Tours and Tickets to Experience Dante House Museum (Museo Casa di Dante)
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Dante House Museum (Museo Casa di Dante)
The Dante House Museum’s labyrinthine medieval-style building is said to be located on the spot where the Alighieri family home once stood, but dates from the early 20th century.
The museum is partially accessible to wheelchairs and strollers.
A stop here is particularly interesting for lovers of medieval history and literature.
Be sure to wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather if joining a bike or walking tour.
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Standard tickets to the Dante House Museum cost €8, with discounts available for kids, people with disabilities, and other groups. To visit on a guided tour about Dante Alighieri, Dan Brown’s Inferno novel, or Florence’s lesser-visited attractions, expect to pay upwards of US$100.
The Dante House Museum tells the story of Dante Alighieri, known as the father of the Italian language. The museum isn’t the poet’s former house, though it was built in the same spot where the Alighieri family lived in Florence in the 13th century. Inside, you can find multimedia exhibits about Dante’s work, his exile, and medieval Florence.
Yes, a number of guided tours visit the Dante House Museum, especially those geared toward fans of medieval history and Dan Brown’s novels. Group sightseeing tours may skip this attraction in favor of more popular sights, so book a private tour if you’d like to combine the Dante House Museum with other must-see museums in Florence.
From April to October, the Dante House Museum is open daily, 10am–6pm. From November to March, it’s closed on Mondays and stays open until 5pm Tuesday–Friday and until 6pm on the weekends. You can enter the museum up to 30 minutes before closing.
After visiting the Dante House Museum, head to the Chiesa di Santa Margherita dei Cerchi, where Dante went to church. Dante’s funeral mask is displayed in Palazzo Vecchio, and there are monuments dedicated to the poet both inside and outside of the Santa Croce Basilica. If you’d like to leave the planning to a guide, Florence’s Dante-themed tours take you to many of these attractions.