Ravenna --1 night or 2?
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Ravenna --1 night or 2?
We have a week in Venice, and then we want to stop in Ravenna on our way to our next base in northern Tuscany. After a week there, we'll end up in the Lakes area before flying home from MPX. I know us well enough to know that when we leave Venice it won't be at the crack of dawn--mid morning is more like it. When we leave Ravenna we'll have about a two hour drive that day to our base for the next week.
So, do I need one night or two in Ravenna? One night would leave 6 nights/5 days in the Lakes area, and two nights would leave 5 nights/4 days in the Lakes.
I visited Ravenna forty years ago, right out of college, and I can remember the mosaics were lovely but that is all I can remember. Plus, I am well acquainted with the notion of church/museum/art overload where at a certain point your brain just can't take any more in and appreciate it and everything runs together. So, how much time? Thanks.
So, do I need one night or two in Ravenna? One night would leave 6 nights/5 days in the Lakes area, and two nights would leave 5 nights/4 days in the Lakes.
I visited Ravenna forty years ago, right out of college, and I can remember the mosaics were lovely but that is all I can remember. Plus, I am well acquainted with the notion of church/museum/art overload where at a certain point your brain just can't take any more in and appreciate it and everything runs together. So, how much time? Thanks.
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I'm a slow traveler so I'd probably do two just so I could travel leisurely. Ravenna is small, has a large pedestrian zone - lots of shops, outdoor cafes and I think you can rent bikes and tool around a bit that way as well.
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All depends on your interests. If you have just a look at the mosaics at Ravenna and at Classe, you can do it easily in half a day. If you study them more carefully, may be with a good guidebook or physical guide, you can easily spend a whole day in the area.
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I had one night, wished for two. Like San Gimignano, it is a very different place when the tourists have gone for the day. There is a kind of paseo that takes place (passegiata, maybe?) with old and young strolling around the central square, stopping for drinks and snacks as a way of easing into the evening. Pretty charming, and you can tell the locals because they are better dressed than we are.
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I would suggest 2 nights. You can take the ferry to Bellagio and Menaggio.
Those are good side trips.
Regarding departing by train; unless things have changed since I was there last, you will need to buy a ticket at the local tobacconist shop, as there is no ticket office at the train station.
Those are good side trips.
Regarding departing by train; unless things have changed since I was there last, you will need to buy a ticket at the local tobacconist shop, as there is no ticket office at the train station.
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rastaguy--Were you perhaps thinking Varenna?
Okay, now I am still torn by all of your helpful comments. I'll have to weigh the tradeoff of spending an extra night in Ravenna versus having one more night in the Lakes area. I appreciate the help.
Okay, now I am still torn by all of your helpful comments. I'll have to weigh the tradeoff of spending an extra night in Ravenna versus having one more night in the Lakes area. I appreciate the help.
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