RAVENNA, Italy

Compared to Florence or Venice, tourism seems

almost incidental to the life of a city
  with such historic monuments.

 

Ravenna is a few kilometres inland of the Adriatic
 coast ,considered to be a simple place but the 

 mosaics are generally acknowledged to
be the crowning achievement of Byzantine art.

 

Besides the many fabulous churches

the museums have spectacular art

inside as well as outside.

 

 

I really enjoyed all the large animal

sculptures.

 

In the main square of Ravenna you almost

felt like you were on a movie set.

The centre of town is an elegant

open space that was laid out by the

Venetians in the fifteenth century

and has adapted well to the many cafes

and shops that border it.

We were so impressed by how clean

everything was.  People take pride

in there city here and through out Italy.

 

 

Wish I could have put one of these

wheels of parmesean in my suitcase.

 

Best fried zucchini ever!

We were in Ravenna for one night on our

last trip to Italy and we knew it required

more time.  We were happy we went back.

Even a little rain didn't damper our good time.