The museum of Classe and ancient port of Ravenna
CLASSIS - the museum of Classe and ancient port of Ravenna
Not far from the hotel Baya of Milano Marittima stands the "Classis" the new museum of Classe
The Ancient Port of Classe
Not far from the hotel Baya of Milano Marittima stands the "Classis" the new museum of Classe
Imagine finding yourself projected back in the past, many centuries before the birth of Christ. Imagine walking in swamps and silence, next to men wearing helmets and bronze weapons.
And all of a sudden a fervour that lightens up the landscape: the Roman fleet is arriving and around you, you can see the birth of the port, which becomes a city, that grows bigger and bigger and becomes beautiful. It is a capital rich in Palaces and breath-taking Basilicas. Slowly, silence is back. But this silence isn’t everlasting and the scene comes back to life and in a story-telling crescendo of battles, lives and meetings you find yourself in front of a factory.
This is a great factory, full of working-class people, that is working and creating wealth transforming the territory surrounding it.
An alternating of presences and absences, of sounds and silence. This is the story of Ravenna and Classe and in this place it is possible to live its total history.
Classis Ravenna is this overview.
An exposition area of 2600 square metres, surrounded by a hectare and a half park always open. Classis Ravenna wants to testimony its peculiar identity where archaeological objects and technological devices collaborate in the same tale.
The restoring of the former sugar factory of Classe, the location of the Museum, is the centre of the history of our territory, shaped and modified from the constancy of the people that lived here.
A story that is worth telling about. An ancient story, but not yet concluded. More information on the website classisravenna.it
And all of a sudden a fervour that lightens up the landscape: the Roman fleet is arriving and around you, you can see the birth of the port, which becomes a city, that grows bigger and bigger and becomes beautiful. It is a capital rich in Palaces and breath-taking Basilicas. Slowly, silence is back. But this silence isn’t everlasting and the scene comes back to life and in a story-telling crescendo of battles, lives and meetings you find yourself in front of a factory.
This is a great factory, full of working-class people, that is working and creating wealth transforming the territory surrounding it.
An alternating of presences and absences, of sounds and silence. This is the story of Ravenna and Classe and in this place it is possible to live its total history.
Classis Ravenna is this overview.
An exposition area of 2600 square metres, surrounded by a hectare and a half park always open. Classis Ravenna wants to testimony its peculiar identity where archaeological objects and technological devices collaborate in the same tale.
The restoring of the former sugar factory of Classe, the location of the Museum, is the centre of the history of our territory, shaped and modified from the constancy of the people that lived here.
A story that is worth telling about. An ancient story, but not yet concluded. More information on the website classisravenna.it
The Ancient Port of Classe
The Ancient Port of Classe resumes life, founded by the Roman emperor Augustus, flourishing in the era of the empire, of Theodoric and of the Byzantine dominion, when Ravenna and Classe reached their political and economic apogee. Discover the archaeological park through the illustrated route or book a guided tour. The park is just a few minutes drive from the Hotel Baya in Milano Marittima. For more information visit the parkarcheologicodiclasse.it website
