Association of Significant Cemeteries of Europe: Cemetery agli Allori

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WDEC 2025 in Florence

The Cemetery agli Allori in Florence invites visitors to explore its historical and cultural significance through two guided tours during the Week of Discovering European Cemeteries 2025.

About the event

During the Week of Discovering European Cemeteries 2025, two special events will take place at the Cemetery agli Allori in Florence, Italy, offering a unique opportunity to explore the historical and cultural significance of this site, which serves as the final resting place for many notable international figures and is a place of memory, art, and reflection.

The first event will take place on Sunday, May 25, in collaboration with ADSI – Associazione Dimore Storiche Italiane, with opening hours from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM. A guided tour will be held at 10:30 AM.

The second event is scheduled for Saturday, June 7, as part of the initiative Appointment in the Garden 2025 (Appuntamento in Giardino 2025). The cemetery will be open from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM, and a themed guided tour titled "Among the Stones of Memory" will begin at 10:00 AM.

Reservations and additional information

Reservations for each day are required at cimiteroevangelicoallori@gmail.com.

For more information, visit https://www.cimiteroevangelicoallori.it or https://openagenda.com/it/appuntamento-in-giardino-2025/events/tra-le-pietre-della-memoria.

*Photo source: https://www.cimiteroevangelicoallori.it/

"The whisper of the (paper) models" event and a literary contest

Attend a special event at the Cemetery agli Allori in Florence, Italy, on June 10, 2024, and participate in an engaging literary contest.

About the event

On June 10, 2024, at 9 PM, a special event titled "The Whisper of the (Paper) Models" will take place at the Cemetery agli Allori in Florence, Italy, as a tribute to Giovanni Battista Giorgini and to celebrate the essence of “Made in Italy”. The event will feature a contemporary dance performance, a flute performance, a recital, an exhibition, a poetry reading, and more.

You can find the entire program HERE.

Literary contest

Additionally, don't miss the literary contest “Incipitojo {ad uso di starvi a fantasiar}”. Based on the outdoor exhibition of imaginary book covers, taking place at the Cemetery agli Allori and the English Cemetery in Florence, we invite you to craft literary works inspired by these covers.

Submissions should be no more than 5.400 characters, including spaces, and must be sent by July 14, 2024, to www.incipitojo.it/concorso. Participation is free, and the awards ceremony will take place on October 24, 2024, at the Gabinetto Scientifico Letterario G.P. Vieusseux.

Cemetery agli Allori (Florence, Italy)

The Cemetery agli Allori is located just outside Florence and is an extraordinary place where you have the opportunity to experience unique art and history.

About the cemetery

Opened in February 1860, the Cemetery agli Allori was established for non-Catholic communities, which until then had as their reference the English Cemetery in Piazzale Donatello, also in Florence, but since 1970, it was open to all religions and beliefs.

There are numerous important characters that rest in this monumental cemetery (which can be considered a real open-air museum) - from Frederick Stibbert, a well-known British art collector, to the Italian writer Oriana Fallaci.

To enhance and protect this heritage, the Cemetery agli Allori became a member of ASCE, the European association that unites all the most important cemeteries in Europe.