Beatrice
Apartment Beatrice is a place to come home to. It’s a very spacious apartment, measuring around 93 m2 with a wide living room/kitchen. From its windows you have a splendid view on the Apennine mountains. In the living room you’ll find a table that can sit 8 people, a big corner couch and a comfortable yellow armchair. Antique chests add to its charm.
The kitchen has all the necessities for cooking including oven, stove, refrigerator & dishwasher. Dishes, pots, pans, cutlery, wine glasses, coffee maker & coffee cups etc. are provided. Beatrice has two spacious bedrooms, one with a double bed and one with two singles. The bedrooms have storage for clothing and are perfect for those that like a darker environment when sleeping, as the windows look out onto a quiet alley.
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The Back Story
Who was Beatrice?
Historians are not unanimous about this story, but the literary character of Beatrice in Dante’s work seems to refer to Beatrice “Bice” di Folco Portinari (1265-1290). She was Dante’s muse whom he loved in a medieval courtly way.
They met only twice, according to Dante. The first time on a beautiful day in May when they were both 9 years old and again 9 years later. The daughter of a rich banker, she was married to someone else, but must have made a strong impression.
Dante refers to Beatrice in poetry and prose. In the Divine Comedy she is the one that leads the writer into heaven. But once in the poetic Garden of Eden there’s no happy ending.