The UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed Church of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo has some of the most impressive and interesting Late Antiquity and Byzantine mosaics in Ravenna, Italy. The Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo is one of the top sights to see when visiting Ravenna near Venice and Bologna. Ravenna has eight UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed sites of major … Read more
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. 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 … Read more
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. Time-slot reservations are essential. Galla Placidia’s mausoleum, behind the Basilica di San Vitale, has the oldest and among the most impressive mosaics in Ravenna. The building itself is … Read more
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 … Read more
Transportation to UNESCO World Heritage listed Hallstatt on the Hallstätter See Lake in Austria is easy by train or bus from Vienna or a day trip from Mozart-town Salzburg. → Read more
The iconic post-modern Chapelle Notre Dame du Haut de Ronchamp, designed by Le Corbusier, is a popular site to visit for religious pilgrims and architecture lovers. The whitewashed concrete post-modern Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp, France, is one of the most instantly recognizable designs of the twentieth century. The small chapel was … Read more
The Gothic town hall and Baroque guildhalls are the top attractions of Grand Place (Grote Markt) market square in the historic old town center of Brussels. → Read more
See the Best-Preserved Medieval Cistercian Monastery in Germany The UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed, Romanesque-Gothic Kloster Maulbronn Abbey with church and cloisters is the best-preserved medieval Cistercian monastery in Germany. photo credit: brew127 Cistercian Kloster Maulbronn is the most complete and best-preserved medieval monastery complex in Germany. This Romanesque-Gothic building estate is a great stop when … Read more
Germany is a keen participant in UNESCO activities and takes the UNESCO World Heritage List very seriously. Presently, more than 30 German cultural, architectural and natural sites are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These cultural, architectural, and natural treasures help explain German influence in humanity’s common heritage. → Read more
It is easy to visit Padua (Padova) on a day trip or stopover by train from Venice to see the top sights: Giotto’s frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel and the magnificent Basilica of St Anthony. Padua (Padova) is only half an hour by frequent train from Venice, making this small town an ideal day trip … Read more