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This Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence is the final resting place of many famous English poets, including Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
This small elevated cemetery is located in the center of bustling, high-traffic roads in the city of Florence. Despite being situated on a plot of land that is actually owned by Switzerland, this burial ground is the final resting place for several notable English and American poets, including the famous Victorian-era poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Aside from its famed residents, this surprising cemetery is also home to a host of wonderful statues, including an intricately carved grim reaper. The cemetery is full of white marble monuments, and completely encircled by a black wrought-iron fence. You may even recognize the grounds from their brief appearance in Franco Zeffirelli's 1999 film Tea With Mussolini.
