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Allen,

A couple hours south of Verona, an easy day trip if you have a car, there's a little town, not very impressive in itself, and certainly not as picturesque as some of those mentioned (and I hope its residents will forgive me), called Ravenna. Not much in itself, but as Ovid said of another place:

"O little town, O small estate,
however unimportant you appear,
because of him I call you truly great."

Yes, there's a poet buried there. Buried isn't quite the right word. If memory serves, there's a sarcophagus. Who knows if his bones are even there? A small room in shadow, a little dank, what the heck. Here are the coordinates:

https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-...0CJgBEPwSMA A

I only visited two tombs in Europe: Yeats' and his. It's not well-kept up, it's not exactly a tourist attraction. I found it pretty moving. But then, I'm a reverent devotee...

Best,

Bill
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