Ravenna Mosaics Day Trip — UNESCO Byzantine Art Capital
Ravenna (the city 75 km east of Bologna, accessible in 1 hour by direct train) is the UNESCO World Heritage capital of Byzantine mosaic art — the city that was the capital of the Western Roman Empire (402-476 AD), the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy (493-540 AD), and the capital of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna (584-751 AD), each period leaving the extraordinary mosaic-decorated churches and mausoleums that make Ravenna the most important Byzantine art site outside Constantinople.
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Ravenna Mosaics Day Trip — Arrival & Overview
Ravenna (the city 75 km east of Bologna, accessible in 1 hour by direct train) is the UNESCO World Heritage capital of Byzantine mosaic art — the city that was the capital of the Western Roman Empire (402-476 AD), the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy (493-540 AD), and the capital of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna (584-751 AD), each period leaving the extraordinary mosaic-decorated churches and mausoleums that make Ravenna the most important Byzantine art site outside Constantinople.
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Ravenna Mosaics Day Trip — Main Attraction
Ravenna (the city 75 km east of Bologna, accessible in 1 hour by direct train) is the UNESCO World Heritage capital of Byzantine mosaic art — the city that was the capital of the Western Roman Empire (402-476 AD), the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy (493-540 AD), and the capital of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna (584-751 AD), each period leaving the extraordinary mosaic-decorated churches and mausoleums that make Ravenna the most important Byzantine art site outside Constantinople.
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Ravenna Mosaics Day Trip — Historical Context
Ravenna (the city 75 km east of Bologna, accessible in 1 hour by direct train) is the UNESCO World Heritage capital of Byzantine mosaic art — the city that was the capital of the Western Roman Empire (402-476 AD), the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy (493-540 AD), and the capital of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna (584-751 AD), each period leaving the extraordinary mosaic-decorated churches and mausoleums that make Ravenna the most important Byzantine art site outside Constantinople.
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Ravenna Mosaics Day Trip — Cultural Experience
Ravenna (the city 75 km east of Bologna, accessible in 1 hour by direct train) is the UNESCO World Heritage capital of Byzantine mosaic art — the city that was the capital of the Western Roman Empire (402-476 AD), the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy (493-540 AD), and the capital of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna (584-751 AD), each period leaving the extraordinary mosaic-decorated churches and mausoleums that make Ravenna the most important Byzantine art site outside Constantinople.
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Ravenna Mosaics Day Trip — Local Life
Ravenna (the city 75 km east of Bologna, accessible in 1 hour by direct train) is the UNESCO World Heritage capital of Byzantine mosaic art — the city that was the capital of the Western Roman Empire (402-476 AD), the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy (493-540 AD), and the capital of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna (584-751 AD), each period leaving the extraordinary mosaic-decorated churches and mausoleums that make Ravenna the most important Byzantine art site outside Constantinople.
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Ravenna Mosaics Day Trip — Final Stop
Ravenna (the city 75 km east of Bologna, accessible in 1 hour by direct train) is the UNESCO World Heritage capital of Byzantine mosaic art — the city that was the capital of the Western Roman Empire (402-476 AD), the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy (493-540 AD), and the capital of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna (584-751 AD), each period leaving the extraordinary mosaic-decorated churches and mausoleums that make Ravenna the most important Byzantine art site outside Constantinople.