ravenna

By Janet from NY, Summer 2002 Birding in Venice and the Po Delta This trip report was originally posted on SlowTrav.com. Our recent trip to Italy was by no means focused on birding; but as avid birders, my husband and I can't really go anywhere without taking some time out to bird. This was...

Ravenna, a small city on the coast south of Venice, was the seat of the Roman Empire in the 5th century and then of Byzantine Italy until the 8th century. It is known for its Byzantine churches and monuments, built in the 5th and 6th centuries and decorated with mosaics. There are several...

Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo.

Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo.

Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo.

Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe.

Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe.

Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe.

Basilica of San Vitale.

Basilica of San Vitale.

Basilica of San Vitale.

Neonian Baptistery.

Neonian Baptistery.

Mausoleum of Theodoric.

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia.

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia.

Arian Baptistery.

Italy 2017, the odyssey We’re down to less than five weeks before we (us playful “otters”-- wife and I) leave for Roma. Now, if anyone will be in the same areas we will be on during our odyssey we’ll try for a GTG (get together). The past two months have been a blur with “where do we really...