| Dante's places | |
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| Itinerary type | Automotive |
|---|---|
| State |  Italy |
| Region | Tuscany, Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia Romagna |
| Start | Florence |
| end | Ravenna |
Dante's places is an itinerary that retraces the territories and places in Italy touched by Dante Alighieri after his exile from Florence, in 1302.
Italy celebrates the seventh centenary of his death.
Introduction
Background
Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 in a family of the small nobility. He carried out grammatical and rhetorical studies and had meetings with important figures of the culture of the time. He studied philosophy and began participation in public life. He had served the City of Florence in 1289 fighting a Campaldino against the Arezzo and a Caprona against the Pisans. At that time the Florence Guelph was divided into the Black faction (headed by Donated and supported by the pope) and in the White faction (headed by You look for). Dante joined the Whites and opposed the pope's interference Boniface VIII in city life. He had the position of prior in 1300 and was sent to Rome as ambassador to the pope in 1301, when Charles of Valois, brother of the king of France and supporter of the Blacks, induced by Pope Boniface VIII to restore peace between the two sides, entered Florence and the Blacks seized power. Dante, in 1302, was first condemned to exile and then to death. He began a long pilgrimage around the Peninsula and he never returned to his hometown. He died of malaria a Ravenna in 1321 and in this city his is found tomb.
How to get
By plane
- 1 Florence-Peretola Airport (Amerigo Vespucci Airport, IATA: FLR) (about 5 km from the city center). L'Florence-Peretola airport it is connected by shuttle bus, from February 2019 also by the new T2 tram line, from Piazza dell'Unità, in front of the Santa Maria Novella station.
- 2 Pisa-San Giusto Airport (Galileo Galilei Airport, IATA: PSA) (about 80 km from Florence.). A low cost alternative is thePisa airport from which you can reach Florence in an hour by train.
By car
The city of Florence it is served by two highways:
- A1 Milan-Naples: connects Milan is Naples, also passing through Bologna.
- A11 Firenze Mare: connects Florence and Pisa passing through Meadow, Montecatini Terme is Lucca.
Stages
Dante's places: full-screen map.
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- Florence it is the birthplace of the poet in 1265 and the beginning of his exile.
- 3 Dante's house (Dante's house museum), Via Santa Margherita 1, @[email protected].
- 3 Dante's house (Dante's house museum), Via Santa Margherita 1, @[email protected].
Exile
- 4 Forlì Guest of the family Ordelaffi in 1301 for the first time.
- 5 Verona For the first time, between 1303 and 1304, a guest of Bartolomeo della Scala, brother of Cangrande, at whose death he was forced to leave the city due to disagreements with his successor, Register of the Scala.
- 6 Palazzo del Podestà (Cangrande Palace), Piazza dei Signori - Verona.
- 6 Palazzo del Podestà (Cangrande Palace), Piazza dei Signori - Verona.
- 7 Bologna In 1305.
- 8 Padua In 1306.
- 9 Treviso Guest of Gherardo III from Camino, lord of the Marca Trevigiana.
- 10 Palazzo del Podestà (Palace of the Lords), Piazza dei Signori - Treviso.
- 11 Mulazzo Guest of Moroello Malaspina in the spring of 1306. Mulazzo was the capital of the Malaspina family of the Spino Secco branch.
- 12 Mulazzo Castle (Dante's Tower).
- 13 Castelnuovo Magra Castle. In this castle Dante favors the Peace of Castelnuovo on 6 October 1306 between the Marquis Malaspina and the bishop-count of Luni.
- 14 Poppi Guest of the family do you drive, lords of Poppi, in 1307.
- 15 Castle of the Counts Guidi, Poppi.
- 15 Castle of the Counts Guidi, Poppi.
- 16 Lucca Between 1308 and 1309.
- Forlì In 1310, guest for the second time of the Ordelaffi.
- Verona For the second time, from 1313 to 1318, guest of Cangrande della Scala, lord of Verona.
- 17 Ravenna From 1318 to 1320, guest of Guido Novello from Polenta, lord of Ravenna.
- 18 House of the Polentani, Via Zagarelli alle Mura 2 / A.
- 19 Mantua In 1320. His presence in the city is revealed in the incipit of the Quaestio de aqua et terra, which mentions: Manifestum sit omnibus vobis quod, existente me Mantue, questio quaedam exorta est ... (translated into Italian: “It is known to all of you how, finding me a Mantua, a question arose that has already been debated several times ... ")
- 20 Venice In 1320.
end
- Ravenna In 1321, where he died on September 14th. His tomb is located in the city.
- 21 Dante's tomb, Via Dante 9.
- 21 Dante's tomb, Via Dante 9.
Safety
Around
Image gallery
Statue in Florence
Monument in Mantua
Monument in Verona
Castle of the Counts Guidi in Poppi
Cenotaph in Florence
Tomb in Ravenna
