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Church ceiling - Art and Food Tours Ravenna and Bologna

RaVENNA

A drop of gold in a green meadow

The shimmering green and gold tiles welcome you to the world’s capital of mosaics.

 

Ravenna is truly a hidden Italian art gem. 

A town full of marvelous basilicas and mausoleums decorated with mosaics throughout, which also reveals a rich and tasty gastronomy tradition.

People during the tour in a church - Art and Food Tours Ravenna and Bologna

RAVENNA ART & FOOD TOUR

Known throughout the world for the incredible mosaics on the walls of the UNESCO World Heritage basilicas, Ravenna has also managed to keep its old food traditions alive.

RAVENNA
MOSAICS CLASS

Inspired by the city’s century-old masterpieces, even today the local artisans use glass colored tesserae to reproduce old design patterns and create modern works of art.

Hands holding colorful mosaics - Art and Food Tours Ravenna and Bologna

DID YOU KNOW?

Crown icon - Art and food Tours Ravenna and Bologna

A multifold capital

Ravenna was the last capital of the Western Roman Empire as well as the capital of the ensuing Ostrogoth and Byzantine reigns in Italy , and remains to this day the undisputed world capital of mosaics!

Church icon - Art and food Tours Ravenna and Bologna

8 world heritage UNESCO monuments

So many in such a small town: 3 basilicas, 2 mausoleum, 2 baptisteries, 1 museum!

Tortellini and Cappelletti icon - Art and food Tours Ravenna and Bologna

Ravenna is in Romagna

We eat cappelletti, not tortellini, we eat piadina, not focaccia, we drink Sangiovese, not Chianti!

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