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The Golden Night will start on Friday, October 7th.
Also for this year are 4 themes: mosaic, music, stories and poetry and mystery.

The Mosaic will dominate this fascinating and memorable event, it will start the same evening, the opening of the second edition of "Ravenna Mosaic", the International Festival of Contemporary Mosaic.

For the historic streets of the city of Ravenna you can see many shows, exhibitions, installations, workshops and guided tours.

Our residence hotel in Ravenna is located just across the Tomb of Dante and few minutes walk from the famous monuments of Ravenna. Inspired by fashion odels figures Ravenna mosaics, you can see works of fashion and food design. The music is suitable for every need: classical, choral, DJ sets, live radio broadcasts. Remember the Festival rock'n'roll Moondogs and at the Piazza del Popolo at 23 o’clock, free concert of Max Gazzè. At 21 hours, at the Teatro Dante Alighieri, Gene Gnocchi will delight you with his show "Vietato ridere: la satira al potere da Giovenale a Gene."

For the mystery: in the festival GialloLuna NeroNotte, meeting with Simon Toyne, author of the bestseller Sanctus. After, the traditional walk of the Mystery, a tour that will take you to discover the most mysterious and seductive place of Ravenna. Also for shoppers, in Viale Farini and in the Piazza San Francesco, you can wander through the many market stalls dedicated to creativity and artistic craftsmanship. For art lovers, there are two shows not to be forgotten: the personal  Julian Babini and GAEM Show Award at the MAR, the City Museum of Art, which takes place at 18. The Golden Night 2011 is an initiative organized by the City of Ravenna. The night can appreciate the beauty of the historical and cultural city of Ravenna, from another point of view. Do not miss the chance to visit for free the Basilica of San Vitale and the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna's monuments, two of which belong to the UNESCO list.

You will cradle you in our luxury residences hotel LaReunion, in the heart of Ravenna. Come discover our offers.

From November 4 to 7 in Ravenna back the feast of our Sangiovese. For the ninth edition, the Romagna, and wearing the flag of Italy pays homage to the wines and the traditional tastes of Italy for 150 years.

By Food and Tuttifrutti in collaboration with the City of Ravenna, the show seems to be the largest event dedicated to the Sangiovese. At the Pala De Andre Ravenna many tastings, workshops, seminars, meetings, competitions and above all banquets with wine and all flavors of Italy. Giovinbacco is an event designed to raise awareness, promote and defend the new products of our territory. You can buy many wines. Each region will have a great wine and a specialty of its territory, selected from the Italian Slow Food (tasting of the Peninsula). The Tour of Italy will Giovinbacco 20 inns of the Slow Food Guide to propose the combination of a traditional dish with a wine from Sangiovese di Romagna.

There will also be:
Wine Tasting Tour of the best wineries Romagna
Taste of the Market with the display and sale of local products
Sales Wine Tour for charity
Piadina Golden Trophy, a jury selects the best piadina prepared by local artisans
Award for Best Sangiovese Reserve 2008, selected Friday 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5, respectively, by a jury "popular" than 100 people and a qualified panel of nationally
Slow Food area, flanked by the typical Italian wines
The Challenge of soup: the competition between the best soups and fish soups of Italy

18 pm and after dinner, in Ravenna many wine bars offer the initiative "Red Night", with tasting of Sangiovese di Romagna. Some pubs offer of Ravenna to the public on "Ice Cream Giovinbacco" based on different types of Sangiovese.

And more cakes to Sangiovese, corners dedicated to our Red ... come and discover offers exclusive Residence La Reunion in the heart of the fabulous city of mosaics.

Date with the most delicious event of the year: 10 to 13 November in Ravenna, in Piazza del Popolo there will be the master chocolatiers from all over Italy for the event Art & Ciocc 2011.

The tour takes place all over the chocolate and even Italy and Overseas and wants to be a true culture of chocolate. As well as the chance to taste chocolates of all types and colors, drink hot chocolate, various kinds of gluttony, there will also be interesting didactic meetings. In elementary and middle schools during the days of the event, a master chocolatiers will visit the children to tell how to work the chocolate. In addition there will be in the square an original laboratory, where it will possible to create funny sculptures. A world of sweetness is ready to enjoy your senses: the smell of chocolate, its unique taste, the beauty of forms, real works of art in chocolate version. Chocolates, bars, truffles, rum Cuneo, the maxi-cremino, nougat chocolate ... and again, chilli chocolate, chestnut, apple strudel, crispy wafers in chocolate liqueur ... and many other specialties for adults and children.

