Cimitero La Spezia

It's been a while since i've posted something and i even have no idea why that is the case. I'm blaming a lack of motivation and the general dark mood that comes at this time of the year.

So to cheer myself (and maybe you) a bit up i'll post some gems from the Cimitero La Spezia. I visited that beautiful cemetery last October and here are still plenty of pictures that need to be shown to you.

This selection is focused on grieving beauties.

Cemetery La Spezia

The third cemetery i've visited during my stay in Italy was the cemetery in La Spezia.

It's a beautiful cemetery and (compared to Staglieno in Genoa or Monumentale in Milano) rather small. The center of the cemetery is a hill with the huge chapel on top and around the hill there are hundreds and hundreds of tombs, graves and sculptures.

It has however some extraordinary beautiful sculptures to offer:

This is a nice B/W picture that captured the moment of mourning quite convincing.

This angel is one of my favorites though. It is, however, quite similar to the ones you'll find on cemteries in England. She is certanly a  beauty but  in an angelic way rather than a female way. And the wings are stunning.

 Here's another example of a well crafted image of grief.

This last image for today shows the occasional artifical flower that can be found on numerous graves there. This particular one lay on a gravel path between the pines.