Unfortunately, it was never used as she was buried in Rome instead of Ravenna. The monument is located inside the complex of the Basilica of San Vitale and appears quite modest when looked at from ...

But the real surprise lies inside their walls and ... retrieved from ancient churches around Ravenna. Located in the same complex, the Basilica of San Vitale is considered one of the finest ...

Ravenna is on Italy's tourist map for one reason: its 1,500-year-old churches decorated with the richest collection of Byzantine mosaics anywhere. While locals go about their business, busloads of ...

nothing prepares you for the mosaics on every surface inside, illuminated by windows of translucent marble. On the same property is the Basilica of San Vitale, built a century later and Ravenna ...

My favorite church in Ravenna is Justinian's Basilica di San Vitale. The building's octagonal shape — very much an Eastern style — actually inspired the construction of the magnificent Hagia ...