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  DANTE & RAVENNA Dante Alighieri, the great Italian poet, in 1304 was accused of corruption , but  he   did not accept this accusation and spent the rest of his life as an exile. During his exile Alighieri travelled to many Italian cities where  he was haused by th most important italian courts sich as Scrovegni family in Padova. In 1318 Dante came to Ravenna with his sons Pietro and Jacopo and his daughter Antonia, the family   was hosted by Guido Novello Da Polenta (the Lord of Ravenna). Unfortunately the city was the last  refuge for the poet who died here in 1322. SO WHAT’S LEFT  OF DANTE ALIGHIERI IN RAVENNA ? 1. A MONUMENTAL TOMB FOR THE GREAT POET  First of all Ravenna preserves the remains of Dante Alighieri in a monumental chapel built in 1732. Inside there is the marble sarcophagus which houses Dante's bones. Moreover chapel  is situated in the center of the city behind the church of S. Francesco where the funeral of the great ...

  Recipe of tenerina, typical dessert of Bologna  By Marion Joubaud INGREDIENTS:   Dark chocolate 200 grams   Butter 100 grams   Medium eggs 4   Sugar 150 grams   Flour 50 grams   To decorate: powdered sugar PREPARATION: To prepare the tenerina, start to finely cut the chocolate and then transfer it in a saucepan placed in a pan with boiling water. Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie, stirring constantly. When the chocolate is melted, add the butter into small pieces and let it melt too, continuing to mix. Let the chocolate and butter mixture cool down and, in the meantime separate the yolks form the whites in two different bowls. At this point, add to the whites, half of the sugar and whip them until the mixture is firm and fluffy. Now take the bowl with the yolks, add the remaining half of the sugar, and whip until the mixture is light and fluffy. At this point, add to the yolks and sugar the mixture of chocolate...