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Top Sights to See in Ravenna near Venice

June 12, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Emilia Romagna, Italy, Ravenna

Collage of images from Ravenna

Ravenna is famous for its Late Antiquity and Byzantine wall and ceiling mosaics in early Christian monuments and churches. The town is a popular day-trip destination from Bologna and Rimini, as well as shore excursions for luxury passenger boats calling in Venice. Ravenna, a small city with a glorious past, is quietly located on the Adriatic Sea in northeastern Italy. … [Read more...]

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Visit Ravenna to See Top UNESCO-Listed Mosaics and Early Christian Monuments

June 12, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Emilia Romagna, Italy, Ravenna

Collage of UNESCO-Listed sites in Ravenna

The UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List includes eight sites in Ravenna as superb examples of early Christian monuments and Late Antiquity mosaics. The top sights to see in Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy are the eight early Christian monuments with Late Antiquity (or Byzantine) mosaics inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. Six of … [Read more...]

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Opening Hours and Tickets for Visiting Ravenna’s UNESCO-Listed Churches and Mosaics

June 12, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Emilia Romagna, Italy, Ravenna

Collage of sites to see in Ravenna

Long opening hours and cheap combination admission tickets make seeing Ravenna's early Christian monuments and Late Antiquity (and Byzantine) mosaics easy. Time-slot reservations are essential to see the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia. Ravenna in northeastern Italy between Venice and Bologna has some of the most splendid monuments from the Late Antiquity period. Eight sites … [Read more...]

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Visit the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna

June 12, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Emilia Romagna, Italy, Ravenna

Mosaics and Baroque Painted Dome in San Vitale

The Basilica of San Vitale is a highlight of any visit to see the Byzantine wall mosaics in Ravenna, a town popular with day trippers from Venice and Bologna. The Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna has the largest Byzantine mosaics outside Istanbul and is the best example of Justinian church architecture in existence. The Basilica of San Vitale is one of the top sights to … [Read more...]

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Visit the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna

June 12, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Emilia Romagna, Italy, Ravenna

Starry Sky Mosaic in the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna

The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia has the oldest Christian mosaics in Ravenna and is a top sight for day trippers and passengers on shore excursions from Venice. Galla Placidia's mausoleum behind the Basilica di San Vitale has the oldest and amongst the most impressive mosaics in Ravenna. The building itself is small and unassuming but the interior is almost completely … [Read more...]

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Visit the Mausoleum of Theodoric in Ravenna

June 12, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Emilia Romagna, Italy, Ravenna

Mausoleum of Theodoric

The tomb of Ostrogoth King Theodoric in Ravenna is a unique construction in a town famous for its early Christian monuments and Byzantine mosaics. The Mausoleum of Theodoric is one of eight sites in Ravenna inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list. In contrast to the other early Christian monuments, which are rightly famous for Byzantine mosaics, the Mausoleum … [Read more...]

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Visit Top Sights in Bückeburg near Hanover in Germany

September 17, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Germany, Lower Saxony

Schloss Bückeburg

The top sights to visit in Bückeburg include the palace with Schaumburg-Lippe mausoleum, the helicopter museum, and the Weser-Renaissance Stadtkirche.  The top sights to see in Bückeburg near Hanover in Lower Saxony, Germany, are the Weser-Renaissance and Baroque Schloss Bückeburg with its mews (royal stables and riding school), park, and the magnificent … [Read more...]

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Visit the Schaumburg-Lippe Mausoleum in Bückeburg, Germany

September 17, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Germany, Lower Saxony

Bückeburg Schaumburg-Lippe Family Mausoleum Dome Mosaic

The Mausoleum of the Schaumburg-Lippe family in Bückeburg in Lower Saxony near Hannover in Germany is the largest private mausoleum in Europe. The County of Schaumburg-Lippe was the smallest state in the German Empire, which did not prevent its ruling house from building the largest private mausoleum in Europe in its capital Bückeburg. The neo-Romanesque mausoleum was … [Read more...]

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