San Michele, Cemetery island in Venice, Italy
The island of San Michele contains multiple sections divided by religious denomination, with rows of tombs stretching across its grounds beneath cypress trees.
The Chiesa di San Michele in Isola, constructed in 1469, became the first Renaissance church in Venice, featuring a white Istrian marble facade.
The island serves as the final resting place for numerous notable figures, including poet Ezra Pound, composer Igor Stravinsky, and ballet director Sergei Diaghilev.
Visitors can reach San Michele via vaporetto lines 41 and 42 from Fondamente Nove, with the journey taking approximately five minutes across the lagoon.
After several years of internment, remains are transferred to an ossuary due to space limitations, with notice boards displaying the scheduled exhumation dates.
Location: Venice
Elevation above the sea: 1 m
GPS coordinates: 45.44694,12.34722
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:57
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