The 'exclusive Hotel Residence La Reunion in Ravenna city center has prepared for you special offers: you are a stone's throw from the Art & Ciocc in an exclusive hotel and class.

Until January 31, 2012 in Ravenna you can admire more than forty Nativity, in the historical churches and beautiful beaches of Ravenna.

For the 2011 Christmas holidays do not miss the opportunity to see creative nativity caves, taverns, trails, windmills, the Three Kings who bring gifts, traditional herders, many lights and colors.   Music that accompany these beautiful nativity scenes for Christmas 2011 in Ravenna. The city of mosaics offers amazing surprises and news. In addition to the traditional Nativity People there will be fantastic performances as the Artistic Style 700 Neapolitan, Artistic Style '700 Siciliano, Nativity Artistic Style Modern, Traditional Folk Nativity, Nativity Historic Eastern Traditional Nativity carved from trees with the sea and missed Nativity Sand. We look forward to our 4 star hotel in the historical center of Ravenna, to spend Christmas holidays in Ravenna a few steps from monuments and museums of Ravenna, in total freedom and comfort.

Artistic Style 700 Neapolitan Nativity
Between sounds and lights of tradition, shepherds, in their stillness, they move in the story of the Birth of Christ
Venue: Basilica of St. John the Baptist-Via Girolamo Rossi, 45
Hours: Dec. 10, permanent
Open every day 9.00-12.00/15.00-18.30
Visits are not allowed during liturgical functions

Artistic Style Crib '700 Siciliano
Venue: Basilica of St. Agata Maggiore - Via Giuseppe Mazzini, 46
Hours: 19 December to 22 January
Open every day 9.00-12.00/16.00-18.00

Artistic Style Modern Nativity - Christmas Factory
Location: square of the Basilica of St. Francis
Hours: 8 December to 6 January - always visible

Popular Traditional Nativity
Venue: Basilica of St. Francis
Hours: from 24 December to 6 January
7.00-12.00/15.00-18.00 (Weekdays)
7.45-12.00/15.00-17.30 (Holidays)

Historic Eastern Crib
Location: Shrine of St. Maria in Porto - Via Roma, 19
Hours: from 24 December to 6 January
Open every day 8.30-12.30/15.30-19.30

Traditional nativity scene with trees excavated from the sea
Venue: Basilica of St. John the Evangelist - Via Carducci, 10
Hours: from 25 December to 6 January
Open daily 7:00 to 19:00

Historic Eastern Crib
Venue: Basilica of St. Maria Maggiore - Via Galla Placidia
Hours: from 19 December to 22 January
Open every day 9.00-12.30/15.00-18.00

Popular crib Spectacular Style
Location: Church Archpriest S. Biagio - Church Street, 7
Hours: from 22 December to 15 January
Open every day 9.00-12.00/16.00-19.00

Spectacular Traditional Nativity
Location: Church St. Mary of the Tower - by Ram River Abandoned
Hours: 8 December to 31 January
Open daily 8:00 to 18:00

Nativity Shells
Venue: Institute Ghiselli Servants of Mary - Ghiselli Street, 51
Hours: 8 to 15 January
Monday-Saturday 10:00 to 11:30, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 14.00/17.30

Popular crib style
Location: Showcase of the National Bank, Ag Via Borgo San Rocco Castel San Pietro
Time: From December 11 to January 15
Open daily 8:00 to 22:00

Neapolitan Nativity Artistic Style 700
Location: Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, windows on street A. Diaz
Time: From December 16 to January 31
Open daily 9:00 to 23:00

The Sand Nativity
Location: Marina Square Dam Zaccagnini - Marina di Ravenna (RA)
Opening: Saturday, December 10 15:00
Hours: 4 December to 15 January
Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 10:00 to 18:00
From December 23 to January 6, open weekdays 14:00 to 18:00 hours. Admission by donation
 
Living Nativity
Venue: Basilica of St. Apollinaris in Classe at Home For Boys - Class (RA)
Hours: open until Saturday, December 24 at 19:30
Friday, January 6 open from 15.30

On Christmas Eve musicians, torches, craft shops and Roman guards. Mulled wine and sweets for everyone.
At 23:45 the procession will wind up in costume for the Mass at the Basilica.

The afternoon of the Epiphany at 17 pm will arrive at the Three Kings on horseback that will bring gifts to Jesus and all the children.

For more information:
IAT Ravenna: tel. 0544. 35755 to 35404 www.turismo.ra.it
Italian Association of Friends of the Crib (AIAP) 0544 Tel. 406039
Romagnola Association crib (APR) Tel (+39) 348.5932020