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People are all different from each other and so are their destinations to visit. Among these, cemeteries tend to attract a large segment of tourists, mainly due to their design, history or famous people. We present you a selection of the most famous cemeteries worldwide for their famous people.
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Almudena Cemetery in Madrid, Spain

  Almudena cemetery in Madrid City, the largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world, is home to nearly 5 million graves and has become a tourist attraction. With a history of 125 years, Almudena is the cemetery of Spain’s greatest personalities and offers tours to tourists interested in its existence.      The cemetery covers 120 acres of land and it is crowded with visitors especially on All Saints' Day, celebrated on Novemb...

Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France

  Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris is one of the most famous and fascinating places in the world, attracting thousands of visitors each year. It is no wonder, if we think about the great personalities that have found their eternal peace here: Moliere, Marcel Proust, Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, Honore de Balzac, Chopin and others.       Stretching over 44 hectares with more than 12,000 trees, it is a true oasis of greenery and an ou...

Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, USA

  Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, the place where Michael Jackson has found his eternal peace, is among the world's most fascinating and famous cemeteries, being one of the tourist attractions in the City of Angels.      Forest Lawn is located on the hills of Hollywood, on the southern slope of the San Fernando Valley, near Burbank and is bordered by Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. It is a cemetery of stars an...

Zentralfriedhof in Vienna, Austria

  Zentralfriedhof (German for "Central Cemetery") is the largest and most famous cemetery in Vienna. It was built in 1863, due to the fact that by that time, the city's population has increased largely and communal cemeteries were no longer sufficient. Later, Zentralfriedhof cemetery became the burial place for the writers and composers of that time.     With a size of 2.4 square kilometers, Zentralfriedhof is the second largest cemeter...

Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic

  The Old Jewish Cemetery is located in Josefov, the Jewish Quarter of Prague in the Czech Republic. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in Europe, dating from the second half of the XVth century. Since the local government of that time did not allow Jews to use another place of burial, the graves were dug very deeply, so that 12 people would be buried here, in an upright position. The result is one of the world's most “crowded” cemeteries. The number of people buried her...

La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires, Argentina

  If you ever get to Buenos Aires, you should not miss one of its major tourist attractions, namely La Recoleta cemetery. La Recoleta is located in the exclusive Recoleta neighborhood of Buenos Aires. The most famous tomb inside it is definitely the one of Eve Peron; here there are also buried a lot of politicians, poets and other great personalities from Argentina, among which Raúl Alfonsina and several presidents of Argentina. La Recoleta Cemetery features some statues that...

Highgate Cemetery in London, UK

  Highgate Cemetery originates from the Victorian era and is acknowledged as one of the most famous tourist sights in London. It is located on a hill, in an elegant district of north London. Highgate Cemetery in London is a fascinating place because of its location in a wooded area. Thus, burial tombs and crypts are surrounded by trees, ferns and wildflowers.      Over 850 personalities found their eternal peace here. The cemetery consists o...


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