Flash News - British sleuth Sherlock Holmes will be the star of the fifth edition of the Ravenna Mystery and Noir Festival, September 27-October 7.

Ravenna, the capital of Roman and Byzantine mosaics, has turned its hand to a fresh clutch of works, restoring a number of priceless designs on loan from Syrian museums.

A major retrospective on Felice Casorati at Ravenna's Museum of Art celebrates one of Italy's most enigmatic modern artists, whose intellectually charged paintings have yet to receive the full critical acclaim achieved by contemporaries like Giorgio Morandi.

The golden age of former imperial capital Ravenna is celebrated in a show here which unveils a new example of the mosaic floors for which the northern Italian city is famous.

Ravenna is Italy's most child-friendly town, according to the 2006 edition of environmental association Legambiente's annual survey.

(ANSA) - Fans of Ancient Rome are set for a special treat at an upcoming festival here, when expert bakers will be whipping up a number of doughy creations popular in antiquity.

Ravenna Festival is one of the main cultural festival of all the summer.