Although he became embittered by his exile-he chose the wrong side during the Guelph infighting of the early fourteenth century, supporting the White Guelphs against the Black Guelphs who eventually seized power-and ended his days in Ravenna (where his tomb is still found today) pining for his beloved Beatrice, he is still an intrinsic and important part of Florentine life, culture and history. Indeed, they would have been foolish not to have done so: Dante was a Florentine. How could there not be a spin-off industry? Florentine businesses have been quick to take advantage of the opportunities. Take a tour through hell! It is far too tempting an opportunity to pass over: Inferno is a blockbuster book set mostly in Florence, based on Dante’s literary masterpiece and written by a popular, internationally famous author. Written by TF editors, the guide takes you through the places of Inferno, giving you historical and visitor information about the locations experienced by the book’s protagonists to get to know Florence in depth. UPDATE, NOVEMBER 8, 2013: The Florentine has just released its Inferno Florence Guide app.
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