WDEC 2025 in Turin

As part of the Week of Discovering European Cemeteries 2025, a variety of interesting events will take place in Turin, Italy. View the complete program for details.

About the event

For WDEC 2025, Turin has organized various events closely aligned with this year's theme, "Garden of 80", including several guided tours.

The highlight is "Green Visit", part of the Festival del Verde, taking place on Sunday, 25 May 2025. Another key moment is the closing event on Friday, 9 June 2025, during which 125 students from the choreographic and theatrical high school will perform at the Monumental Cemetery of Turin to call for a future of PEACE.

Turin is also included in a promotional booklet created by Utilitalia SEFIT in collaboration with other Italian cemeteries, highlighting events and activities planned for WDEC 2025. The complete program of events in Turin can be found HERE.

"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.