DANTE'S TOMB AND NEARBY SITES, Presentation

Hi, my name’s Marcy, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: the tomb of the "supreme poet" Dante Alighieri.

Dante Alighieri was one of Italy's greatest poets, known throughout much of the world, especially for his masterpiece, the Divine Comedy. His tomb is located right here in Ravenna.

It is important to note that for political reasons the poet had to flee into exile from Florence as early as 1302. After living in several cities, he chose to spend the last years of his life here in Ravenna.

When he died suddenly of malaria in September 1321, solemn funerals were held in his honor in the nearby Basilica of St. Francis, at the time it was the Church of St. Peter Major.

From that moment on, a dispute began between Florence and Ravenna to obtain custody of the remains, which never left these places, although they were moved and hidden several times....