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Eerily Beautiful Cemeteries in Europe
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Halloween season is coming soon. And what better way celebrate other than talking about the eerie cemeteries located in Europe? Wandering through Europe’s cemeteries is like stepping into a hauntingly poetic chapter of history. These resting places a...
 
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A sprawling city of the dead, home to ornate tombs and the graves of icons like Oscar Wilde and Jim Morrison. Both eerie and enchanting.
Pere-Lachaise Cemetery | Map, Burials, History, & Facts
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A Gothic wonder of ivy-covered crypts and towering statues, split between the atmospheric West and East cemeteries.
Highgate Cemetery
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Carved into cliffs beneath the fortress, this picturesque resting place inspired the cemetery scene in The Sound of Music.
St. Peter's Abbey - Salzburg Archabbey : Churches & Cemeteries in
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One of Europe’s largest cemeteries, with grand avenues and the final resting place of Beethoven, Strauss, and Schubert.
Zentralfriedhof in Vienna
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Crowded, layered tombstones tilted with age, giving this centuries-old site a surreal and otherworldly presence.
Old Jewish Cemetery | Židovské muzeum v Praze
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Famous for its colorful, hand-painted crosses featuring humorous epitaphs and folk art—a joyful take on mortality.
Merry Cemetery – UNESCO Patrimony
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Steeped in Irish history, this cemetery holds national heroes alongside Victorian angels and Celtic crosses.
Experience Glasnevin - Ireland's National Cemetery
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Quieter than Père Lachaise but equally stunning, with winding paths and elegant 19th-century tombs.
Montmartre Cemetery, Paris
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Renowned for lifelike marble statues and dramatic funerary art, making it one of the world’s most photogenic cemeteries.
Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno - Genova
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A mix of Soviet grandeur and serene Orthodox spirituality, with famous writers, politicians, and actors buried here.
Novodevichy cemetery
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Known as the “Eastern Père Lachaise,” with haunting sculptures, elaborate tombs, and historic figures.
Museum “Lychakiv cemetery” in Lviv.
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Steeped in ghost stories, this historic graveyard is as famous for hauntings as it is for Gothic beauty.
Greyfriars Kirk | Take A Stroll Around Our Famous Kirkyard
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A leafy, park-like resting place for Hans Christian Andersen, where locals picnic among the gravestones.
Assistens Cemetery | Graveyard in Nørrebro, Copenhagen
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A cavernous ossuary filled with thousands of skulls, blending devotion and superstition in haunting underground chambers.
Cimitero delle Fontanelle Napoli - Cimitero delle Fontanelle
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Tranquil and elegant, this cemetery is both a natural park and the burial site of many cultural figures.
Norra begravningsplatsen - Stockholms stad
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Victorian arcades, Gothic vaults, and even Egyptian-style tombs make this cemetery an architectural curiosity.
Brompton Cemetery
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The largest rural cemetery in the world, with lakes, sculptures, and an almost surreal calm.
OHLSDORF CEMETERY
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Known for philosophers, artists, and Simone de Beauvoir, this cemetery feels both modern and timeless.
Cemetery of the Week #93: Montparnasse Cemetery
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Filled with haunting sculptures, including the famous “Kiss of Death” statue—one of Europe’s most striking images of mortality.
Cementerio de Poblenou | Cementiris de Barcelona CBSA
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A small, forgotten gem where Mozart was buried in a common grave, surrounded by crumbling stones.
St. Marx Cemetery Park with Mozart's grave
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An atmospheric part of the massive cemetery, filled with overgrown tombs and haunting Hebrew inscriptions.
Jewish Cemetery Zentralfriedhof Tor I
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