entitled Ravenna (May–June 1909) inspired by his Italian journey (spring 1909). During his travels, German poet and philosopher Hermann Hesse (1877–1962) came across Ravenna and was inspired to write two poems of the city. They are entitled Ravenna (1) and Ravenna (2). T. S. Eliot's (1888–1965) poem "Lune de Miel" (written in French) describes a honeymooning couple from Indiana sleeping not far from the ancient Basilica of Sant' Apollinare in Classe (just outside Ravenna), famous for the carved capitals of its columns, which depict acanthus leaves buffeted by the wind, unlike the leaves in repose on similar columns elsewhere. J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973) may have based his city of Minas Tirith at least in part on Ravenna. In film Michelangelo Antonioni filmed his 1964 movie Red Desert (Deserto Rosso) within the industrialised areas of the Pialassa valley. Transport Ravenna has an important commercial and tourist port. Ravenna railway station has direct Trenitalia service to Bologna, Ferrara, Lecce, Milan, Parma, Rimini, and Verona. Ravenna Airport is located in Ravenna. The nearest commercial airports are those of Forlì, Rimini and Bologna. Freeways crossing Ravenna include: A14-bis from the hub of Bologna; on the north–south axis of EU routes E45 (from Rome) and E55 (SS-309 "Romea" from Venice); and on the regional Ferrara-Rimini axis of SS-16 (partially called "Adriatica"). Amusement parks Mirabilandia Safari Ravenna Twin towns – sister cities Ravenna is twinned with: Chichester, United Kingdom, since 1996 Speyer, Germany, since 1989 Chartres, France, since 1957 Sports The traditional football club of the city is Ravenna F.C. Currently it plays in the third tier of Italian football, Serie C. A.P.D. Ribelle 1927 is the football club of Castiglione di Ravenna, a town to the south of Ravenna and was founded in 1927. Currently it plays in Italy's Serie D after promotion from Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna Girone B in the 2013–14 season. The president is Marcello Missiroli and the manager is Enrico Zaccaroni. Its home ground is Stadio Massimo Sbrighi with 1,000 seats. The team's colors are white and blue. The beaches of Ravenna hosted the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, in September 2011. People Valentinian III (419-455), Roman Emperor Matteo Plazzi, Italian sailor Laura Pausini (b. 1974), Italian pop singer-songwriter, record producer and television personality Raul Gardini (1933-1993), Italian businessman Franco Manzecchi (1931-1979), Jazz drummer Andrea Montanari (b. 1965), Italian sprinter Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713), Baroque violinist and composer Luigi Legnani (1790-1877), guitarist and luthier