Cemitério do Alto de São João

Lisbon · Portugal

Cemitério do Alto de São João, Portugal
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Founded after a cholera epidemic, this hilltop cemetery in eastern Lisbon holds elaborate chapels and the tombs of writers, politicians, and artists. Its avenues of cypresses and ornate pantheons look out over the city rooftops.

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