Ravenna Trip Overview
Ravenna, the last refuge of Dante, father of the Italian language, is the city that hosts his Tomb, the starting point of our tour through which we will retrace together the traces left by the Supreme Poet in the Ravenna of the fourteenth century and for all the years in come. An opportunity to discover the vicissitudes that characterized the last years of the Supreme Poet, exile, life in the city, death and the daring fight for the remains, as well as the interventions to enhance the tomb over the centuries.
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Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Starts: Ravenna, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Ravenna, the last refuge of Dante, father of the Italian language, is the city that hosts his Tomb, the starting point of our tour through which we will retrace together the traces left by the Supreme Poet in the Ravenna of the fourteenth century and for all the years in come. An opportunity to discover the vicissitudes that characterized the last years of the Supreme Poet, exile, life in the city, death and the daring fight for the remains, as well as the interventions to enhance the tomb over the centuries.
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Stop At: Dante’s tomb and Quadrarco of Braccioforte, Via Dante Alighieri 9, 48121, Ravenna Italy
In the heart of medieval Ravenna there is a small corner of peace and respect dedicated to the memory of the Father of the Italian language.
It is here that in the shadow of a large oak planted by Giosuè Carducci in the early 1900s stands the Tomb of Dante Alighieri, the last resting place of the Supreme Poet.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
