Love, Blood and Exile: A Self-Guided Dante Tour

Duration1h 30m - 3h

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LanguagesEnglish

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

This self-guided walking tour traces the three forces that defined Dante Alighieri's life: love, blood, and exile, through the medieval streets of Florence where he lived, governed, and was condemned.

The tour starts at the Baptistery of San Giovanni, the building Dante called his beautiful San Giovanni and dreamed of returning to until his death. You'll pass the Torre della Pagliazza, one of Florence's oldest towers, and the church linked to Beatrice Portinari.

Along the way, learn how guild membership gave Dante political status, how a broken marriage promise sparked factional violence, and how a murder at Ponte Vecchio began Florence's civil wars. At the Bargello, you'll hear the charges that exiled Dante and the death sentence issued when he refused to return.

The tour ends at Dante's statue outside Santa Croce, where his empty cenotaph inside raises a question the city never answered: can it truly reclaim the man it refused to welcome home?

What's included

Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
App for Android and iOS
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start

Smartphone and headphones
Transportation
Food and drink
Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour

What to expect

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Begin your tour at the Baptistery of San Giovanni, the building Dante called "my beautiful San Giovanni" and dreamed of returning to until his dying day. Please note that admission to the interior is not included in this tour.
Chiesa di Santa Margherita dei Cerchi
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Pass the small Church of Santa Margherita dei Cerchi, traditionally linked to Beatrice Portinari. Examine what Florence actually knows about the woman Dante transformed into a literary ideal, and what it invented.
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You'll pass by the House of Dante, built on the spot where tradition claims the poet was born in 1265. Please note that admission to the museum inside is not included in this tour.
Church and Museum of Orsanmichele
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Visit Orsanmichele, where guild statues reveal the commercial power that controlled access to government. Please note that admission to the museum interior is not included in this tour.
Ponte Vecchio
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Discover how a murder at Ponte Vecchio became the symbolic beginning of Florence's civil wars. Take in this iconic bridge, still carrying the weight of that turbulent history.
Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi
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You'll pass by the Uffizi Galleries, commissioned in 1560 by Cosimo I de' Medici to house the offices of Florentine magistrates before becoming one of the world's great art museums. Please note that admission to the galleries is not included in this tour.
Piazza della Signoria
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You'll pass through Piazza della Signoria, the political heart of Florence since the 13th century. Take in this open-air gallery of statues, still the city's most iconic public square.
Palazzo Vecchio
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Discover the Torre della Castagna, where Florence's Priors cast votes using chestnuts before Palazzo Vecchio existed. Please note that admission to the palace interior is not included in this tour.
Museo Nazionale del Bargello
Pass by

At the Bargello, the city's medieval palace of justice, hear the exact charges that condemned Dante to exile and the death sentence issued when he refused to return. Please note that admission to the museum is not included in this tour.
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End your tour at the monumental statue of Dante outside the Basilica of Santa Croce. Take in this enormous likeness, which raises a question the city never quite answered.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

This tour starts at Dante's Florence. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

End point

Tour ends at Dante’s Monument - The City That Claimed Him Back

Additional information

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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