Dante Alighieri
Walking with Dante in Ravenna
Starting from €
EUR
15
When?
Saturday & Sunday
at 3.30 pm tour in English
at 3.45 pm tour in Italian
at 3.30 pm tour in English
at 3.45 pm tour in Italian
Where
Info Point, Piazza San Francesco 7, RA
Duration
1.5 h
Ravenna is the last shelter of Dante, the father of the italian language, and it is the city that hosts his grave which is the starting point of our tour. We will retrace together the traces left by the Supreme Poet in Ravenna during the fourteenth century and all the following years.
It is an opportunity to discover Dante Alighieri’s adventures in his last years, the exile, the life in the city, the death and the struggling dispute for his remains, as well as the enhancements of the sepulchre over the centuries.
- expert local guide
- whisper radio guides with jack connection for headphones
- whisper radio guides with jack connection for headphones
English & Italian
Info Point, Piazza San Francesco 7, Ravenna
please arrive 10 minutes before the starting time
Indications: the office, located in the historical centre, is near the Dante’s Tomb, about 5 minutes walk from the train station
please arrive 10 minutes before the starting time
Indications: the office, located in the historical centre, is near the Dante’s Tomb, about 5 minutes walk from the train station
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