Known as the Protestant Cemetery or as the Cemetery of the English, or Cemetery of Artists and Poets, is one of the oldest burial places in Europe. It is used since 1716 and over the years the number of people buried increases to almost 4000, mostly English and German, but also American, Scandinavian, Russian, Greek and some Eastern. There are buried poets, writers, artists, musicians and politicians from the ‘700 until today, including those of the English poets Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, the historian Antonio Gramsci, the writers Carlo Emilio Gadda, Miriam Mafai, Luce d’Eramo and Andrea Camilleri, the actor Arnoldo Foà and the poet Dario Bellezza.
Schedule: Mon / Sat 9 – 17 I Sun 9 – 13
Tickets: Reservation Required
Schedule: Mon / Sat 9 – 17 I Sun 9 – 13
Tickets: Reservation Required
Known as the Protestant Cemetery or as the Cemetery of the English, or Cemetery of Artists and Poets, is one of the oldest burial places in Europe. It is used since 1716 and over the years the number of people buried increases to almost 4000, mostly English and German, but also American, Scandinavian, Russian, Greek and some Eastern. There are buried poets, writers, artists, musicians and politicians from the ‘700 until today, including those of the English poets Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, the historian Antonio Gramsci, the writers Carlo Emilio Gadda, Miriam Mafai, Luce d’Eramo and Andrea Camilleri, the actor Arnoldo Foà and the poet Dario Bellezza.
