A Guide to Florence per Dan Brown's Inferno: An eBook with an Audio Version for Discovering Florence, Italy, in the Footsteps of Robert Langdon
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This travel guide has been put together to explore Florence following in the footsteps of Robert Langdon and Sienna Brooks, the protagonists of Dan Brown’s novel. Their journey begins at Torregalli Florence Hospital, where Robert awakens with no recollection of how he got there, and ends at Santa Maria Novella Train Station, where Robert and Sienna depart for Venice. The guide also contains subchapters providing practical information on visiting the attractions, such as official websites, which list the visiting hours, among other things.
The eBook includes the Badia Fiorentina, the Torregalli Florence Hospital, Viale Machiavelli, the Boboli Gardens, Ponte Vecchio, Palazzo Vecchio, Dante's House, Dante's Church, the Baptistry of Florence, and the Santa Maria Novella Train Station.
The eBook includes also an audio version in MP3 format. You can find the MP3 files for the audio version of each chapter and subchapter of this guide available for download at no cost on a given webpage.
Located in the Italian region of Tuscany, Florence was an important centre of trade, finance, and culture as early as the Middle Ages.
The city is considered by many to be the birthplace of the Renaissance and one of the most important centers of art in the world. Throughout its history Florence went through many tumultuous periods, and its social and political history is reflected in Italian literature, most notably in Dante Alighieri’s epic poem The Divine Comedy.
Today, Florence is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It attracts millions of tourists every year who come to soak in its history, culture, Renaissance art and architecture, monuments, museums, art galleries, palaces, and gardens.
Florence Inferno
Florence Inferno is a blog about the Florentine mysteries, symbols, and places that are mentioned in Dan Brown’s latest novel Inferno, and much more about the city. We also offer a guided Inferno tour, which follows the footsteps of Robert and Sienna, as well as a few complimentary guided tours, thanks to tour operator ADAGIO con BRIO. ADAGIO con BRIO Management UG is a travel company owned and founded by Fabio Pittella and Henning Vogel. Fabio Pittella spent several years studying and working in Berlin and Hamburg, Germany. He came back to Italy to work first in publishing and then as International Director for the Touring Club Italiano, the largest Italian association devoted to tourism.
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A Guide to Florence per Dan Brown's Inferno - Florence Inferno
Chapter 1: Badia Fiorentina
Badia Fiorentina, also known as Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta, is a Catholic church and abbey located in the heart of the historic center of Florence, in front of the Bargello, an ancient prison. Dan Brown’s thrilling Inferno begins in this abbey as the mysterious shade that accompanies the protagonist Robert Langdon throughout the novel throws himself from Badia Fiorentina’s famous bell tower.
The area in the shadow of Badia Fiorentina
is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Florence and is also where Dante Alighieri grew up. In ancient Italian, Badia signified abbey, while Fiorentina simply means Florentine.
Before Badia Fiorentina was built, St. Stephen’s Church, also known as Chiesa del Popolo (People’s Church), stood in its place. In 960, a Tuscan noblewoman named Willa bought the land. In 978, she founded a Benedictine abbey, giving money and granting privileges to the monks who settled there. In those days, the presence of Benedictine monks in Florence made a lasting impression since friars normally lived far from urban centers. Soon after, Willa’s son, Ugo di Toscana (Hugh the Great), became Margrave of Tuscany and made several donations to the abbey.
In the Middle Ages, Northern Italy was part of a number of supranational alliances, such as the Carolingian Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, that were divided into various fiefdoms. In the region of Tuscany was the March of Tuscany, whose sovereign was called Margrave. The March ceased to exist in the twelfth century due to the rise of self-governing municipalities, such as the Republic of Florence.
Hugh the Great is described as follows by Dante in The Divine Comedy (Paradiso, Canto XVI, 127–130):
"All those whose arms bear part of the fair ensign
of the great Baron—he whose memory
and worth are honored on the feast of Thomas—
received knighthood and privilege from him"
Since the Middle Ages, Hugh’s memory has been celebrated every year as part of a holy mass occurring on December 21. For the occasion, armor and a helmet that supposedly belonged to Hugh are brought out of a large closet located in the abbey’s sacristy.
In Badia Fiorentina, his memory is also preserved by the beautiful statue by Mino da Fiesole and the coat of arms of the Margraviate of Tuscany, consisting of red and white vertical stripes placed above the arch of the high altar and on the facade, along with some wooden