This year is the 750th anniversary of Dante’s death and the city of Florence is celebrating it with many events.

If you visit Florence in 2015 you’ll probably have the opportunity to take part to one of these events, but if you are not planning to come to Florence soon and you want to visti the places in town which are linked to the personal life of Dante you could follow this 5-step tour:

1. Dante’s house
Dante’s House is nowadays a musuem based in via Santa Margherita, in the heart of the Medieval district of Florence. During the centuries the buildings of the area have been renovated more than once and different families have been living there so it’s hard to say where Dante exactly has lived, but we know for sure that the Alighieri family was located in that area. The museum is not among Florence unforgettable places to visit , but it has got an interesting educational proposal for kids on the life at that time.

2. Dante’s church
The musuem could be just the starting point of your tour. Moving towards via del Corso, a few steps ahead, you will find the Santa Margherita de’ Cerchi church. It is supposed to be the church where Dante got married with Gemma Donati, member of an influent noble family of Florence that lived in that are (the Donati Tower is very close) and according to the legend Dante met in that church his beloved one Beatrice Portinari, a girl belonging to a family that owned several palaces in that area.

3. Dante’s portrait
Walking through via del Corso you get to via del Proconsolo and if you turn right, on the left side of the street, you can find the Bargello Museum. Inside it, in the Chapel of Maria Maddalena, there’s a portrait of Dante, in a fresco by Giotto. The Museum is one of the most fascinating of the city and it’s definitely worth a visit.

4. Dante’s monument
From the Bargello Museum walk on to the famous Piazza Santa Croce. On the left side of the facade you can see a statue representing the poet. It was realized for the six hundredth anniversary of his birth, same year Florence became temporarly the capital city of the Reign of Italy and it was meant to be a symbol of the new born Italian union, as Dante is considered one of the founder of the Italian language.

5. Dante’s stone
The last step of the tour is a stone. But it is not a “normal” stone, it is the place where Dante was supposed to sit and admire the making of the cathedral in front of him. You can find it on the right side of the Piazza Duomo, it look like nothing special, but we have to confess that the image of Dante sitting there and admiring the cathedral is just amazing… don’t you think?