Snow covered grave marker in The Petersfriedhof or St Peters Cemetery, Salzburg, Austria

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This has to be one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world. It is dramatically set into the cliffs of the Mönchsberg, has catacombs dating from the 12th century and thanks to the locals tending the graves, is always stocked with bright, fresh flowers. The cemetery was used by some of the most noble families in Salzburg and there are numerous vaults around the edge of the graveyard, many locked behind wrought iron gates. While the graveyard was practically abandoned and fell into disrepair in the 1870s, it was brought back into use in the 1930s and ‘new admissions’ are still accepted. Many of the graves are well tended and there’s nearly always some fresh flowers to be seen.

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Size: 3506px × 5280px
Location: St. Peter's Cemetery and Catacombs, Salzburg
Photo credit: © Wendy Johnson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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