Ravenna, Italy cruise port guide
Ravenna is one of the great cultural sites in Europe. The city's monuments bear witness to the succession of three major civilizations. In the 5th century, Ravenna was the last capital of the Roman Empire. The city then served as the seat of Theodoric I's short-lived barbarian kingdom. After its collapse, Ravenna became a major hub in the Byzantine Empire. The city is thus renowned and revered for churches and mausoleums decorated with superb mosaics spanning all three civilizations. Often Roman, Arian, and Byzantine art adorns the same building. Ravenna is also your gateway to the cities of the Po plain. Bologna is home to magnificent medieval buildings and Europe's oldest university. Ferrara was the stronghold of the Renaissance's fabled d'Este clan. And tiny San Marino clings to the slopes of Mt. Titano. In 402, the Emperor Honarius moved the capital of the Western Empire from Milan to Ravenna
About Ravenna, Italy
Ravenna is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northeastern Italy, world-famous for its exceptional late Roman and Byzantine mosaics that earned eight of its monuments UNESCO World Heritage status. The city served as the capital of the Western Roman Empire, the Ostrogothic Kingdom, and the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna. Its cruise port at Porto Corsini on the Adriatic coast, 12 km from the city center, has grown as an alternative homeport and port of call since Royal Caribbean International relocated operations from Venice in 2020.
Ravenna's UNESCO legacy includes eight monuments inscribed in 1996 for their extraordinary mosaics spanning the 5th to 7th centuries. The Basilica di San Vitale and its adjacent Mausoleum of Galla Placidia are the centerpieces, with the latter's deep cobalt vault mosaics among the most photographed in Italy. Sant'Apollinare in Classe, 5 km south of the city in the ancient harbor district, preserves a spectacular 6th-century apse mosaic. Dante Alighieri completed the Divine Comedy in Ravenna, where he lived in exile until his death in 1321; Florence has repeatedly requested the return of his remains, which Ravenna has always refused. The Pineta di Classe pine forest—immortalized by Boccaccio, Byron, and Dryden—stretches south of the port.
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