Italy: handbook for travellers First Part, Northern Italy and Corsica . Darmstarll,E< RAVENNA. 46. Route. 249 however, restored in 1815, but again severed from the papa] dominionsin 1860. Those interested in the history of art are strongly recommended tovisit Ravenna, as no other town in Italy contains such a number of monu-ments , most of them in good preservation , of the architecture, sculpture,and painting (mosaics) of the early part of the middle ages. (The travellershould inspect some of the numerous early Christian sarcophagi with whichmany of the streets are bordered.) T
Italy: handbook for travellers First Part, Northern Italy and Corsica . Darmstarll,E< RAVENNA. 46. Route. 249 however, restored in 1815, but again severed from the papa] dominionsin 1860. Those interested in the history of art are strongly recommended tovisit Ravenna, as no other town in Italy contains such a number of monu-ments , most of them in good preservation , of the architecture, sculpture,and painting (mosaics) of the early part of the middle ages. (The travellershould inspect some of the numerous early Christian sarcophagi with whichmany of the streets are bordered.) The circumference of the town is considerable (3 M.), butnearly one half of the area is occupied by gardens. It pos-sesses six gates: W. the Porta Adriana, erected in 1585 on thesite of the ancient Porta Aurea, E. the P. Alheroni, S. theP. 8. Mamante, N. the P. Nuova, the P. Shi of 1568, and theP. Serrata, closed by the Venetians, but re-opened by Julius named P. Oiulia. Ravenna was originally a seaport, but is now nearly 5 from the sea. After the Porto Candiano had becomechoked
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