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.

When you stroll along Fondamenta Nuove you can see San Michele cemetery - an island so different from the rest of the Venetian islands. It’s not very lively here, you know;-)) <img src=“san-michele-cemetery-close-up-venice-italy-19-36-24_s.jpg” “title=“San Michele cemetery - close-up, Venice, Italy” /> Nevertheless, it’s worth the short trip from Fondamenta Nuove. <img src=“san-michele-cemetery-white-chapel-venice-italy-p3315104_s.jpg” “title=“San Michele cemetery - white chapel, Venice, Italy” /> The cemetery looks much smaller on the outside than it really is.