Ravenna - World Heritage- Italy
Ravenna is a unique city, a showcase of art, history and culture of the first order. The city has ancient origins and a glorious past; from the 5th to the 8th centuries, it was the capital of the Western Roman Empire. For this reason its early Christian and Byzantine buildings. The external shell of the" Mausoleum of Galla Placida" conceals an infinite sky of stars. The refined composition that decorates the " Neonian Baptistry also resumed by cultured Greek tradition in the "Arian Baptistry". The majesty of the "Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo". More than one hundred charming little birds lead you to the "Chapel of Sant'Andrea" Where a triumphant Christ is celebrated; the majestic "Mausoleum of Theodoric" The "Basilica of San Vitale" is the greatest treasure of the early Christian era while "The Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe" exalts Christ and Sant'Apollinare, the first bisho...