Glasnevin Cemetery is one of the most important historical sites in Ireland. This cemetery in Dublin is known for its rich history and incredibly beautiful Celtic cross grave monuments. Let’s enter the gates and explore this historic site!
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Cemetery Review 19 – Begraafplaats Westerveld – Driehuis – The Netherlands
In this cemetery review video I take you to my favorite cemetery here in the Netherlands: Begraafplaats Westerveld in Driehuis. Not only does Westerveld have a beautiful variety of monumental graves, it also has the very first crematorium ever built in the Netherlands!
Cemetery Review 18 – Oude Begraafplaats – Baarn – The Netherlands
Although the Netherlands is fairly small, it has an abundance of cute little towns with a rich history worth exploring. I went to visit Baarn, a small town in the province of Utrecht, together with my friend Macha who grew up in the area.
Cemetery Review #17 – Begraafplaats Adelbert – Bloemendaal – The Netherlands
My friend Carola invited me to join her on a trip to Bloemendaal, a town near the Dutch coast. Hidden away on the edge of a forest is a small cemetery, Begraafplaats Adelbert.
Cemetery Review #16 – Begraafplaats Buitenveldert – Amsterdam – The Netherlands – ACID X Cemetery Club
On a cloudy winter’s day I teamed up with Sheldon Goodman from London who runs an epic blog called the Cemetery Club. As you may have guessed, he writes about the history of the dead. He likes to refer to cemeteries as “libraries of the dead”. We met up while he was visiting Amsterdam, and what else do two thanatophiles do other than exploring one of these libraries of deceased?
Cemetery Review #15 – Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery – Shrine Of The Ages – Grand Canyon Village – USA
After my visit to LA I traveled on to Arizona to visit one of America’s most popular national parks: the Grand Canyon. On the south rim of the canyon, hidden beneath the pines, lies Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery, together with the Shrine of the Ages. Let’s explore this special graveyard and see what it can tell us about the history of the park.
Cemetery Review #14 – Hollywood Forever Cemetery – Los Angeles – USA
Ever since my first visit to Los Angeles in 2012 I have been in love with Hollywood Forever Cemetery. For me, coming from the gloomy part of Europe, visiting a sun-kissed graveyard that’s so well maintained, with squirrels darting around and a skyline filled with palm trees, is equivalent to a tropical beach vacation.
Cemetery Review #13 – Greyfriars Kirkyard – Edinburgh – Scotland
The remarkably impressive gothic grave monuments of Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh had been calling to me for a while, so I thought it was about time I paid this cemetery a visit and took a trip to Scotland.
Cemetery Review #12 – Begraafplaats Kerkhoflaan And Apparent Dead House – The Hague – The Netherlands
Located on the outskirts of the center close to Scheveningen and the coastline, the cemetery was built on a sandy dune landscape back in 1830. Next to its gorgeous grave monuments the property also contains a building known as the ‘Apparent Dead House’. With the sun and a gentle sea breeze as my guides, I explored this beautiful piece of history.
Cemetery Review #11 – Begraafplaats Daalseweg – Nijmegen – The Netherlands
Autumn is definitely my favorite season. And with the trees turning golden yellow and red, the best time to visit a cemetery. This time I went to one in Nijmegen: begraafplaats Daalseweg.
Cemetery Review #10 – Beth Haim “House of Life” – Ouderkerk aan de Amstel – The Netherlands
This picturesque town happens to be home to the oldest Jewish cemetery in the Netherlands, Beth Haim. The cemetery was established by the Jewish community of Amsterdam in 1614.
Cemetery Review #9 – Friedhof Sternbuschweg – Duisburg – Germany
Earlier this month I visited Oberhausen for Acherontic Arts festival with my friend and partner-in-crime photographer Nona Limmen. We had one day left in Germany after the festival and decided to visit the nearby city of Duisburg.
Cemetery Review #8 – Reykjavík & Vík í Mýrdal – Iceland
I visited two cemeteries during my stay in Iceland’s winter wonderland: one in downtown Reykjavik and a smaller one in Vik. If you’re into snow covered graves and tiny wooden churches, I have some treats in store for you!
Behind the scenes at the crematorium and a tiny cemetery review (#7) – Nijmegen & Ubbergen – The Netherlands
Back in August I took a summer school thanatology course at the Radboud University in Nijmegen. As part of the program we went on an excursion to a nearby crematorium to learn how the process of cremation actually works.
Cemetery Review #6 – Figeac & Loupfougères – France
Here is the second part of the cemetery tour we did through France this summer. In the first part we took you to Camburat and in this one I combine the two remaining reviews for Figeac and Loupfougères.
Cemetery Review #5 – Camburat – France
This cemetery review is the first of three reviews of tiny graveyards in the south of France. In this first one I take you to the tiny village of Camburat, in the Midi-Pyrénées region of southwest France.
Cemetery Review # 4 – Huis te Vraag – Amsterdam – The Netherlands
In the south of Amsterdam, hidden in the midst of a residential area on the outskirts of the city, lies one of the most beautiful cemeteries of the Netherlands: Huis te Vraag.
Cemetery Review #3 – Schoonselhof – Antwerp – Belgium
The property of Schoonselhof was purchased by the city in 1911 and opened as a public cemetery in 1921. It is a great place to take a walk and pay a visit to countless famous Belgians who have found their final resting place among the trees and birds.
Cemetery Review #2 – St Barbara – Haarlem – The Netherlands
St Barbara is a Catholic cemetery located in the northern part of Haarlem, in the Netherlands. Inside its gates, you find a quiet small cemetery that emanates eternal peace.
Cemetery Review #1 – De Nieuwe Ooster – Amsterdam – The Netherlands
De Nieuwe Ooster is the largest cemetery in Amsterdam. Initially designed by landscape architect Leonard Springer, it covers almost 75 acres and accommodates a wide variety of old and modern graves, as well as a funeral museum and a gorgeous arboretum.
