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Ravenna is a city and commune in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The city is an inland, but is connected to the Adriatic Sea by a canal.

Attractions

Eight early Christian monuments of Ravenna are inscribed on the World Heritage List. These are

• Neonian Baptistery (c. 430)
• Mausoleum of Galla Placidia (c. 430)
• Arian Baptistry (c. 500)
• Archiepiscopal Chapel (c. 500)
• Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo (c. 500)
• Mausoleum of Theodoric (520)
• Basilica of San Vitale (548)
• Basilica of Sant' Apollinare in Classe (549)

Other tourist attractions include:

• the ancient church of the Spirito Santo, which has maintained the original lines from the 5th century.
• the St. Francis basilica, rebuilt in the 10th-11th centuries over a precedent edifice dedicated to the Apostles and later to St. Peter
• the Baroque church of Santa Maria Maggiore (525-532, rebuilt in 1671).
• the basilica of Santa Maria in Porto (16th century), with a rich façade from the 18th century.
• the Rocca Brancaleone ("Brancaleone Castle"), built by the Venetians in 1457. the so-called Palace of Theoderic, in fact the entrance to the former church of San Salvatore
• the church of Santa Eufemia (18th century), gives access to the so-called Stone Carpets Domus (6th-7th century): this houses splendid mosaics from a Byzantine palace.
• the National Museum.