{"id":28640,"date":"2013-10-22T11:04:03","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T11:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.fuertehoteles.com\/?p=28640"},"modified":"2017-09-12T08:18:48","modified_gmt":"2017-09-12T08:18:48","slug":"necrotourism-visit-in-cemeteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fuertehoteles.com\/en\/culture\/necrotourism-visit-in-cemeteries\/","title":{"rendered":"Necro-tourism? Here Are seven Cemeteries You Can’t Miss In Andalucia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each November, we have a tradition that sends us to visit our cemeteries to remember those who have passed.<\/strong> However, beyond their obvious function, many of these cemeteries stand out for their architectural and monumental value. In Europe, visiting these locations is increasingly known as “necrotourism”<\/strong> and Spain has many examples to consider. We’ve gathered seven\u00a0Andalucian cemeteries<\/a> you cannot miss:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>1. The English Cemetery in Malaga<\/h2>\n

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The English Cemetery in Malaga is located in the heart of the city and is Spain’s oldest, non-Catholic Christian cemeter<\/strong>y, built in 1831. Since the late nineteenth century, it has been the seat of the Anglican Church of St. George and has been declared a cultural landmark. This cemetery was conceived as a botanical garden and exotic species can be found throughout, with benches overlooking the sea<\/strong>. If you decide to walk around this cemetery, you can find the graves of important figures of literature as Jorge Guillen, Gerard Brenan and his wife, the write Gamel Woolsey writer as well as sculptures that offer that image so characteristic monumental .\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n