Dante's Tomb (Tomba di Dante), Ravenna

The tomb of Dante in Ravenna, entrance and interior (photos © paradoxplace.com).

Just off Piazza Garibaldi in Ravenna is the tomb of Dante Alighieri, "the divine poet." In exile from his hometown of Florence, the author of the Divine Comedy, died in Ravenna on September 14, 1321.

Dante's tomb, graced with a marble bas-relief, is not terribly spectacular. But it's a far better place than he assigned to some of his fellow Florentines in his famous poem!

To the right of the small temple is a mound of earth in which Dante's urn went "underground" from March 1944 to December 1945 because it was feared that his tomb might suffer from the bombings.

Near Dante's tomb is the 5th-century Church of San Francesco, where Dante's funeral was held.

Quick Facts

1. Darwin Porter, Frommer's Italy 2006.

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