the Ravenna Festival, one of Italy’s prominent classical music gatherings. Opera performances are held at the Teatro Alighieri while concerts take place at the Palazzo Mauro de André as well as in the ancient Basilica of San Vitale and Basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe. Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti, a longtime resident of the city, regularly participates in the festival, which invites orchestras and other performers from around the world.
The city is mentioned in Canto V in Dante’s Inferno. Michelangelo Antonioni filmed his 1964 movie Red Desert (Deserto Rosso) within the industrialised areas of the Pialassa valley within the city limits.
Visit Ravenna
The places, the characters and the events that make up the authentic soul of Ravenna.
It is about twenty chefs, gastronomes and small producers united by the same passion for quality cuisine, with the strong belief that local and seasonal products, possibly little treated, represent the real resource that can help restore greatness to the offer
gastronomy of Ravenna.
Explore the thousand faces of Ravenna, follow its paths and sleep tight.
