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A hauntingly beautiful travel guide to the world's most visited cemeteries, told through spectacular photography and their unique histories and residents. More than 3.5 million tourists flock to Paris's Pÿ Lachaise cemetery each year. They are lured there, and to many cemeteries around the world, by a combination of natural beauty, ornate tombstones and crypts, notable residents, vivid history, and even wildlife. Many also visit Mount Koya cemetery in Japan, where 10,000 lanterns illuminate the forest setting, or graveside in Oaxaca, Mexico to witness Day of the Dead fiestas. Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery has gorgeous night tours of the Southern Gothic tombstones under moss-covered trees that is one of the most popular draws of the city. 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die features these unforgettable cemeteries, along with 196 more, seen in more than 300 photographs. In this bucket list of travel musts, author Loren Rhoads, who hosts the popular Cemetery Travel blog, details the history and features that make each destination unique. Throughout will be profiles of famous people buried there, striking memorials by noted artists, and unusual elements, such as the hand carved wood grave markers in the Merry Cemetery in Romania.


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  • Author : Loren Rhoads
  • Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
  • Genre : Travel
  • Total Pages : 240 pages
  • ISBN : 0316473790
  • PDF File Size : 18,8 Mb
  • Language : English
  • Rating : 4/5 from 21 reviews

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199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die

199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die
  • Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
  • File Size : 30,5 Mb
  • Release Date : 24 October 2017
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A hauntingly beautiful travel guide to the world's most visited cemeteries, told through spectacular photography and their unique histories and residents. More than 3.5 million tourists flock to Paris's Pÿ Lachaise

199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die

199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die
  • Publisher : Hachette UK
  • File Size : 29,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 24 October 2017
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A hauntingly beautiful travel guide to the world's most visited cemeteries, told through spectacular photography andtheir unique histories and residents. More than 3.5 million tourists flock to Paris's Pè Lachaise cemetery

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  • Release Date : 05 April 2004
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  • Publisher : Unknown Publisher
  • File Size : 50,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 21 July 2017
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  • Release Date : 01 May 1996
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  • Publisher : Cornell University Press
  • File Size : 48,7 Mb
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  • Publisher : Betterway Books
  • File Size : 31,8 Mb
  • Release Date : 22 April 2002
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  • Release Date : 08 October 2019
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