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Cimetero degli Inglesi Review
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Cimetero degli Inglesi
- Address: Via Caio Cestio 6, Aventino, Rome | Map It
- Phone: 06/5741900
- www.protestantcemetery.it
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English Cemetery
- Category: Cemeteries
- Location: Aventino
Fodor's Review:
A relentlessly picturesque cemetery reminiscent of a country churchyard, this was intended for non-Catholics. A pilgrimage shrine for lovers of literature, 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 beat poet Gregory Corso. The cemetery is set behind the Piramide, a stone pyramid built in 12 BC at the order of the Roman praetor (senior magistrate) who was buried here and 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
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