Cimitero Monumentale Gran Camposanto

What a shame it was closed!

An unplanned stop on the QM2. Nobody obviously told the locals - unbelievable! Public holiday, everywhere - including the galleries, shops and even churches were closed!

Family history here

This was my third trip to this cemetery over the past 30 years. Was exciting to find the tombstone of my great great grandmother. The office staff was helpful to a point but I ended up finding her loc...

Great

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Impress these monuments in the city of Mesina, the president of the bay, a place to visit without doubt.

Monumental necropolis

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The Messina Monumental Cemetery, is one of the most important monumental cemeteries in Europe and, along with the Staglieno cemetery in Geneva, the most artistic monumental cemetery in Italy. Inside ...

Interesting place

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If you have the opportunity to visit such a cemetery, I will definitely do it, as such cemeteries are interesting with their monuments. It is a whole museum. And the Messina cemetery was surprised at all. Monuments ...