Ravenna tour and some more Bologna

In the morning, we did a VoiceMap tour of Ravenna, looking at the amazing mosaics in several churches and mausoleums. It’s very interesting, how in this particular place and time, the town became famous for its unique mosaics. Most mosaics are from the 5th and 6th century, so quite old and incredibly well preserved. They used semi precious stones for the mosaics, like turquoise, jade and corals, and it definitely shows in how dazzling the colors are. We then drove to Bologna where I went on another VoiceMap tour and visited old Bologna university with its anatomical theater form the 15th century. I then walked around and learned that Bologna, despite being located inside the Italian peninsula, far from the water, used to have many canals. Interestingly, most Italian cities had many canals, before being covered with earth, to prevent mosquitos and make the city cleaner.Read more