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This is not just for the morbid! Established 1801 Certosa cemetery boasts one of the most influential and renowned art ‘museums’ in Europe. For the noble and bourgeois Bolognese this Holy ground has been witness to master artists and sculptors since it opened.
Neo-classical monuments have also been built on an ancient Etruscan necropolis proving further how important this place is. So, if you've never 'visited' a graveyard before now is as good as a time as any.
“Video commentary: Certosa Cemetry”
This cemetery on the outskirts of Bologna was established in 1801, long after Certosa meaning Charterhouse of San Girolamo was founded here in the 1300s. Just inside this side entrance along Via della Certosa is a grand monument dedicated to Italian spo… Read more...
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