Emilia Romagna's Vie di Dante (Roads of Dante) stretches from Dante's tomb in Ravenna to his birthplace in Florence.
Emilia-Romagna
The northern region of Emilia-Romagna has the Apennine Mountains and is known for its medieval cities and seaside resorts.
The capital, Bologna, has an 11th-century university and arched porticos lining the streets and squares of its medieval core.
Ravenna
Ravenna, near the Adriatic coast, is known for its brightly coloured Byzantine mosaics, while Tuscany offers the island of Elba's beaches on the Tyrrhenian Sea and Chianti's olive groves and vineyards.
Florence, its capital, has some of the world's finest Renaissance art and architecture.
Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri, often referred to simply as Dante, was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher.
Launched in 2017, Roads of Dante is a 245-mile 'meditative meander' linking the places that Dante visited during his exile in the early 14th century.
It begins at Dante's tomb in Ravenna and finishes at the Dante's House Museum in Florence, taking in many of the places that the Poet described in his iconic Divine Comedy.
The slow travel experience winds, in 20 stages, among ancient palaces, Romanesque churches, villages, museums, libraries and unspoiled countryside.
Travellers can take a train from Faenza to Florence via Marradi, ride a bike along the ancient Via Faentina, and walk one of the routes between Florence and Ravenna.
The UNESCO-listed city of Ravenna will be celebrating the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante throughout 2021 with a variety of events, including special events, concerts and readings of Dante's Divine Comedy.