House of Dante

Museo Casa di Dante stands in a tight knot of lanes between the Duomo and Palazzo Vecchio, on the traditional site of the Alighieri houses. The “house” is a 1910s reconstruction of a medieval stone tower-home, with a small courtyard, wellhead and Dante bust marking the entrance. Inside, three floors work more like a compact Dante centre than a period interior. The first reconstructs medieval Florence and Dante’s youth; the second follows exile, battles and factional politics with maps, documents and objects from his guild. The top floor turns to the Commedia, using manuscripts, models and immersive projections to walk visitors through Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso. It’s a focused stop: small, didactic, and dense with context rather than relics

Great place. Little hard to find but just follow maps and you will find it. It was such an eye opener on a person I thought was a dull old bore. Far from it. I won't comment on his works as there are people far more qualified to explain that. However the place itself is wonderful to find out more about the man, his life and the world he lived in. It has alot of information but also alot of interactive displays which are great for anyone if any age. Very educational, informative and a little kinda fun. The video of the books is a very deep video. It does explain it but very much from his point of view rather than a modern aspect, but the museum is about him and how he thought so very much in the style of the place. VR experience at the top was great. Really loved the place. Vibe is interactive, educational and an unveiling of the mystery around the man.

This is a very cool, unique and historical museum. The collection is impressive, the items are very well preserved and displayed. It’s sad that Dante had to flee Florence and couldn’t return but his house is a very special place to visit. I really enjoyed my time here and I would definitely recommend visiting this amazingly historical museum.

They're really reaching here with "interactive" exhibits, a VR Room which is just a VR walk around modern day Florence and some wall displays with info about Dante. No relics from Dante's life and no real information about the house itself or the history. Just look at the house gem outside and read the Dante Wikipedia page - same outcome and save yourself €8

The location is great! This literally a couple of blocks from the train station. The rooftop view is amazing and the burgers there are quite tasty. The AC in the room was not working well at all, and it was very, very hot outside. The rooms were spacious and clean and the staff were helpful and friendly. The air conditioning not functioning properly made it hard to sleep, but the other amenities made it an enjoyable stay. The breakfast offered is pretty good as well. There are many restaurants and attractions walking distance from here.

We passed by here on a tour. We didn’t enter because I saw reviews saying that it’s not worth it to enter. We were lucky to pass by when a man dressed as Dante did a small play. Another interesting thing, the tile stone in front of the house, there is a stone that shows Dante’s face when water is sprinkled on it.

This is the first place we visited in Florence. Dante is considered to have been the transformer of the Italian language from Latin. The museum is reasonably small in size but provides valuable historical information about the life and achievements of this colossus of the medieval literature.

The most useless museum I’ve ever been! Spoiler : The are no personal belongings of Dante, there are no furniture. Nothing! Only if you like to watch tv - you will enjoy! Because museum is full of tvs where you just watch videos about Dante. Oh and fake printed papers from medievals🤦🏼 they just try to take money on his name and location.

For 5 euros, you can check out the House of Dante Alighieri. If you've ever read Dante's Inferno, that's the Dante I'm referring to. There are some medieval items up on display in what was touted as the writer's former home. There's a bed and a slew of artifacts. There are some posters explaining the 9 circles of hell, purgatory, and paradise on the wall. For the most part, we were happy to have something to do on New Year's Day when most of Florence was still recovering from the night before. It wasn't the best curated museum I've been to but it's probably isn't the worst either. For the price, it's ok. Go if you're a true fan. Otherwise, you can skip it.

Our badia in Florence was close to, and on the same road, as this wonderful museum. With all the wonderful sights of this city it is very easy to forget this philosopher and poet Durante degli Alighieri, known as Dante. Beautiful illustrations abound within those walls, depicting his Divine Comedy. His authentically replicated bedroom with its spartial furniture. Well worth an hour or two wandering.

I was a little disappointed about this place. It is amazing to be in Dante's former home but the museum itself isn't very exciting. I feel there isn't much about Dante's works. There's a lot of things about the time period Dante lived in (Florence, Italy, and Europe in general). There's also a good number of things without English translation. For 5 euro, I can't complain. But if you don't have much time in Florence, this is one of those skippable places.

I'm glad we stumbled upon the house, but I wouldn't go out of my way to experience it unless, of course, you are looking for his death mask. I have to say it was piping hot in the building and we were thankful for the open windows even though they didn't really allow for much of a relief. The medival dispays were okay and kind of interesting, but that's not really why you are visiting the house. It would have be nice to have more of his history displayed throughout the house.

This place is a little hard to review. I came here with the whole "Inferno" premise, but I think its a little over played and this house wasn't as cool as I thought it was going to be. With that said the museum part is pretty cool based on all the things that they take into consideration with the era and not just Dante. I would recommend coming here as its off the beaten path, just don't expect to be all into the Inferno mystery, lol.