Staglieno (Campo Santo) – a rare in its beauty cemetery of Genoa

In the cemetery of Staglieno buried a huge number of famous figures of culture and art, as well as heroes and brave men who showed their bravery in battle. Here is the grave of Constance Lloyd, wife of Oscar Wilde. Also buried here are Fabrizio De Andre (Italian poet, author-performer), Ferruccio Parri (an outstanding Italian politician), Nino Bixio (a close associate of Giuseppe Garibaldi) and Giuseppe Mazzini (philosopher, politician and writer). This is not the entire list of people buried in the cemetery. Over the monuments worked such famous sculptors as Leonardo Bistolfi, Edoardo Alfieri and Giulio Monteverde.

Also buried in the cemetery are soldiers who showed unprecedented bravery in the First and Second World Wars, including Fyodor Andrianovich Poletaev (Hero of the Soviet Union). These places are considered unique and worthy of the attention of tourists. Pilgrims arriving in Genoa can visit the local shrine - Santoario Nostra Signora della Guardia (Temple of the Mother of God). Pilgrims have long come here to offer thanksgiving prayers to the Mother of God for getting rid of various misfortunes. This temple is especially revered by sailors, so the walls are hung with their ingenious offerings.

Stallieno (Campo Santo) is a rare in its beauty cemetery of Genoa, stretched among a green massif along the mountainside and considered one of the most interesting sights of the city. We can say that this cemetery is a real museum. It has long been buried Genoese rich, whose graves were decorated with famous architects and sculptors of Italy. It is not inferior in beauty to the famous Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris and Recoleta in Buenos Aires. There are graves and Russian emigrants.