Lido di Classe

Lido di Classe
Frazione

View of beach of Lido di Classe
Lido di Classe

Location of Lido di Classe in Italy

Coordinates: 44°19′31″N 12°20′06″E / 44.32528°N 12.33500°E / 44.32528; 12.33500Coordinates: 44°19′31″N 12°20′06″E / 44.32528°N 12.33500°E / 44.32528; 12.33500
Country  Italy
Region Emilia-Romagna
Province Ravenna (RA)
Comune Ravenna
Area
  Total 652.89 km2 (252.08 sq mi)
Demonym(s)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 48100
Dialing code 0544

Lido di Classe is a seaside resort on the Romagna Riviera and a frazione of the comune of Ravenna located north of Lido di Savio. It is bounded to the south by the mouth of the river Savio and to the north by the coastal area of Pineta di Classe and the nature reserve at the mouth of the river Bevano.

The name Lido di Classe derives from the town of Classe, near Ravenna, the site of an important Roman port.

The viados issue

In 2009, Lido di Classe was the subject of an article in a British newspaper, The Independent, discussing the number of viados (an Italian neologism referring to homosexuals and bisexuals, not necessarily transvestites, who practise prostitution) in the town at the time, which was thought to exceed that of the local resident population.[1]

References

  1. Michael Day (1 September 2009). "Will they learn to live and let live on the Lido?". The Independent. Retrieved 13 April 2012.


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