Ravenna is also the burial place of Dante, author of the
Divine Comedy. He was born in Florence but was exiled for political reasons in
1302. Two hundred years after his death, Florence wanted his body back, but
monks from Ravenna sent an empty coffin. His body was recovered hidden in a
wall of a church in 1865.
Beside industrial plants and fishing, tourism is growing
as a source of major income for the local population. Flat and quiet, the
medieval city center is bike friendly and pleasant to walk.
(to be continued)
