Left Verona this morning and moved onto Ravenna which is close to the Adriatic coast and the first stop of 7 that we have scheduled as we travel down the eastern side of Italy.
Once I got us out of Verona, Sherry did a good shift as we travelled along the four lane A1, though she was heard to cuss a couple of times however when there was a convoy of 50ish trucks that required passing on a 2 lane stretch while being aware that those behind had every intention of keeping their speed at or above the 130kmph limit.
At our lunch stop in one of the auto stops we found our ideal lunch, a heated Buffolini which is a focaccia sandwich filled with mozzarella, prosciutto and lettuce. Nice as they are if you convert the cost to New Zealand dollars you might be tempted to revert to dry crackers!
Arrived in Ravenna around 1.30 and found the accommodation, a nice apartment about 30 minutes walk from Centro but as checkin was not available until 3pm (our hostess had been very firm on that) we parked the car and did the walk calling in at the Tourist information ℹ️ centre to pick up the city map and get a steer on highlights of the city.
We were only in Centro for around 30 minutes before returning to checkin but that gave us time to see Dante’s tomb. Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher who died in Ravenna in 1321
This is our first stop where siesta is “observed” and the city centre was very much dead and stays that way from around 1pm to 4pm
We look forward to seeing more of the must sees tomorrow.
Kms driven to date 2930
Kms walked to date 412.7
Spent on Diesel €203.66
Highest price paid to date for diesel €1.699 Verona
Lowest price paid to date for diesel €1.479 Freiburg
Spent on tolls €42.50
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