Guided tours Tours Culture & history Landmarks & monuments Underground, catacombs & cemeteries Sightseeing Educational activities

Do you know the first English cemetery in Spain? Tragedies, characters like Robert Boyd, a spectacular garden, the most beautiful angel, Celtic crosses, and many more enigmas will be revealed if you sign up!

Highlights

• We'll show you the city of the dead created by the living
• We're talking about a cultural and heritage legacy written in stone
• The past of a city made available to the curious visitor

Description

We'll start at the entrance gate, where you'll get a brief historical introduction to the cemetery and its tragic beginnings. Next, we'll take a tour of the different terraces and courtyards, highlighting the types of burials and taking a look at the prominent figures and families who were important to the city. Who was the first person buried? Who's William Mark? What are the 'memorial bench' and the 'red poppy'? We'll also tell the tragic stories of Robert Boyd and the sinking of the frigate Gneisenau. We'll explain the wide variety of funerary symbolism, among which the wonderful Angel of Anna stands out. We'll finish the tour at the cemetery entrance, in the place called Casa del Guarda.

Includes

Cemetery entrance is included in the price Check out the first English cemetery in Spain

Important Information

• The cemetery has slopes and terraces

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund