Ravenna - Beaches and Basilicas

This past Tuesday, I visited Ravenna with Friede, my friend from the Netherlands. The trip began with a semi-early train ride to Ravenna, which took about an hour and a half.

The first step in our agenda...find coffee. We visited Happy Bar to wake up a bit, it was a rather sleepy morning.

After caffeine our day began with a walk to the visitor's center where we found out about a pass to visit five of the main basilicas. These basilicas/museums were amazing, mosaics everywhere with intricate details and beautiful colors.

We visited the local market for snacks/lunch, fresh fruits, meat and bread - delicious until the bees became interested in the food! We took the lunch to the beach, thinking it would be a great spot to relax and enjoy the day. The beach was beautiful, rather empty, the sun was shining and not a cloud was in the sky; it was a great setting until the bees came out. We finally outsmarted them by placing the food back in my backpack, however, that meant waiting until later to enjoy our food. Friede was the only brave one to enter the water with the fish.

Overall the day was great and the beach is a location I will probably return to often when the warm weather returns. There are a few other beaches around that I may visit as well, see which one is best.