The Mausoleum and tomb of Dante in Ravenna

For many people is a surprise discovering that Dante’s tomb is here in Ravenna and not in Florence. Dante died in Ravenna during his exile and in spite of the continue tentatives to bring his dead body back to Florence, he’s still in Ravenna. The Franciscans stole his mortal spoils and jealously kept it for several centuries, opposing to the will of kings and popes who tried to bring back the body in Florence. Thanks to the Franciscans the spoils of the writer has been saved from the bombardments of the second world war. There’s one thing which remembers Florence near this grave: a votive lamp of the XVIII century made up from the oil produced on the Apennines of Tuscany. This oil is donated every year, the second Sunday of September, from the city of Florence.

How to get here: By feet from the centre of Ravenna
When: Everyday from 10 am to 6,30 pm
Never: 1st November, 25th December, 1st January
Tickets: Free entrance