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Cimitero degli Inglesi

Address: Via Caio Cestio 6, Testaccio, Rome | Map It
Phone: 06/5741900
www.protestantcemetery.it

Non-Catholic or English Cemetery

Category: Cemeteries
Location: Aventino

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Fodor's Review:

This relentlessly picturesque cemetery, reminiscent of a country churchyard, was intended for the interment of non-Catholics. This is where you'll find the tomb of John Keats, who tragically died in Rome after succumbing to consumption at age 25 in 1821. The stone is famously inscribed with "Here lies one whose name was writ in water" (the poet said no dates or name should appear). Nearby is the place where Shelley's heart was buried, as well the tombs of Italian communist Antonio Gramsci and America's famed beat poet, Gregory Corso. It is about a 20-minute walk south from the Arch of Constantine along Via San Gregorio and Viale Aventino.

Open: Mon.-Sat. 9-5, ring bell for cemetery custodian
Metro: Pyramide

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