Then we decided to look for the graves of some famous people buried in San Michele cemetery… San Michele cemetery - Orthodox part entrance, Venice, Italy In the Orthodox part we easily found the grave of Sergei Diaghilev - the founder of the Ballets Russes, San Michele cemetery - Orthodox part - Sergei Diaghilev grave, Venice, Italy and a few steps away two graves put side by side, one of Igor Stravinsky, the other of Vera Stravinsky.

San Michele cemetery - decorated tomb, Venice, Italy From the courtyard you can move on in many different directions. We chose the nearest gate and there we saw a small, contemporary part of the cemetery with ordinary graves - nothing really special. We have read somewhere that San Michele is supposed to be the resting place for the Venetians only for 10 years. After that time the ashes are moved to some other cemeteries.