Province of Ravenna, Italy: Towns & Things to Do

Ravenna is a small province by number of municipalities, 18 of them for nearly 385,000 residents, which means each one covers a lot of ground, starting with the city of Ravenna itself and its 150,000-plus inhabitants. The territory runs east to the Adriatic and south to the Tuscan border, where it meets the metropolitan area of Florence; inland it flattens out towards Ferrara and Bologna. Beach, farmland and the first Apennine ridges all fit inside an hour's drive.

The reason most people come is the mosaics: San Vitale and the mausoleum of Galla Placidia, a few steps apart in the old centre, are late-Roman work of a quality you will not find anywhere else. Faenza gave its name to faience pottery, Cervia has the sea and its salt pans, and Lugo and Bagnacavallo hold the plain in between.

Ravenna

Towns in the province of Ravenna

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Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe in Ravenna with its round bell tower.

Ravenna 🏛 The Byzantine mosaics

The top 20 places in Ravenna

Our editors' ranking: the area's most important places, drawn from the individual town guides. See the national rankings →

Byzantine mosaic depicting the Hospitality of Abraham inside the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna.

1 ⛪ Churches & sanctuaries Mosaics of San Vitale and Galla Placidia 📍 Ravenna The starry vault of Galla Placidia and the Justinian and Theodora panels at San Vitale.

2 ⛪ Churches & sanctuaries basilica di San Vitale 📍 Ravenna The octagonal church of 547 holds the Justinian and Theodora mosaics, Byzantium's finest outside Istanbul.

3 ⛪ Churches & sanctuaries basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe 📍 Ravenna The apse mosaic changed subject once work had begun, and the drawing beneath still shows.

Ravenna and around, on the map

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🍝 At the table: Emilia-Romagna

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First course

Tagliatelle al Ragù egg tagliatelle with meat ragù, soffritto and tomato

Ribbons of egg pasta, meat ragù and soffritto: the real bolognese has had a recipe deposited at the Chamber of Commerce since 1982.

🌿 Cured meat DOP

Prosciutto di Parma pork leg and sea salt, aged at least twelve months

Only Italian pork and sea salt, aged for at least twelve months: Prosciutto di Parma has held Protected Designation of Origin status since 1996.

Bread and focaccia IGP

Coppia Ferrarese bread with a central knot and four horns, lard and sourdough

Flour, lard, oil and sourdough starter, a soft knot at the centre and four thin horns: coppia ferrarese has held Protected Geographical Indication status since 2001.

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🏛️ UNESCO heritage 5 🍷 Food & wine 4 🏖️ Seaside 2

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Upcoming events in Ravenna

Patron saint festival In 28 days 📍 Conselice

Saint Martin, patron already named in Conselice's ancient Statute

📅 Every year, on 11 November, already named as a holiday in the ancient Statute

Conselice celebrates Saint Martin of Tours on 11 November, in the church dedicated to him: already in the town's ancient Statute, 11 November appears as a holiday for his feast. For their many proven acts of loyalty over time, the people of Conselice were praised by Eleonora d'Este.

Patron saint festival In 47 days 📍 Bagnara di Romagna

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Bagnara di Romagna celebrates its patron Saint Andrew; the town preserves the Porta Civica.

Patron saint festival In 60 days 📍 Casola Valsenio

Saint Lucy and the Forgotten Fruits Festival

📅 Every year, on 13 December

Casola Valsenio celebrates Saint Lucy of Syracuse on 13 December. In autumn the town hosts the Festa dei Frutti Dimenticati, born in 1990 from the historic Mid-Lent Festival.

Patron saint festival In 73 days 📍 Cotignola

Saint Stephen, patron of the Segavecchia since 1451

📅 Every year, on 26 December; mid-Lent brings the Segavecchia, since 1451

Cotignola celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December, in the church dedicated to him. At mid-Lent, the Segavecchia is held, one of the oldest feasts in Romagna: celebrated since 1451, with the masked procession of the Old Woman and allegorical floats through the town's streets.

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