Experts' Choice Award Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno
What the experts agree on
Staglieno is an unexpectedly moving 19th-century cemetery where lifelike marble and bronze sculptures of mourners line hillside tombs, creating an open-air art gallery that ranks among Italy's most grandiose neoclassical monuments.
“A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures. ”
– Atlas Obscura
Fodor's "One of the most famous of Genovese landmarks is this bizarrely beautiful cemetery; its fanciful marble and bronze sculptures sprawl haphazardly across a hillside on the outskirts of town." Full review
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Don't miss Rovelli's 1896 Tomba Raggio, which shoots Gothic spires out of the hillside forest.
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"A distinctive ambience reigns over this unusual cemetery, one of the most grandiose of Italy, with that of Milan." Full review
National Geographic
