Basilica di Santa Croce is not only a magnificent monument but it is also the resting place for many prominent Florentines, including Michelangelo, Niccolo Machiavelli, and even Galileo! But don’t be fooled if you see Dante’s tomb: the great poet, amidst being a Florence native, is buried in Ravenna, an Italian city in the Emilia Romagna region. After having been exiled from Florence, the poet spent some time in Verona and Ravenna where he ultimately died and was buried. Florence has demanded (more than once) that his remains be transferred back to his home city, but Ravenna has always declined.