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Explore Ravenna: A Hidden Gem on the Adriatic

Ravenna, An Adriatic Port of Call Ravenna in the northern Italian province of Emilia Romagna is a bit off usual cruise itineraries but is gaining in interest. Located only two and a half hours from Venice by train and with frequent service starting at €12 it is a popular day trip for people visiting Venice. Ravenna, oftenContinue reading “Explore Ravenna: A Hidden Gem on the Adriatic”

Celebrating The Nativity

The Nativity By Pier Maria Bagnadore The Nativity has been the subject of overwhelmingly the largest number of paintings, frescoes and mosaics in the world since the seventh century. Today’s offering is The Nativity by Pier Maria Bagnadore (1550–1627) an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period. He was active mainly in his nativeContinue reading “Celebrating The Nativity”

Port of Call Messina, Sicily

Probably one of the most important stretches of water in the Mediterranean is the Straits of Messina that separates the boot of Italy from the island of Sicily. In ancient legend the straight is said to be only an arrows shot wide. With a majority of cruise itineraries going south and east out of Rome’sContinue reading “Port of Call Messina, Sicily”