Tag: Pope Bonifatius VIII
My Walk along the Via Appia (part 7)
Rome: Sant’Agostino
Rome: San Cesareo in Palatio
Rome: San Giovanni in Laterano
Rome: San Martino ai Monti
Rome: San Luigi dei Francesi
Florence: Museo dell’Opera del Duomo

The Opera del Duomo was the institution that was founded by the Florentine government in 1296 to oversee the construction of the new cathedral, the Santa Maria del Fiore or Duomo. It was the organisation in which architects, artists and workers collaborated. The Opera has been at its present location…
Ravenna: Dante’s tomb

Dante Alighieri (ca. 1265-1321) is perhaps the most famous Italian poet ever. He is best known for his Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy), which consists of three parts: Hell (or Inferno), Purgatory and Paradise. Although Dante was born and raised in Florence and can be considered one of the most important…