Cimitero Monumentale di Torino

I'm in Italy for a long week-end, visiting my parents.
This afternoon I went up to the Basilica of Superga and stopped on the way to visit a small part of the Cimitero Monumentale.
It's the largest in the city and was built in 1827-1829. Expanded a few times and bombed in 1943.

This is the main entrance with the chapel




I love wandering around cemeteries and taking pictures of statues. Somehow I feel that they really talk to me.







Turin is famous for its miles of "portici" (colonnades), and the cemetery is no exception









In this photo, you can also see the basilica of Superga on the hill






We are not related (LOL!)... but I loved the tomb!





This is the tomb of tenor Francesco Tamagno





I wish I had had more time to visit but I'm sure I'll be back, perhaps on a colourful autumn day or on a bitter winter morning...