Firenzuola - Cemeteries Cimitero Militare Germanico della Futa The Germanic Military Cemetery of the Futa was inaugurated in 1969 and its design and construction was attended by the architect Dieter Oesterlen and Walter Rossow, Ernst Kramer as landscape designers. For the construction, the serene stone typical of the quarries located near Firenzuola was used. In this cemetery the corpses of 31,000 German soldiers who died during World War II are preserved.
Impruneta - Cemeteries Cimitero Americano di Firenze The American Cemetery in Florence was built in 1959 and inaugurated in 1961 by American architects McKim, Mead and White. The Cemetery expands for 28 hectares and houses the remains of the American military who died during the Second World War and during the liberation of Italy.
Pisa - Cemeteries Cimitero Israelitico Largo Cocco Griffi The Jewish cemetery of Pisa dates back to the second half of the 17th century, this land was granted by the Grand Duke of Tuscany in exchange for the one, not far away, where the Jewish cemetery was initially hosted. In the cemetery there are also numerous tombs of Jews from Spain and Portugal.
Sesto Fiorentino - Cemeteries La Montagnola The Tomb of Montagnola is located in the park of a private villa in Sesto Fiorentino. The tomb dates back to the 7th century BC, it was discovered in 1959. These are some Etruscan tombs, built from an external dromos and a 70 meter tumolo. They are still in good condition today.
Siena - Cemeteries Cimitero della Misericordia The Cemetery also known as Camposanto della Misericordia di Siena is one of the largest in the city. It was designed by Alessandro Doveri in 1843 and finished in 1866 by Giuseppe Partini following the death of Doveri. He took care of the enlargement of the Camposanto and completed many other works.
Florence - Cemeteries Cimitero degli Inglesi The English Cemetery, also known as' Protestant ', was formed in 1827 for non-Catholics and non-Jews, since at the time they could only be buried in Livorno. The original structure was designed by Carlo Reishammer, then it was Giuseppe Poggi who transformed it and gave it its current appearance. Of the different buried personalities we can mention: Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Beatrice Shakespeare, Robert Davidsohn and many other famous names. The cemetery can be freely visited at the set times.