About the cemetery
The cemetery of Laorca is located in the Laorca district, north of Lecco, at the foot of Mount S. Martino, along the Gerenzone River, in the cradle of the Lecchese steel industry.
The environment is highly suggestive. At the foot of the Corno Medale stands a sort of natural amphitheater, created in a rocky spur and fraught with caves and ravines. The site holds the cemetery, several private chapels dating from the late 1800s and early 1900s, the ancient cemetery church of San Giovanni ai Morti and the chapels in Via Crucis.
In the early 1900s the industrial families of the zone chose this site to build their private chapels and monumental tombs in an eclectic style that melds classical features with the imposing features of Art Nouveau.
As a whole, the area of the Laorca Cemetery could be defined as a Sacromonte (a sacred mountain), that was considered for centuries a devotional site. The terraces enjoy a splendid view of the city of Lecco and the lake.
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Events at the cemetery
Many events regularly take place at the cemetery. Some of those are, for example, the guided tour and the theatre performance and concert at night that took place in 2012.
Address
The Laorca CemeteryVia Crogno
23900 Lecco
Italy
Basic Information
Graves: 700Private chapels: 14