RAVENNA: NOT ONLY ART

Ravenna is located in the middle of a region called “Romagna”. It is a pleasant and quiet town of about 130.000 inhabitants. Its historical centre is a pedestrian area and the citizens, for pleasure and for convenience, often use bicycles. Tourists are always surprised by the coming and going of bicycles and by the preference of Ravenna’s citizens for this traditional mean of transport. For people who wish to really savour the atmosphere of Ravenna, it is possible to rent bikes. Moreover many hotels offer this service free of charge

HANDICRAFT

All the towns in the Ravenna area are very proud of their folk traditions. The following events are celebrated through out the year: the Marriage of the Sea (Cervia), the Feast of Saint Michele Feast (Bagnacavallo) a folk ceremony of medieval origin dedicated to the patron Saint , the Forgotteen Fruits Feast ( Casola Valsenio).
One of the most important products of local handicraft is the CERAMIC ART OF FAENZA, made according to an ancient tradition, and the typical STAMPE ROMAGNOLE, strong canvas or linen prints made according to formulas developed in the countryside in the 18th century.

In Ravenna there are many Art Mosaic Schools such as: the Istituto del Restauro, the Accademia delle Belle Arti and workshops specialized in modern mosaic production. It is possible to attend Mosaic Courses in order to discover the craft secrets of this ancient art.

We would also suggest visiting local markets with fine displays of crafts of our region, for instance those in Ravenna, Lugo, Bagnacavallo, Cervia, Casola Valsenio and Faenza.
 

GASTRONOMY

We are very proud of our gastronomic tradition. It has a rural origin and is simple enough but very tasty!!.
Our HOMEMADE PASTA is famous everywhere, whilts another speciality of the area is the PIADINA, a sort of plain pizza. Naturally, high-quality fish is the chief speciality of the coastal restaurants.

In the surroundings of Ravenna some fine wines (DOC) are produced, such as ALBANA, SANGIOVESE, TREBBIANO and wines of ancient tradition, among them “CAGNINA”, a red wine of Byzantine origin.