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The splendid city of Ravenna is situated just a few kilometres from the famous
beaches of the Adriatic and only two hours by car from Venice and Florence
and four hours from Rome.
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| Ravenna,
the "Byzantium of
the West" |
This peaceful town, boasts a glorious imperial past. As Rome’s power declined,
Ravenna was made the last capital of the Roman Empire in
the West (AD 402), then the seat of the Ostrogothic king Theodoric (early 6th century) and
later still, capital of the Byzantine Exarchate (6th-8th
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| Italy's Finest Late
Roman Mosaics |
Today
Ravenna still preserves the traces of its noble past.
The sober exteriors of its religious buildings belie the wonderful Early–Christian
and Byzantine mosaics adorning their walls and vaults which are acclaimed as the finest in
Europe. In 1996 these perfectly preserved mosaic decorations gained Ravenna a place in the
UNESCO World Heritage List.
The beauty of the city is also to be found in the evocative old centre which is closed to
traffic and vibrant with local colour and life. The square with its open air cafes, the
passing of hundreds of bicycles, the market, the elegant shop windows all contribute to a
relaxed atmosphere and the slower pace of bygone days.
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| Who We Are
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IL PAPAVERO
offers the services of a highly qualified staff of guides for Ravenna and tour escorts for
Italy and abroad. We are a cooperative of tourist guides licensed by the
Municipality of Ravenna and have been operating for 15 years now with Italian as
well as foreign tour operators. Currently we offer our services to 1582
travel agencies and tour operators,
of which 1093 are Italian, 310 German, 108 French and 70 from English-speaking
countries.
The languages spoken are English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish,
Russian, Hungarian, Serbo-Croatian.  Click here to know more about us.
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| Sighseeing
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including Ravenna in your itineraries we would be interested in offering our qualified
services which we are confident would certainly add to the success of your tours.
Most groups/visitors stop in Ravenna for its most famous Byzantine churches
and monuments. |
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