RAVENNA AND ITS TERRITORY
The province of Ravenna extends between the Adriatic Sea and the Apennine. The landscapes are different and charming: the pinewoods and the salt pans in the Po Delta Park – humid zones of national importance for its rare species of birds and flora – the large plain planted with vegetables and orchids, the hills, rich of vineyards and olive-groves, the woods and the caverns of the Apennine.
The 9 lidos of Ravenna are stretching along 36 Kilometres of soft sandy shores. The numerous bathing establishments offer to the guests an excellent cooking service, many sport facilities, music and shows. Along the coastline there are open clean beaches, sandy dunes, and fascinating nature reserves.
Lido di Dante is the most intimate location, particularly appreciated for the uncontaminated natural environment of the Foce del Bevano. On the stretch of beach located south of the “Ramazzotti” Camping (known as Bassona Beach) the practice of naturism is permitted (exclusively in the marked areas).
Lido Adriano, Lido di Classe and Lido di Savio are lively resorts equipped with modern bathing along wide sandy beaches, widespread commercial and recreational activities for a fun and dynamic summer. There is no shortage of free beaches and those dedicated to our four-legged friends.
The many-coloured landscape and its cities preserve ancient traditions and works of art well known all over the world, like the MOSAICS of Ravenna’s Basilicas and the CERAMICS of Faenza; you can find many roman and medieval ruins in villages like Brisighella, Riolo Terme, Bagnacavallo and Russi.
This province is rich of tasteful cooking products – like piadina, olive oil, “scalogno” onion, salami, goat’s milk cheese, red and white wins.
ANCIENT RAVENNA
By car and bicycle from Lido di Dante
- Ancient Port of Classe
- Basilica of S.Apollinare in Classe
- Classis Ravenna: the Museum of the city and the territory
BYZANTINE RAVENNA
- Basilica of S.Apollinare Nuovo
- Basilica of San Vitale
- Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
- the “Domus with stone carpets”, a Roman house with mosaic-decorated floors
DANTE'S RAVENNA
- Dante's tomb
- The basilica of San Francesco - The Dante Museum
- The Civic Tower
- The Classense library
NATURALISTIC ITINERARY
- by canoe to the mouth of the Bevano river
- cycling from Lido di Dante to the Torraccia - medieval watch tower
- cycling from the Classe pine forest to the Visitor Center of the "La Bevanella" Delta Park, the Ortazzo wetland and into the Cervia pine forest.
FOR CHILDREN
- the BUTTERFLY HOUSE in Milano Marittima: a colourful botanical garden with tropical plants, nurse plants capable of welcoming and attracting butterflies, an insect house.
- MIRABILANDIA
- the ZOO SAFARI PARK
FOR SPORTS ATHLES
- mini-motorcycle and go-kart track in Pinarella di Cervia
- jet ski lake in Fosso Ghiaia
- indoor golf and lounge in Ravenna, with two simulators, clothing and equipment shop, club repair service, golf lessons
- small riding stables for short guided walks along the beach and in the coastal countryside
- Le Siepi equestrian sports center in Milano Marittima - ultralight flying field in Lido di Classe
- sports parachuting center at the F. Baracca airport
CULTURAL, MUSICAL, TRADITIONAL INTEREST
- MIC: International Ceramics Museum in Faenza
- the art of MOSAIC in the numerous workshops in Ravenna and at the TAMO Museum
- HAND PRINTED ROMAGNA CANVAS: the canvases are produced in natural fibres: often hemp, but also cotton or linen. To decorate them, hand-carved pear wood molds are used,
- RAVENNA FESTIVAL: an event of international appeal with a rich program of music, theater and dance;
- concerts in the Basilica of San Francesco
- dawn concerts on the beaches